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Hungarian Premier Orban Polarises the European Parliament
The European Parliament has just wrapped up a debate on the political situation in Hungary following the European Commission’s commencement of infringement proceedings a few days ago against Hungary’s right-wing Fidesz government. The Commission is taking action against three specific … Continue reading
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The Tories and UKIP vote against Children
You would have though that investment in pre-school education and care would be pretty uncontroversial. However, the Tories and UKIP have other ideas, voting against or abstaining on my report looking at how countries across the EU can try to … Continue reading
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Tories do not condemn Violence against Women
The Tories in the European Parliament yet again showed that they do not view violence against women in the same way as all reasonable people. In the European Parliament yesterday we voted on a report on violence against women. The … Continue reading
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Tories mealy-mouthed on Sarkozy’s Expulsion of Roma People
French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s expulsion of Roma people from France is utterly appalling. It is discriminatory and in breach of EU law. It also smacks of ethnic cleansing, not to mention reawakening memories of World War II atrocities. I and … Continue reading
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It’s a Coalition World (or is it?)
As we come to the end of the May Strasbourg plenary session of the European Parliament, I ask myself, “What difference has the change in government UK made?” and more specifically, “Looking at the European Parliament, would you know the … Continue reading
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Not even a small Change to the Strasbourg Circus
Earlier today we voted on an amendment to the 2011 European Parliament calendar which sought to combine the two Strasbourg sessions proposed for September 2011 into one week. This would mean that MEPs and staff would only come to Strasbourg once … Continue reading
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Chris Grayling for Europe portfolio?
I hope you had a good Easter break. I took the opportunity to do a little spring cleaning and clearing out. One of the blasts from the past I found was my first newsletter as a MEP in Spring 2001 before Labour’s second … Continue reading
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Majority of Conservative MEPs oppose greater Gender Equality
Every year, at the request of the European Council, a report is produced on the progress towards the achievement of gender equality in the EU. It also presents challenges and priorities for the future. This year my fellow Socialist and … Continue reading
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Fruitcakes, Loonies and Closet Racists
In February I postedabout the abhorrent far right Dutch MP Geert Wilders who had been invited to the United Kingdom to speak by the pictured Lord Pearson who is a member of UKIP. I argued then that Jacqui Smith was … Continue reading
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