Go to the Content Thursday, 9 February 2012
Your search for "Richard Corbett" produced 88 items.
| 1. A parting shot | January 5, 2012 |
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Parliament official says goodbye with some sage advice. Just before Christmas, Michael Shackleton retired from the service of the European Parliament, which increases the... | |
| 2. Corbett's obsession | January 7, 2010 |
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Former MEP gets a new job. Sometime MEP Richard Corbett (pictured) has not cut a happy figure since he lost his seat as a in the European Parliament elections in June. He... |
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| 3. On the sidelines | June 18, 2009 |
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Socialist MEP loses out to the far-right. One of the results of the European Parliament elections most tinged with irony was that UK Socialist MEP Richard Corbett failed to... | |
| 4. Mavericks, models and former ministers | June 11, 2009 |
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Some of the new MEPs are political veterans. Others boast less orthodox backgrounds. | |
| 5. Labour is big loser in the UK | June 8, 2009 |
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Labour slumps to worst electoral result since the war; British National Party makes breakthrough. The UK's Labour party suffered its worst election result since the Second... | |
| 6. MEPs face long wait for full voting rights | May 14, 2009 |
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Eighteen MEPs trapped in Lisbon treaty limbo, but will have observer status until 2011. Eighteen MEPs who are elected in June could have to wait until 2011 to have full... | |
| 7. MEPs seek to prevent Le Pen from chairing the Parliament | May 5, 2009 |
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Left and centre-right groups want to amend the Parliament's internal rules. The European Parliament aims to change its rules to prevent French National Front MEP Jean-Marie... | |
| 8. Parliamentary leaders want Libertas' party bid vetted | February 5, 2009 |
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Senior figures from across the Parliament call for Libertas not to be recognised as a pan-European party before checks are run.
Leaders of the European Parliament's... | |
| 9. Trust and dishonesty in politics | December 18, 2008 |
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Why should we welcome populist scaremongering? I was surprised to read European Voice (‘Libertas poses a welcome challenge', 4-10 December) welcoming Declan Ganley's entry... |
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| 10. Ireland should look for Lisbon compromises | November 20, 2008 |
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Given a choice between discussing the minutiae of EU institutions and sweeping necessary reforms under the carpet, the choice should be obvious. Ireland's fellow EU members... | |
| 11. Getting the readings right | October 23, 2008 |
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Debating the parliamentary procedure distracts from the real climate-change challenge: getting the package we need through the Parliament. Caroline Jackson is ... |
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| 12. MEPs back higher threshold for forming political groups | July 10, 2008 |
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Groups will need 25 MEPs from seven countries; ALDE and right-wing opposed proposals. MEPs have voted to make it more difficult to form a political group in the European... |
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| 13. Thresholds for parliamentary groups to be raised | July 8, 2008 |
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European Parliament set to back effort to reduce chances of extremist factions emerging.
STRASBOURG | The European Parliament is set to raise the minimum number of... | |
| 14. MEPs reject bid to reform political group limits | May 29, 2008 |
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The European Parliament's constitutional affairs committee has rejected plans to increase the minimum number of MEPs needed to form a political group – and so win... | |
| 15. Battle over rules for EU groups moves to new field | May 27, 2008 |
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Efforts to make it tougher to form political groups in European Parliament have suffered a setback, but the issue remains unresolved.
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| 16. Getting the Parliament's rules right | February 21, 2008 |
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Simon Taylor has taken an uncharacteristically misinformed position on the clarification of the European Parliament's rules, in particular Rule 19, which was endorsed by the... | |
| 17. A doubly immature Parliament | February 7, 2008 |
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UK Conservative MEP Daniel Hannan's role in political life is to be what the Germans call a Stoerenfried – a troublemaker or agent provocateur. Drawing on his experiences... | |
| 18. Commission gives guidance on rules for lobbyists | October 11, 2007 |
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The European Commission is to present by the end of the year guidelines on how lobbyists should comply with new financial disclosure rules, officials have confirmed. The... | |
| 19. Awkward partners...but still married | July 26, 2007 |
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Kirsty Hughes takes a look at the UK's relationship with the EU now that Gordon Brown has taken over the reins at 10 Downing Street. In the Eurostar lounge at Brussels' Gare... | |
| 20. Strasbourg survives challenge | July 12, 2007 |
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The fight to end European Parliament sessions in Strasbourg received a double setback this week. A majority of MEPs voted yesterday (11 July) to reject calls to include the... | |
