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MEPs pass important resolution on LGBT rights
Yesterday the European Parliament passed a resolution strongly regretting that the fundamental rights of LGBT people are not always fully upheld in the EU. Authored by Austrian Green MEP Ulrike...
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David Cameron is no John Major. Britain’s reputation is not safe in his hands
It has come to my attention that the European Council of Ministers has decided to support Jean-Claude Junker as President of the European Commission. David Cameron has therefore comprehensively failed...
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Channel 4 Blog
I was interviewed for Channel 4 news following the election of Jean-Claude Juncker as President of the European Commission. You can watch my interview here. Filed under: Labour Party Tagged:...
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European Commission want to axe the Pregnant Workers Directive
Four years ago the European Parliament passed the Pregnant Workers Directive. It was a difficult and not without some controversy, but we passed it and the normal process of negotiation between the...
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Plenary Debate on the Withdrawal of the Maternity Leave Directive
I wrote last week about the Commission’s plan to scrap the maternity leave directive. This week in the plenary chamber of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, I spoke in a debate with Commission...
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Commissioner-Designate – Vice-President for Budget and Human Resources,...
Yesterday afternoon it was the Bulgarian’s turn for the Committee grilling. Still in its infancy, the process is throwing up the odd surprise, notably the recall of Lord Jonathan Hill for a second...
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Human Trafficking Victim Compensated
A human trafficking victim from Pakistan who was brought to the UK at the age of nine has been awarded £100,000 in compensation. She received the compensation under the proceeds of crime legislation...
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Women on Company Boards
Both the Latvian Presidency of the EU and the European Commission have pledged to make progress in getting more women on the boards of major companies. Speaking in the European Parliament yesterday...
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International child abduction
Last night at the European Parliament plenary session in Strasbourg I spoke about the accession of 8 countries to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. The...
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EU data protection benefits us all
Data protection has become something of a buzzword (or two). This was brought home to me recently during a meeting with officials from the European Commission, who regarded data as ‘worth more than...
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