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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8634

30 January 2004
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/status of meps
Baron requests explanations from four Member States that blocked draft on status - Rothley accuses Martin Schulz

Brussels, 29/01/2004 (Agence Europe) - The president of the Socialist group at the European Parliament, Enrique Baron requested on Wednesday afternoon that the four Member States that blocked the Council's approval for the draft on the status of MEPs explain themselves. "These four countries, Germany, France, Austria and Sweden owe us an explanation that is both public and transparent. Parliament's proposal has constitutional implications and expressed the result of exhaustive negotiations...

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