European Parliament

This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on the European Parliament. This includes select committee reports, briefing papers on current legislation and other subjects produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs.

Standard Notes

Date	Description
28.02.2013	Local, Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly and European Parliament elections: Social Indicators page
	Local, Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly and European Parliament elections: Social Indicators page. A summary of recent election results.
29.01.2013	EU Staff Salaries
	EU staff salaries have been the subject of some criticism in recent months. This Note pulls together the various strands in the EU staff salaries debate.
11.12.2012	Recent EU Treaty Amendments and UK Ratification
	This Note outlines the three Treaty amendments that have been adopted under amended Article 48 TEU since the Lisbon Treaty came into force and how these amendments have been ratified in the UK.
01.11.2012	How to find voting information in the European Parliament
	How to find voting information in the European Parliament. By Julia Keddie. SN/IA/3389.
19.03.2010	The AfPak policy: Origins and evolution
	Following his inauguration as President in January 2009, Barack Obama initiated an interagency review of US policy in Afghanistan and Pakistan. It rapidly became clear that the new Administration was thinking in terms of a more integrated, regional policy, which soon became known by the shorthand term, 'AfPak'. This note, which is mainly descriptive in nature, briefly surveys the origins and subsequent evolution of the AfPak policy, providing links to key official reports and documents. It does not offer a comprehensive analysis of the current situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Research Papers

Date	Description
01.11.2012	European Union (Croatian Accession and Irish Protocol) Bill [Bill 76 of 2012-13]
	Croatia is expected to join the EU in July 2013. This Bill would allow the UK to ratify Croatia's accession treaty and would also cover the Protocol to the Lisbon Treaty put forward by the Irish Government.
07.08.2012	UK Election Statistics: 1918-2012
	This paper presents an overview of results from UK elections since 1918, including elections to the House of Commons, the European Parliament, devolved bodies and local government.
02.12.2010	European Union Bill (HC Bill 106 2010-11)
	This Bill strengthens the provisions of the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 with explicit procedures for agreeing to or ratifying certain EU decisions or treaty changes, including provisions for referendums on changes that would transfer powers from the UK to the EU.
17.06.2009	European Parliament Elections 2009
	Elections to the European Parliament were held across the 27 states of the European Union between 4 and 7 June 2009. The UK elections were held concurrently with the county council elections in England on 4 June. The UK now has 72 MEPs, down from 78 at the last election, distributed between 12 regions. The Conservatives won 25 seats, both UKIP and Labour 13 and the Liberal Democrats 11. The Green Party held their two seats, while the BNP won their first two seats in the European parliament. Labour lost five seats compared with the comparative pre-election position. The Conservatives won the popular vote overall, and every region in Great Britain except the North East, where Labour won, and Scotland, where the SNP won. UKIP won more votes than Labour. UK turnout was 34.5%. Across Europe, centre-right parties, whether in power or opposition, tended to perform better than those on the centre-left. The exact political balance of the new Parliament depends on the formation of Groups. The UK was not alone in seeing gains for far-right and nationalistic parties. Turnout across the EU was 43%. It was particularly low in some of the newer Member States. Part 1 of this paper presents the full results of the UK elections, including regional analysis and local-level data. Part 2 presents summary results of the results across the EU, together with country-level summaries based on data from official national sources.
23.06.2004	European Parliament elections 2004
	European Parliament elections 2004. House of Commons Research Paper 04/50.

Select Committee Reports

Date	Description
27.10.2009	House Committee (HL) fourth report on Parliamentary Passes for UK Members of the European Parliament
	House Committee (HL) report [Lords]

Early Day Motions

Date	Description
20.10.2011	EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT WRITTEN DECLARATION ON EPILEPSY
	That this House welcomes the European Parliament's Written Declaration on Epilepsy 0022/2011, submitted by MEPs Gay Mitchell, Nirj Deva, Marian Harkin, Peter Skinner and Angelika Werthmann ...
15.12.2010	EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION ON WESTERN SAHARA
	That this House acknowledges the most recent European Parliament resolution on the situation in the Western Sahara, which calls on the European Commission to monitor the human rights ...
23.06.2009	COST OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
	That this House notes with concern that the cost of the European Parliament's policy of dividing its work between Brussels and Strasbourg is estimated at over 200 million per year and ...
10.06.2009	ACCESS TO THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT FOR MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
	That this House notes with concern that Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are automatically given security passes to the Houses of Parliament; believes there is no reason why ...
10.06.2009	WESTMINSTER PARLIAMENTARY PASSES FOR MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THEIR STAFF
	That this House notes that the number of parliamentary passes available for the staff of hon. Members and Peers is necessarily limited; further notes that Members of the European Parliament ...