Andrew Duff at Federal Union conference

5.06.00pm GMT Thu 12th Mar 2009

Andrew Duff MEP will be the guest speaker on Saturday 28 March at the "Parliaments and politics" Federal Union conference and AGM. Andrew will talk about the issues that the European Parliament will have to deal with in the next few years. What role can it play in making the EU more democratic? Will the voters have a real choice in the European elections in June?

10.30 am coffee and registration

11 am The future agenda and role of the European Parliament

Guest speaker: Andrew Duff MEP

1 pm lunch

2 pm AGM session to receive the annual report and accounts and to elect a new committee for the coming year

2.30 pm The case for a global parliamentary assembly

How can the accountability of global institutions be improved? Would a parliamentary assembly engage the public in global issues? Can parliamentary procedures work at the global level?

4 pm close

For details on how to book, read more here: http://www.federalunion.org.uk/news/2009/090328AGM.shtml

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