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The parliament is struggling to make itself more popular, relevant and effective (Photo: EUobserver)

MEPs turn down modernising reform

MEPs have poured cold water on one of the first concrete proposals by a special advisory body tackling internal reform of the European Parliament.

In a vote on next year's plenary sessions on Wednesday (11 July), parliamentarians rejected introducing eight extra plenary debates. The proposal was seen as a way of boosting the parliament's response to current events.

These "micro-sessions" were supposed to be held in Brussels on Wednesday mornings - during the regular European Comm...

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The parliament is struggling to make itself more popular, relevant and effective (Photo: EUobserver)

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