Seat of the European Parliament in Strasbourg official home. The Parliament's five buildings, all named after distinguished European politicians, are located in the "Quartier Européen" (European Quarter) of the city, which it shares with other European organisations which are separate from the European Union's. Previously the Parliament used to share the same assembly room as the Council of Europe. Today, the principal building is the Louise Weiss building, inaugurated in 1999. The Louise Weiss building (IPE 4) (named after Louise Weiss, a French former member of the parliament), is located in the Wacken district of Strasbourg, south of Schiltigheim, between the 1920s workers' suburban colony ("Cité ouvrière")
The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe in the European Committee of the Regions The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe in the European Committee of the Regions The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe in the European Committee of the Regions (ALDE-CoR) is a political group in the European Committee of the Regions bringing together liberal and democrat city mayors, regional presidents and ministers, and local and regional councilors to contribute to the European Union's legislative procedure. The group consists of members from two European political parties, the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and the European Democratic Party. In 1998 political groups were established in the European Committee of