Article: Labour List - Why These European Elections Matter

Why These European Elections Matter?
May 26, 2009

Claude Moraes MEP writes for the Labour blog 'Labour List' in the run up to the European elections. Claude outlines why the elections are important as the European Parliament is now a body with increasing powers and are the only democratic element in the EU. Labour MEPs fought hard to improve LGBT rights, increase employment rights for millions of UK citizens employed as temporary agency workers and benefitted UK consumers by forcing mobile phone firms to cut the costs of using your phone abroad.

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