This week in Strasbourg MEPs voted on a resolution calling for an end to violence against women. Violence against women and girls, particularly domestic violence, remains one of the most serious human rights violations across Europe. One woman in three in the UK experiences violence every year and a woman… read more →
1. What’s TTIP? TTIP stands for “Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership”. It is a project for a comprehensive trade deal between the EU and the US. Currently, trade relations between the EU and the US are subject to the rules of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), which date back to… read more →
In a joint letter, Theresa Griffin, Julie Ward & Afzal Khan, Labour MEPs for the North West of England have written to the Arts Council about their concerns over geographic funding unbalances that need to be urgently rectified. The letter follows a report by the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee,… read more →
This week, as part of Road Safety Week, I hosted a series of meetings in the European Parliament on the issue of tyre safety. The meetings looked at how Europe can act on this issue and introduce legislation to deal with aged and secondhand tyres and included key MEPs on… read more →
As part of Road Safety Week, Labour MEP for the North West, Theresa Griffin, today hosted two meetings to discuss tyre safety in the European Parliament along with key MEPs and representatives from the European Commission. In a series of meetings, members of the Parliament’s Transport committee and the Commission… read more →
This week I hosted a high-level parliamentary hearing on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) in the European Parliament. The event looked at how Europe’s industrial growth can be sustainable while also meeting its decarbonisation objectives. I hosted the event in conjunction with the Zero Emissions Platform (ZEP). ZEP is a… read more →
Labour MEPs, including Theresa Griffin, today called on the European Commission to demonstrate its commitment to ensuring science’s role in policy making, as it emerged the newly appointed European Political Strategy Centre (EPSC) would not include a dedicated scientific adviser role. The open letter, signed by five Labour MEPs representing… read more →
Theresa Griffin MEP today hosted a high-level parliamentary hearing regarding Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and how Europe’s industrial growth can be sustainable while meeting its decarbonisation objectives. Sponsored by the Zero Emissions Platform (ZEP), senior representatives from industry, trade unions and NGOs were present at the event, along with… read more →
This week Labour had a reshuffle of the Shadow Parliamentary Cabinet. While reading the list of new appointees, I couldn’t help but notice the number of women in the Labour Shadow Cabinet – 15 to be precise! Just under half of the thirty-two members of the Labour Shadow Cabinet are… read more →
Theresa Griffin MEP Unit 303, Vanilla Factory 39 Fleet Street Liverpool L3 4EX 1 November 2014 Dear North West Constituent, Subject: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) I would like to reassure you that, contrary to what you may have been told, the European Parliament is not about to… read more →
