28/07/2006 (Agence Europe) - A press release from the UMP congratulates the MEPs from the Union pour un Mouvement Populaire (who are part of the EPP-ED group in the European Parliament) on their having, for the second consecutive year, the best attendance record in plenary sessions, according to 2005-2006 statistics, published by Le Parisien. This helps to “counter the image of French absenteeism”, say the MEPs, pointing out that the European Parliament “closely checks the work of...