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I would then cut out the press and any MEPs not on the relevant committee(s).

Nothing is 'mere'. — Richard P. Feynman
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Sep 11th, 2006 at 08:44:57 AM EST
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All MEPs are supposed to take an interest in business brought up by constituents.
by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Mon Sep 11th, 2006 at 08:46:13 AM EST
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Sure. In my case, "my" (Spanish) MEPs are elected on party list for a single national constituency, so unless I have a personal reson to contact any one of them because of prior contact with them, just the Spanish MEPs on the committee are enough. Or am I supposed to mass-email 54 people? I suppose I could write to Borrell since he was the no.1 candidate on the list I voted for...

This is one of the ways in which party lists put the elected representatives far away from the voter even if they achieve proportional representation. It really doesn't encourage a bottom-up approach as people follow in the UK and US.

Nothing is 'mere'. — Richard P. Feynman

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Sep 11th, 2006 at 08:50:32 AM EST
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Agree totally on party lists. As I said to Alex, we have a regional Green MEP we can certainly sound out. (I voted  Green, and he was head of the list and got in, so I consider he's "my" MEP). Otherwise it's difficult. Who are an MEP's constituents?
by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Mon Sep 11th, 2006 at 09:07:59 AM EST
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Every few weeks the MEPs get a week "off" to go back home to do "constituency work". I find the concept hilarious in a Spanish context.

Nothing is 'mere'. — Richard P. Feynman
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Sep 11th, 2006 at 10:16:09 AM EST
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