Tackling Ashton on her staffing preference
Posted by Andrew Brons in Parliamentary Questions on 10. Mar, 2010 | Comments
It’s only Wednesday and I was able to make my fourth contribution in Parliament with a question to Baroness Ashton, the European Union’s High Representative (Foreign Minister).
Paid to advise the EU to follow its own policy
Posted by Andrew Brons in Parliamentary Questions on 09. Mar, 2010 | Comments
This was my third intervention of the past 24 hours and was a question on Post-Copenhagen Climate Policy to Mrs. Connie Hedegaard, Commissioner for Climate Policy.
British invention promoted in the Parliament
Posted by Andrew Brons in EU News on 25. Feb, 2010 | Comments
I made a One Minute Speech this morning in a debate on reforms to the Common Fishery Policy.
Convension or Charter – which takes preference?
Posted by Andrew Brons in Parliamentary Questions on 23. Feb, 2010 | Comments Off
I made this contribution to a debate in the LIBE committee this morning on the Accession of the European Union to the European Convention on Human Rights.
Whole populations of war torn countries are eligible to seek asylum
Posted by Andrew Brons in Parliamentary Questions on 23. Feb, 2010 | Comments
I made this contribution to a LIBE debate on Burden Sharing Between Member States in the Reception of Asylum Seekers.
Observations on the Delegation to Rosarno
Posted by Andrew Brons in EU News on 23. Feb, 2010 | Comments Off
I was appalled by the conditions under which the migrant workers were employed – a lack of contracts or of minimum employment standards. However, I was also appalled by the fact that local residents were employed by the municipality to do ’socially useful’ work without proper contracts of employment.
