Brussels, 07/05/2014 (Agence Europe) - MEPs from the “old” member states were more active than their counterparts from the “new” member states during the last legislative period of the European Parliament, according to a study published by VoteWatch on Tuesday 6 May.
Among the 15 old member states, Portuguese MEPs took the lion's share with an average of seven reports per member - a situation due to an “oddity of procedure”, VoteWatch states. Vital Moreira (S&D, Portugal), chair...