About the Candidates
The Candidates:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8040446.stm
Vote Match Europe 2009
Vote Match Europe helps you to choose your preference for the European Parliamentary elections. It matches you with up your candidates / parties and suggests which ones most closely match your policy positions and values.
Contacting your candidates:
http://www.bond.org.uk/pages/mep-candidate-contact-details.html
Also, PCS
http://www.pcs.org.uk/en/campaigns/myvc/index.cfm
Meeting the candidates - hustings events:
Organised by BOND
http://www.bond.org.uk/pages/eu-elections-upcoming-events.html
Organised by PCS
http://www.pcs.org.uk/en/campaigns/myvc/candidate-question-time.cfm
European Parliament
What does it do?
The European Parliament represents people living in the 27 member countries of the European Union (EU). It has powers in a range of areas that affect member countries:
- animal rights
- consumer rights
- the environment
- international trade
- regional economic development
- workers' rights
It has the power to approve, amend or reject new European laws. It also approves the EU budget and new members of the European Commission.
Source:http://www.aboutmyvote.co.uk/
