Tory ally convicted of race hate appointed to Civil Liberties committee
A Finnish MEP and ally of David Cameron with a criminal record for inciting racial hatred has been appointed to the Civil Liberties Committee of the European Parliament.
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Survey: European elections – who gets your vote?
Who will get your vote in next week’s European elections?
How the far right is uniting across Europe
There is an uncertain line in the sand on he radical right between legitimate nationalism and unacceptable racism.
Tories make last-ditch attempt to prevent action on take up of smoking by children
Tory MEPs are set to make a last ditch attempt to stop Labour-led reforms designed to reduce the take up of smoking by children.
Tory MEPs ‘taking food from the mouths of children’
Britain’s food banks have been to be blocked from claiming millions in EU aid by Tory MEPs.
FGM is an atrocity which transcends politics – we must ensure that the Tories oppose it in deed as well as word
Tories in Europe are hampering attempts to tackle FGM.
UKIP MEPs laziest in Europe
UKIP’s attendance record in the European Parliament is worse than that of their counterparts from the three major parties.
UKIP MEPs back far-right leader Le Pen
UKIP MEPs have voted against a move by the European Parliament to remove the immunity of French far-right leader and MEP Marine Le Pen after French prosecutors opened a case against her for comments she made about Muslims.
The European Union is standing up to the United States on data protection
As Socialist and Democrat spokesperson on Justice and Home Affairs in the European Parliament, I know that the European Union has been pushing hard to create the first piece of international legislation on data protection – the Data Protection Regulation and Directive – which would help enshrine much needed citizen’s protections in the internet age.
Rebel Tory MEPs decisive in failure of vote to reform EU Emission Trading Scheme
A European Parliament vote on the future of the beleaguered Emission Trading Scheme (ETS), with implications for international climate change policy, failed to deliver a vital reform today when a majority of Conservative MEPs voted against the government.