Tag Archives: european stability mechanism

This week in Europe… 11-14 September

Of course, it’s not just the Commons that is back this week, as the European Parliament has returned from its summer break. And, thanks to the ever helpful Angelika Schneider in the ALDE office, Liberal Democrat Voice is able to keep up to date with the efforts of Liberal Democrat MEPs.

On Wednesday, the European Parliament adopted the first European-wide law on the protection of crime victims, to improve support for them. The new EU law sets minimum standards for all 27 countries, such as free access to medical and specialist …

Posted in Europe / International and News | Also tagged , , and | 14 Comments
Advert

Recent Comments

  • Anthony Harris
    Alex Macfie. I completely agree with the constrained nature of rail versus road which is why I made the point in my note that 'Admittedly these are more constra...
  • David Blake
    Well worth subscribing....
  • David Blake
    I've never thought of us as a low tax party. If we need to do something and it requires additional taxation, then a higher tax is one of the ways to do it. I ...
  • Roland
    But what are "low taxes" other than just a sound-bite? With hindsight we can see focusing on "low-taxes" - like the tories have for many decades, has only re...
  • nigel hunter
    We cannot fund the needs of the people and country if we are a low tax party....