David Martin's EU Tribune

The European Parliament is building a name for itself as the consumers’ champion. As the holiday season approaches, the European Parliament has taken action to reduce the cost of mobile phones on the Continent. We voted in the European Parliament to ensure bills on mobile phone calls for travelers in Europe will come down as [...]

Before becoming a Member of the European Parliament I worked as an animal welfare campaigner. However, my election as the Labour Member of the European Parliament did not deprive me of the ability to campaign for the improvement of animal welfare: one of the Inter Groups I joined was the Animal Welfare Intergroup and one [...]

Unemployment is the most pressing issue in the European Union right now – it is ruining peoples’ lives. Unemployment in the eurozone rose to 10.9 per cent, up from 10.8 per cent in February, according to figures published by Eurostat today. Even worse though: youth unemployment is standing at 22.1 per cent. And although in [...]

The Left is on the march again across the European Union (EU) and the World – we are nothing if not an internationalist movement. I was pleased to hear that a new organisation was formed on International Labour Day – May Day – to promote our aims. Union Solidarity International (USi), as the new organisation [...]