Labour’s Leader in the European Parliament, Glenis Willmott MEP, warned the prime minister not to touch workers’ rights in his EU renegotiations, in a speech to the 2015 Labour Party Conference today: “Conference, it’s hard to believe it’s less than five months since the general election. “I can’t remember an… read more →
Last Thursday I spoke at a meeting of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and the Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER) to mark the one year anniversary of the launch of their “Bridge to 2025”. The Bridge to 2025 is an in-depth analysis of Europe’s energy… read more →
EU membership guarantees us many of our employment rights – Labour will fight David Cameron should he think about using the EU renegotiation to try and water down these rights, writes Glenis Willmott MEP. If reports are to be believed, the Tory Party have been trying to rebrand themselves “The… read more →
Until all women enjoy the right to full, equal access to safe, effective contraception, we should stand together to oppose the shameful actions of the hard right in Europe and America, writes Mary Honeyball MEP, Labour’s European Parliament spokesperson on women’s rights and gender equality. This week, the US Senate… read more →
A Labour MEP has said the refugee crisis is a key test for Balkan stability, after meeting regional leaders on a three-day visit to Serbia and Kosovo. Afzal Khan MEP, vice chair of the European Parliament security and defence committee, met Serbian prime minister Aleksandar Vučić and Kosovo President Afitete… read more →
The European Parliamentary Labour Party will be hosting events at this year’s Labour Party Conference in Brighton. A NEW AGENDA FOR SOCIAL EUROPE: BUILDING ON THE PAST TO CONFRONT AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE Monday 28 September, 12:30-14:30 Hilton Brighton Metropole, Balmoral roomFor years the EU helped advance a progressive social agenda… read more →
Ahead of next week’s emergency European Council meeting, Labour MEPs have called on national governments – especially the UK – to step up to the plate, work together and take action to solve the refugee crisis. Today, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, in his State of the Union address to… read more →
Commenting on the announcement of a joint EU exit campaign at UKIP’s annual conference, Labour’s leader in the European Parliament, Glenis Willmott MEP, said: “Today’s announcement just goes to show who will be behind the campaign for Britain to quit its place in Europe: big money backers from the fringes… read more →
World leaders will adopt the UN sustainable development goals tomorrow, a series of targets that will aid the fight against extreme poverty, inequality and injustice, says the MEP who is leading the European Parliament delegation to New York. The sustainable development goals set a universal framework for all countries, not… read more →
Council agreement is the beginning of the end of EU paralysis on refugee crisis, says senior Euro-MP
The agreement reached at the European Council last night is just the start of an “organised, fair and compassionate” long-term solution to the refugee crisis, a senior MEP has said. EU leaders agreed at least €1 billion (£700m) extra will be donated to the UN refugee agency and the World… read more →
