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Briefing MaterialsThis section will include useful briefings and materials on a range of issues with an EU dimension which you may find helpful in your work, study and research. If you have any suggestions of briefings you would like to see, please get in touch. NEW!Lisbon Treaty - BriefingsThe Lisbon Treaty is being ratified across member states. The European Parliamentary Labour Party produced a series of briefings on specific policy areas contained within the Treaty. These briefings cover a diverse range of policy issues and are avaliable below, if you require further information on any part of the Lisbon Treaty please contact our office.The Lisbon Treaty & Internal Market Arlene McCarthy MEP provides this briefing on how the Lisbon Treaty updates and maintains the benefits of the internal market for Europe's citizens.  Download Briefing>>The Lisbon Treaty & Common Foreign and Security Policy One of the main innovations in the Lisbon Treaty is greater coordination between member states on foreign policy. This briefing from Richard Howitt MEP explains the provisions and its implications. Download Briefing>>The Lisbon Treaty & Reform of the EU Insitutions A key element in the Lisbon Treaty was focussed on reforming the EU institutions. Richard Corbett MEP provides this briefing on the measures proposed to improve the democratic accountability of the European Union Download Briefing>>The Lisbon Treaty & Climate Change Linda McAvan MEP provides this European Parliamentary Labour Party brief on the Lisbon Treaty and climate change. Download Briefing>>The Lisbon Treaty & International Development The Lisbon Treaty contains measures aimed at boosting the effectiveness of the European Union's international development policy. This briefing by Glenys Kinnock MEP outlines the key points in the Lisbon Treaty and how the EU should continue to work to improve the lives of people around the world. Download Briefing >>Child Poverty - European Cities Network on Child Poverty Claude recently attended the launch of the European Cities Network on Child Poverty at City Hall in London. This briefing covers what action the EU has taken and will take and how this relates to the situation on the ground in London.  Download Briefing>>EU & Children's Policy The European Commission and European Parliament published reports into how to improve EU Children's policy. This briefing looks into those reports and their recommendations. Download Briefing>>Latest Materials
President Hans-Gert Pottering calls on EP to
provide the political impetus to treat the problem of street homelessness in Download press release >>Speech of the European Commission
President Jose Barroso to the European Parliament on Climate Change Barroso addresses the Parliament on the
Commission's new proposal to set national targets to significantly cut
emissions by 2020. Download speech >>European Parliamentary Labour Party Briefings (EPLP), October 2007 The EPLP have
prepared a set of briefings on important EU issues where the A complete and
straightforward question & answer about the Treaty and its Download briefing >>Improvement of consumer rights The European
Parliament has achieved many successes on consumer rights Download briefing >>New mobile phone roaming charges Briefing prepared by the European Parliamentary Labour Party (EPLP) on the MEPs victory to reduce roaming charges for mobile phones across Europe. --EU Reform Treaty, September 2007All the core areas (eg. institutional change, foreign policy, home affairs, parliament influence, etc) are demystified providing a full picture of the EU Reform Treaty. Download briefing >>Working Time Directive provision for Haulage firms and their workers, August 2007 This briefing outlines how the Working Time Directive and other EU directives affect the Road Haulage Industry and their workers. Download briefing >>100 Labour Achievements in Europe, July 2007 Labour MEPs have helped to
achieve many positive changes for Download briefing >>The Independent Newspaper, 21 March 2007 'What has Europe ever done for us?' As the EU celebrated its 50th anniversary, the newspaper reflects on some of the EU's achievements. Energy and Climate Change, February 2007 On the 24th of February 2007 Claude spoke about the issues of energy and climate change during a debate at More: Climate Change Podcast: Claude in conversation with David Miliband MP >> EU Trade policy & Economic Partnership Agreements, October 2006 In a recent conference Claude gave a speech on fair trade and the consequences of the new Economic Partnership Agreements between the European Union and developing countries in Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific. These agreements have been controversial as for many development campaigners they are unfair and one-sided and do little ot support development and fairer trade. This briefing outlines the key points and controversies on this issue as well as current EU policy. EU Relations with South Africa, September 2006 Immigration: A viable policy for developed countries Download briefing>>The new EU Age Discrimination Directive comes into force in October. Here Age Concern briefs on the new law, March 2006 EU Energy Policy, March 2006 EU Sugar Reform, January 2006
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