European Elections Website launched
The Elections website of the European Parliament UK Office is now on-line at http://www.europecounts.org.uk
EuropeCounts.org.uk is colourful and animated and is simple to navigate. It aims to show people what the European Parliament stands for and what they will be voting for in June.
After nominations close in May the website will include lists of candidates for each constituency. Other sections offer information on the European Parliament. There is a jargon glossary, a news section, a reminder-to-vote gadget and a list of frequently-asked questions, as well as a game allowing visitors to pit their Euro knowledge against the clock in 'Alice's World of Trivia' quiz.
Dermot Scott, director of the UK Office of the European Parliament said: "More people in Britain claim to be uninformed about Europe than in any other member country. Yet we know a clear majority of people feel passionate about issues the Parliament has power over such as food labelling, animal welfare or working conditions.
"There is therefore a gap between how much people care about issues and their knowledge about how the European Parliament deals with those issues. Part of the website's job is to bridge that information gap."
The Week Ahead in the European Parliament
12 - 16 April 2004
MEPs will work in their political groups in Brussels after Easter, to prepare amendments and coordinate voting positions before the next session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
Ten Commissioner-candidates from the new Member States will face public hearings before the European Parliament committees specialising in their allocated policy area. These hearings will take place on 13, 14 and 15 April (see our previous note in EP NEWS here).
The provisional agenda for the penultimate plenary of this Parliament, 19 - 22 April, includes the following highlights:
- Healthy food labelling directive - first reading
- Consumer credit directive - first reading
- Community railways package - third reading;
- Safety at sea - temporary committee report;
- Human rights in the world 2003.
Reports by UK MEPs coming up for a debate include:
- EU Budget 2007-2013 (report by Terry Wynn, Labour, North West)
- Coordination of social security systems - 2nd reading (report by Jean Lambert, Greens, London)
- Democracy, human rights and rule of law - (report by Edward McMillan-Scott, Conservative, Yorkshire and the Humber)
- Residue levels of pesticides - 1st reading (report by Robert Sturdy, Conservative, Eastern).
- Trans-European transport networks - 2nd reading (report by Philip Bradbourn, Conservative, West Midlands)
Check the latest version of the agenda on www.europarl.eu.int
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