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Diana gains support for National Judge Report at Bordeaux conference
Tue 22nd Jul 2008
Speaking alongside EU Commissioner Barrot and French Justice Minister, Mrs Racida Dati, at a conference on education of national judges in Bordeaux today, Diana Wallis said that the three EU institutions were pushing in the same direction in responding to her report on the role of the National Judge in the European Judicial system. Her own initiative report, resoundingly passed by the European Parliament at its July meeting in Strasbourg, surveyed the views held by national judges on the EU's legal system.
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Read "Diana gains support for National Judge Report at Bordeaux conference" in full (155 words).
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Lobbyists should join transparency register says Diana Wallis MEP
Thu 17th Jul 2008
Since the European Commission's voluntary register for lobbyists was opened on 23 June 2008, to date, 174 organisations have registered with the Commission, providing a certain amount of financial disclosure. However, only 9 public affairs consultancies have registered with the Commission. The bulk of registrants are professional organisations and NGOs.
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Read "Lobbyists should join transparency register says Diana Wallis MEP" in full (208 words).
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Diana Wallis attends anniversary of Srebrenica genocide
Fri 11th Jul 2008
Vice President of the European Parliament, Diana Wallis MEP travelled to Bosnia on Friday to attend the anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica and Žepa which occurred in 1995. An additional 330 identified and previously missing persons were buried, 13 years after the massacre, at the Srebrenica-Poto?ari Memorial and Cemetery to Genocide Victims.
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MEPS ADOPT TIGHTER CONTROLS ON ASSISTANCE EXPENSES
Thu 10th Jul 2008
Last night (9 July) the European Parliament's Bureau approved the last part of the implementing measures for the Statute for MEPs. This part concerned "assistance from personal staff". The adoption of the implementing rules clears a vexed issue ahead of next European elections in 2009.
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Read "MEPS ADOPT TIGHTER CONTROLS ON ASSISTANCE EXPENSES" in full (317 words).
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DIANA WALLIS MEP CALLS FOR BETTER EU TRAINING FOR NATIONAL JUDGES
Wed 9th Jul 2008
Diana Wallis MEP's' own-initiative report on "the Role of the National Judge in the European Judicial System" was overwhelmingly adopted today by the European Parliament. The report follows over a year of detailed investigation and dialogue with national judges, national authorities and European institutions.
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Read "DIANA WALLIS MEP CALLS FOR BETTER EU TRAINING FOR NATIONAL JUDGES" in full (253 words).
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"Holding someone without charge for 42 days adds nothing of value to the investigation, prosecution or conviction of terrorists. "
Liberal Democrat Shadow Attorney General Lord (Martin) Thomas
Comment ahead of the Second Reading of the Counter-Terrorism Bill in the House of Lords - 8 July
"Opponents of Mugabe's regime are at serious risk of being tortured or killed if they are sent back to Zimbabwe. I am dismayed that the Home Office seems intent on pushing ahead with deportations at the earliest opportunity. "
Chris Huhne, Lib Dem Home Affairs Spokesman
www.libdems.org.uk - 8 July
"Schools' performance in recognising and tackling homophobia should be an assessed criterion in Ofsted school inspections. "
Lib Dem Leader Nick Clegg
www.bbc.co.uk/news/ - 7 July
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