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Inside Parliament
Daul expresses "full confidence" in Swedish prime minister
EPP group leader in the European parliament, Joseph Daul has released a statement expressing his full confidence in Swedish prime minister Frederik Reinfeldt's ability to lead the EU over the next six months
Wednesday 1st July 2009
Swedes urged not to rush Barroso reappointment vote
Greens/EFA leaders Daniel Cohn-Bendit and Rebecca Harms have issued a stark warning to the incoming Swedish EU presidency not to press MEPs to vote on José Manuel Barroso second mandate until the Lisbon treaty is ratified
Wednesday 1st July 2009
Democratic government of Honduras must be reinstated
Democratic government of Honduras must be reinstated says Lothar Bisky, says the president of the GUE/NGL parliamentary group
Wednesday 1st July 2009Commission presidency governed by Nice treaty
The nice treaty must govern the nomination of the commission president, says EPP-ED group chairman Joseph Daul
Tuesday 5th May 2009Socialist warning over commission president
Europe's Socialist group released a press statement today warning EU ministers to think carefully about nominations for a new commission president
Tuesday 5th May 2009
Working time directive struggles for EU agreement
Late night negotiations to find agreement on the working time directive have failed as MEPs and the council struggled to find agreement on proposals to blanket cap working hours in Europe
Thursday 2nd April 2009
EPP leaders back Barroso for a second term
Centre right heads of state and government agreed on Thursday to back José Manuel Barroso for a second term as European commission president
Friday 20th March 2009
Socialists call for improved Roma access to the EU jobs market
The Socialists publish a report claiming that integrating Roma people into the EU will be a big challenge
Tuesday 10th March 2009
Strasbourg plenary preview, 9-12 March
The week ahead in parliament9-12 MarchStrasbourg plenary session
Friday 6th March 2009
Committee meetings and external activities, week 23 Feb to 1 March
On the agenda this week for MEPs in committee are Gaza and transatlantic relations. Much of the week is dominated by working visits by parliamentary delegations, including to Pakistan, Bhutan and Algeria, Costa Rica and Honduras
Friday 20th February 2009