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Interview: EU needs ‘a big fight’ for 2009 election [FR] [DE]

Frassoni: 'People don’t realise that Parliament is a place where they can have an impact.'

Parties need to base next year’s June European elections on real pan-European issues, and give each other “a big fight” to re-engage apathetic voters, Italian MEP Monica Frassoni, co-president of the Greens in Parliament told EurActiv in an interview.

Ombudsman raps MEPs over allowances [DE]

The EU Ombudsman has stressed that the European Parliament is continuing to fail to comply with transparency rules regarding the allowances its members receive. But the institution's Vice President Diana Wallis yesterday (15 July) insisted that reforms are already underway to address the bulk of his concerns.

Sarkozy sweet-talks European Parliament [FR] [DE]

National centre-right parties to reinforce cooperation with EU

Parliament bans small political groups [FR] [DE]

'Close relations' more fashionable than enlargement

MEPs' questions to Commission to be filtered

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National Parliaments & the EU

National parliaments have come to play an increasingly important role in the functioning of the EU, cooperating with the European Commission, the European Parliament as well as with each other. (read more)

European Elections: Outlook for 2009 [FR]

While the European Parliament has gained extensive new powers since the first European elections were held thirty years ago, voter turnout has consistently fallen, calling into question the ability of EU politicians to reverse the trend for the 2009 elections. (read more)