Model European Union Strasbourg chambers. Each year the conference is organised by a different group of young people with different nationalities and backgrounds which voluntarily contribute to the conference in teams with a certain field of tasks. The organising team is selected primarily by the Director General and the Deputy Director General of each year's MEUS which are appointed by BETA France (Bringing Europeans Together Association), the main organiser of Model European Union Strasbourg since 2018: until 2017 Model European Union Strasbourg was organised by BETA e.V. The organising team for the 2018 version consist of 60 volunteers from over 25 countries. Bringing Europeans
Institutional seats of the European Union which reduce costs. Some commentators further underline that night-life in Strasbourg is comparatively lacklustre and that MEPs who'd wish to relax after a long and hard working day aren't offered many opportunities to do so. The position of Strasbourg suffered a minor blow in 2006, when allegations surfaced over charges by the city of Strasbourg on buildings the Parliament was renting. The controversy died down when the European Parliament decided to officially buy the buildings on 24 October 2006. In May 2006, an online petition, oneseat.eu, was started by MEP Cecilia Malmström calling for a single seat of Parliament, to