Fireworks explode overhead, Mozart blares from speakers as a spectacular light show dances across the facade of the medieval cathedral.
The streets are full of broken glass; people shout at each other, light flares and climb lampposts while dancing and waving flags. France has made it to the World Cup final.
Church organs are to be
reprieved from an EU directive which had threatened their future
owing to a forthcoming restriction on hazardous substances, said
Euro MP Robert Sturdy.
He sought clarification after reports of
a ban were highlighted this week under new EU laws designed to
recycle waste electronic equipment and remove dangerous metals
from the environment.
Welcome to my first end of session newsletter. I hope you have enjoyed my monthly View from Strasbourg, which this newsletter is intended to be an addition to in order to give an overview of what I have been doing in the European Parliament.
Explaining what the European Parliament is and what it does for constituents is not easy. The issues are complicated but communication is key. That is why I am sending out this newsletter and why I have set up this new website.
