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ELISABETH SWEENEY OUTREACH OFFICER

European Institutions European Parliament 736 MEPs – 27 Member States Court of Auditors - Luxembourg Court of Justice – Luxembourg Council of Ministers Eg : George Osborne Commissioners x 27 Cathy Ashdown - UK

Members of the European Parliament 736 represent 500 million peoples of EU 27 countries – 23 languages Brussels – Strasbourg – Luxembourg Proportional Representation Systems

Candidates at EP elections Minimum 18 years of age May stand as an individual or party member Citizen of any Member State resident in EU Deposit of £5,000 (2.5% of votes cast or lose it) Term is 5 years – next election 2014 Electoral Commission

WHAT DOES AN MEP DO ? Written Declarations/Questions to the Commission Amends legislation through reports Constituency casework Visitors to Brussels/Strasbourg Attend political group meetings Attend full plenary sessions to debate/vote

Active Ageing & Intergenerational Solidarity Intergroups Welfare and Conservation of Animals - - ban on import of baby seal products - phasing out battery-cage system - limit on transportation

European Political Groups EPP: Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialist and Democrats in the European ParliamentGroup of the Progressive Alliance of Socialist and Democrats in the European Parliament ALDE: Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe ECR: European Conservatives and Reformists Group Greens/EFA: The Greens/European Free Alliance GUE/NGL: Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green LeftGUE/NGL: Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left EFD: Group "Europe of Freedom and Democracy“ NA: Group of non-attached Members

8 MEPs for London

Marina Yannakoudakis Conservative MEPs for London Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Women's Rights and Gender Equality Intergroup: Climate Change & BioDiversity, Countryside activities & Forests Dr Syed KamallCharles Tannock Constitutional Affairs (Vice-Chairman) Intergroup:New Media Foreign Affairs Human Rights Intergroup: Ways of St. James,Caminos de Santiago

Claude Moraes (Labour Party) Constituency Office: 65 Barnsbury Street London N1 1EJ Telephone: Committee(s) Civil Liberties, Justice & Home Affairs (Member) Intergroups Anti-Racism & Diversity Ageing & Intergenerational Solidarity Constituency Office: 4G Shirland Mews London W9 3DY Telephone: Mary Honeyball Committee(s) Culture & Education (Member) Women's Rights & Gender Equality (Member) Intergroups Anti-Racism & Diversity, LGBT

Baroness Sarah Ludford (Liberal Democrats) 36B St Peter's Street London N1 8JT Telephone: Committee(s) Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (Member) Intergroup: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender

Jean Lambert (Green Party) Constituency Office : Office of the Green MEPs CAN Mezzanine East Road London N1 6AH Telephone: Committee(s) Employment and Social Affairs (Member) Intergroups: Disability, Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity,Youth, Extreme Poverty & Human Rights, Trade Union

Gerard Batten (UKIP) Address for Constituency Correspondence: PO Box London SE1 3XS Telephone: Committee(s) Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (Member)