Translation of "Parlementaire européen " (French → English) :

Member States, European and national parliamentarians, groups from civil society and individual citizens have all expressed some concerns in relation to the operation of the EAW and in particular its effect on fundamental rights.

The Commission has received representations from European and national parliamentarians, defence lawyers, citizens and civil society groups highlighting a number of problems with the operation of the EAW: no entitlement to legal representation in the issuing state during the surrender proceedings in the executing state; detention conditions in some Member States combined with sometimes lengthy pre-trial detention for surrendered persons and the non-uniform application of a proportionality check by issuing states, resulting in requests for surrender for relatively minor offences that, in the absence of a proportionality check in the exec ...[+++]uting state, must be executed.

The group led by the European parliamentarians and many Canadian parliamentarians favours a more robust standing body, a permanent parliamentary assembly overseeing the WTO.

Four of its Committees have sent their opinions to the lead Committee, reflecting the level of interest in the subject.

In actual EU election missions, a special role should be defined for MEPs to maximise their electoral and parliamentary experience and their capacity to link with civic groups, political parties etc.

I spoke to many European parliamentarians, including those attending the European fisheries committee.