VoteWatch study: ‘Old’ EU member states most diligent in Parliament

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Series Details 07.05.14
Publication Date 07/05/2014
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EurActiv reported in May 2014 on a study published by VoteWatch Europe which showed that German Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) were the most diligent during the last term – at least in submitting co-decision reports – and that on average MEPs from the 15 "old" EU member states were considerably more engaged than their colleagues from the 13 “new” members.
Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.euractiv.com/sections/eu-elections-2014/votewatch-study-old-eu-member-states-most-diligent-parliament-301979
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VoteWatch Europe: End of term scorecard: The activity records of MEPs analysed by Member State [Report, 2014] http://www.votewatch.eu/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/votewatch-europe-special-policy-brief-meps-activities-final-6-may.pdf
EUObserver, 19.05.14: Belgium, Spain, France field most senior MEPs in EU vote http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124151
ESO: Background information: Presence of MEPs in the hemicycle http://www.europeansources.info/record/presence-of-meps-in-the-hemicycle/
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