The members of the European Parliament's 5th term, 1999-2004, will pack their offices and leave Strasbourg this Wednesday. Some of them to retire and many of them to go back home and run their election campaigns ahead of the June European elections.
Following the last debate of the final session of this Parliament's term of office, Pat Cox will this Wednesday mark his last session as President with a speech to the plenary.
In his first speech as president of the House back in Jan...
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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.