Interview with Student Direct
THIS is an interview that Andrew Brons conducted with the student newspaper Student Direct on 24th February 2010.
Our adversarial system of trial is quite different
23RD FEBRUARY 2010: THIS contribution was made by Andrew Brons to a Debate on Judicial Co-operation in Penal Matters following a presentation by Mr. Winfried Schubert.
Whole populations of war torn countries are eligible to seek asylum
23RD FEBRUARY 2010: I made this contribution to a LIBE debate on Burden Sharing Between Member States in the Reception of Asylum Seekers.
Observations on the Delegation to Rosarno
23RD FEBRUARY 2010: I was appalled by the conditions under which the migrant workers were employed - a lack of contracts or of minimum employment standards. However, I was also appalled by the fact that local residents were employed by the municipality to do 'socially useful' work without proper contracts of employment.
Andrew supports by-election effort
16TH FEBRUARY 2010: Andrew Brons was in Jarrow in the North East region - famous for the 300- mile march for jobs in 1936 - to offer his active support in a by-election currently being fought there.
Book burning is alive and well
24th FEBRUARY 2010: THIS was the contribution by Andrew Brons to a Debate on the European Parliament's Priorities for the United Nations Human Rights Council Under the 'Catch the Eye' Procedure.
Convention or Charter - which takes preference?
23rd FEBRUARY 2010: I made this contribution to a debate in the LIBE committee this morning on the Accession of the European Union to the European Convention on Human Rights. It was both a comment and a question.
It's a constitutional brainteaser
23RD FEBRUARY 2010: YESTERDAY in Brussels I was due to attend two committee meetings at the same time. I was able to do this by visiting both committee rooms and ascertaining when it was be most productive to attend each committee.
Just 26% of Croatians want to join the European Union
19th MARCH 2010: ANDREW Brons asked this question of the Croatian Ambassador to the European Union, Branko Baricevic, in a meeting of the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee.
Parlimentary Assistants step in for Andrew
16TH FEBRUARY 2010: When Andrew Brons had to cancel a planned appearance at a Pendle BNP meeting last night, his parliamentary assistants Chris Beverley and Adam Walker stepped in to represent Andrew in his absence.