Richard Corbett - New Year, New Developments, New Treaty...
Channel: IIEA
Date: 2012-01-24

About the Speech: 

As negotiations continue on a treaty text to give effect to the fiscal compact agreed at the December European Council, Richard Corbett outlined the substance and political dynamics of the treaty negotiations, reflected on the wider Euro crisis, and discussed the growth and jobs agenda for the forthcoming European Council summit on 30 January 2012.

About the Speaker:

Richard Corbett advises President Van Rompuy on institutional issues and relations with the European Parliament, national parliaments, the Committee of the Regions and the Economic and Social Committee.  He served as a British Labour Party MEP from 1996 to 2009 and was the European Parliament's rapporteur on the Lisbon Treaty. He has written extensively on EU affairs and is the co-author of the standard textbook on the European Parliament.