15 Most Recent Stories From Andrew Duff MEP News Stories

Thu 11th Feb 2010:

European Parliament rejects SWIFT interim agreement.

European Parliament rejects SWIFT interim agreement -

Tue 9th Feb 2010:

Andrew Duff says new European Commission must be 'bolder and better'.

East of England Liberal Democrat MEP Andrew Duff has voted in favour of the election of the new European Commission today.

Diplomacy doesn't stand a chance.

Sir, The withdrawal of UK government support for the College of Europe in Bruges is worse than it looks (report, February 4). Even with the bursaries British students are already very few and declining.

Federalists say new Barroso Commission must take the lead on crisis.

"Europe faces its worst financial crisis since the foundation of the euro. In his speech today and in his actions tomorrow, President Barroso has no excuse not to act", says Andrew Duff, President of the Union of European Federalists.

Tue 19th Jan 2010:

Rumiana Jeleva was not up to the job.

Andrew Duff MEP (UK, Liberal Democrats), Liberal Democrat spokesman on constitutional affairs and the Constitutional Affairs Committee spokesman on the Commissioners-designate hearings, has welcomed Rumiana Jeleva's withdrawal from consideration as Bulgaria's Commissioner-designate.

Tue 12th Jan 2010:

I am rapporteur for the European Commissioner hearings.

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Wed 9th Dec 2009:

Appointment of national MPs to European Parliament would breach the Treaty.

"If the European Council (10-11 December) agrees a draft protocol on the appointment of French national MPs to the European Parliament, the ALDE Group will insist on the holding of a new Convention", claimed Andrew Duff MEP (UK Lib Dems), ALDE spokesman on constitutional affairs.

Fri 27th Nov 2009:

New Commission Brings Liberal Policies, Sidelines Tories - Duff, Hall .

The announcement of EU Commission President Barroso's proposed new college of Commissioners has been welcomed as a boost for Liberal Democrat policies in Europe and a confirmation of the Conservatives' irrelevance.

Thu 19th Nov 2009:

EU top jobs: real work starts now.

Liberal Democrat Constitutional Affairs spokesman Andrew Duff MEP (East of England) and delegation Leader Fiona Hall MEP (North East of England) have welcomed the conclusion to the appointment process for Europe's 'top jobs".

Wed 11th Nov 2009:

Citizens' Initiative will come into effect in December 2010.

The European Liberals and Democrats welcome the launch of the consultation process today by the European Commission with the publication of the Green Paper on Citizens' Initiative, relating to the implementation of article 11, paragraph 4 of the Treaty on the European Union. This represents in the eyes of the ALDE Group, real progress in participatory democracy in Europe.

Mon 9th Nov 2009:

Andrew Duff joins commemoration of Berlin Wall in Brussels. .

Andrew Duff, Lib Dem MEP for the East of England, will join a demonstration in Brussels this evening to commemorate the fall of the Berlin Wall twenty years ago. A mock Checkpoint Charlie has been created outside the European Parliament, with real portions of the Wall erected. AD says:

Tue 3rd Nov 2009:

Andrew Duff Welcome Lisbon Ratification: .

Warmly welcoming the ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon today, Andrew Duff MEP, President of the Union of European Federalists, said:-

Verhofstadt welcomes final Lisbon Treaty signature.

European Liberals and Democrats have welcomed the news that President Vaclav Klaus has finally signed the Czech Republic's ratification of the Lisbon Treaty following the Czech Constitutional court's rejection this morning of the latest appeal designed to block the entry into force of the Treaty.

Mon 26th Oct 2009:

Federalists Demand Key Commitments From Barroso II .

The Union of European Federalists, meeting in Berlin on 24-25 October, has set out its key demands for the programme of the new Commission.

Mon 19th Oct 2009:

Cameron must stop plotting and face Lisbon reality .

The Irish people have given their decisive backing to the Lisbon treaty. This vote does credit to all those political forces in Ireland which have had to combat, over many months, the lies and distortions about the European project peddled by nationalists and europhobes ‑ many of them British.

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