Sentences with phrase «other meps»

Most of the major amendments proposed by the rapporteur, Michel Rocard, and other MEPs critical of the proposal were rejected...»»

The manifesto has been endorsed by six other MEPs who have focused on research policy issues, as well as by former research commissioner Philippe Busquin, who championed the ERA concept in its early stages.

The ENF is the parliamentary group of the Movement for a Europe of Nations and Freedom although PVV's MEPs are members of the European Alliance for Freedom and other MEPs are without any European affiliations.

Not exact matches

Read a sample of e-mails sent to MEPs by lobbyists High time for CIAA to come clean on its lobbying CIAA's $ 1 - billion campaign to promote the GDA labelling system was clearly a key element in its political strategy to combat other, stricter labelling options which it feared would damage sales of unhealthy food, such as the «traffic light» system.

Donate or become a member to help Baby Milk Action run campaigns, monitor baby food companies and brief the European Commission, MEPs and other policy makers.

We will be suggesting amendments to the Directive in this and other key areas, and would urge MEPs to consider the needs of savers.

In 2016, the Welsh Election Study found that Vaughan, along with two other Welsh MEPs from Plaid Cymru and the Conservatives, had less name recognition than an invented name.

As I've pointed out before, the party's tripartite electoral college (divided between MPs / MEPs, party members, and affiliated trade unions and socialist societies) means that some votes are worth significantly more than others.

The accusation is embarrassing for Tory leader David Cameron, who insisted the Tory MEPs form a group with other Eurosceptics.

Freeze salaries of MPs and all other British elected politicians (including MEPs, MSPs, assembly members and executive mayors) until they are no more than twice average earnings (currently about # 54,000).

He was also accused of not giving to the French party the percentage of income that all MEPs and other elected members are supposed to give to their party, although the party had officially agreed to exempt him before his first election in France.

Unlike all other retiring Tory MEPs Christopher Beazley has not published his expenses, however.

On the other hand, it's nonsense to say that UKIP won't stand against BOO MEPs, because of the way the slate system works.

In other words, when voters go to the polling booths on the first Thursday in May to choose their local councillors (or MSPs, AMs, MEPs etc) they might also be given a ballot paper that allows them to choose between the two, three or however many people wanting to be their Conservative, for example, candidate.

The new leader is elected by an electoral college where the votes of MPs and MEPs count for a third of the total, the votes of Labour Party members count for a third and votes of trade unions and other affiliate organisations» members count for a third.

Hague and other Tory propagandists such as Daniel Hannan and Iain Dale — who are almost manic in their obsession with proving that Kaminski is the right man to lead the Conservative MEPs in Strasbourg — pray in aid the Pole's support for Israel.

Among other reforms, he suggests that improving the representativeness of MEPs by using open - list voting systems, increasing the accountability of the -LSB-...]

However, others say he will have to secure nominations from MPs and MEPs - something that he is likely to struggle with.

A report from the European party highlighted engagement on e-cigarettes, zero - hours contracts, food labelling, flight safety, air quality and many other areas, with Labour MEPs instrumental in securing stronger protection from blacklisting.

Both educated at Westminster school, the two fiercely intelligent pro-Europeans came to respect each other when their paths crossed as MEPs at the European parliament between 1999 and 2004.

In 1992, an inquiry requested by the MEPs proposed two solutions: either give all workers at JET a Commission contract, or convince the AEA to give its staff more money while at the same time persuading the Commission to give preferential treatment to British staff applying for jobs on other European projects.