Organisation of economy breeding ‘discontent and suffering’, says new UK Green

Posted: July 8, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: Interviews, Politics | Tags: , , , , , | Leave a comment

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Molly Scott Cato, the UK’s newest Green MEP, talks to the Parliament Magazine about her election and what she plans to do now that she’s in Brussels.

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MEPs now form ‘a grown up parliament’, says Elmar Brok

Posted: July 3, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: Interviews, Politics | Tags: , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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European parliament’s longest serving member looks at how far the institution has come and where it should be heading.

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MEPs back ‘European master plan on cycling’

Posted: May 15, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: News, Politics | Tags: , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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A survey has found that many MEPs support demands for the European commission to develop a ‘European master plan on cycling’ by 2019.

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MEP calls for more regulation on tobacco products

Posted: June 1, 2013 | Author: | Filed under: Interviews, News, Politics | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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The EU has been urged to do more to prevent children and young people from taking up smoking.

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MEPs concerned at low turnout for Croatian EU elections

Posted: April 15, 2013 | Author: | Filed under: News, Politics | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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EPP group leader Joseph Daul has expressed concern that the low turnout for Croatia’s first ever European elections could harm the country’s “credibility in Europe”.

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