Archive: Eu Legislation

EU 'must not exclude workers'

EU 'must not exclude workers'

GMB general secretary, Paul Kenny, has urged the EU to guarantee equal "access to work for all" ahead of a meeting to discuss economic protectionism.

Unions vote for EU referendum

Commons approves EU treaty

MPs launch campaign for EU referendum

MEPs set to end UK's 48 hour week opt-out

MEPs set to end UK's 48 hour week opt-out

MEP's are ready to end the UK's opt-out of a maximum 48 hour working week.

'Ten thousand EU laws' hit UK since 1998

'Ten thousand EU laws' hit UK since 1998

Nearly ten thousand new EU laws have been imposed on Britain since 1998, new research has revealed.

EU treaty clears Commons vote

Miliband tells MPs treaty will be good for Britain

The EU treaty moved a step closer to ratification last night when it cleared its major hurdle of the House of Commons.

MPs to vote on EU referendum

Protestors have urged MPs to back a referendum

MPs will today vote on whether the EU treaty should be put to a public vote.

Three key Lib Dems resign after failed referendum vote

MPs debated for six hours on the need for an EU treaty referendum

All three major political leaders have risked losing face ahead of tonight's vote on the EU treaty.

Nine in ten 'back an EU referendum'

88 per cent 'want a referendum' on EU treaty

Claims that nearly nine in ten Britons want a referendum on the EU treaty have been called into question.

Brown challenged to free vote on EU treaty

Brown insists treaty does not need a referendum

Gordon Brown has once again rejected calls for a referendum on the EU treaty as campaigners descend on parliament.

Lib Dems call for referendum on EU future

Nick Clegg calls for EU referendum

Britain's membership of the EU should be put to a nationwide referendum, the Liberal Democrats argued today.

Govt welcomes EU climate targets

UK told to increase renewable energy use

The government has welcomed European targets for tackling climate change, hailing them as "ambitious proposals" that will shift Europe to a low carbon economy.

Commons approves EU treaty

Miliband says treaty will be good for Britain

The Commons last night backed the controversial EU treaty by a majority of 130 MPs.

EU rebels 'expect defeat' on Lisbon treaty

MPs to vote on EU Lisbon treaty

The government is unlikely to face a significant rebellion when MPs vote on the EU treaty tonight.

MPs scorn EU treaty/constitution 'differences'

Foreign affairs parliamentary committee says no significant foreign policy change under new EU treaty

An influential parliamentary committee has voiced doubts over government claims the EU reform treaty is significantly different to the aborted constitution.

Brown warns against Europe retreat

PM argues Europe crucial to UK success

Gordon Brown has warned against a withdrawal from Europe as it faces global economic turbulence.

Tories call for anti-trafficking agreement now

Call to ratify European convention on action against human trafficking

The Conservatives have called on the government to ratify the European convention on action against human trafficking immediately.

EU healthcare proposals delayed

Court rulings say treatment should be available abroad within the EU

Plans to allow EU citizens to travel abroad for operations have been delayed.

European treaty referendum question won't go away

European treaty referendum question won't go away

Calls for the referendum on the EU Treaty continued today after the foreign secretary faced the European Scrutiny Select Committee (ESSC) yesterday.

EU treaty is 'substantially equivalent' to constitution

Govt under new pressure for EU referendum

The proposed EU treaty is "substantially equivalent" to the rejected constitution, an independent group of MPs has said.

Lib Dems insist EU treaty 'good for Britain'

Moore challanges Tories to EU debate

The proposed European Union treaty is good for the UK, the Liberal Democrats said today.

Unions vote for EU referendum

Delegates to back public vote

TUC delegates today voted to lobby the government to hold a referendum on the EU treaty.

MPs launch campaign for EU referendum

Brown lobbied for EU vote

A cross-party group of MPs is launching a nationwide campaign to force Gordon Brown to call a referendum on the EU treaty.

Brown firm on EU referendum

Brown claims vote is not necessary

The prime minister has insisted the EU Treaty does not need to be put to a public vote.

Brown faces EU rebellion from '120 MPs'

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Labour MPs up pressure for EU referendum

Davidson leads calls for treaty reform

Gordon Brown is facing more pressure over the EU treaty, with some of his own MPs now joining calls for a referendum.

MPs back Europe-wide sex offenders register

McCanns lobby MEPs for EU-wide policy

Politicians overwhelmingly support proposals for a Europe-wide sex offenders register, independent research has found.

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