A parliament does more than vote in plenary.
Parliament’s work includes debates and votes involving all members, preparation in committees and administration. These activities do not all have to take place in the same city. For the European Parliament, the three named locations are set out in the treaties.
Strasbourg retains its particular status as the official seat. Brussels and Luxembourg are additional working locations. Listing all three therefore does not contradict the answer “Strasbourg” to a question about the seat.
The other three answers
Only one answer contains exactly the three cities asked for.
Paris, London, and The Hague
Paris, London and The Hague are not the three treaty-designated working locations of the European Parliament. Being familiar European cities is not enough.
Rome, Bern, and Vienna
Rome, Bern and Vienna do not match this Parliament’s distribution of work. The question tests a specific institution, not a general selection of European cities.
Bonn, Zurich, and Milan
Bonn, Zurich and Milan are not the requested group either. Remember the three actual locations together with their functions.
Working locations are cities; EU member states are countries.
Luxembourg here means the city as a working location. The same name can refer to the country in other questions. Strasbourg and Brussels also stand for cities in this question, not additional member states.
The simplified mapping explains the main functions; it is not a complete staffing or meeting schedule. “Administrative location Luxembourg” does not mean every administrative task of Parliament is performed there exclusively.
Strasbourg, Luxembourg and Brussels · European Parliament ↗Strasbourg: seat and plenary. Brussels: committees. Luxembourg: administration.
The memory aid gives the main roles. Brussels also hosts additional plenary sessions; the sources explain the precise arrangement.
Three words for this question
- das Plenumplenary
- A meeting of the whole Parliament, as distinct from an individual committee.
- der Arbeitsortworking location
- A place where an institution’s work is carried out.
- die Verwaltungadministration
- The services supporting day-to-day organisation and work.