Press Release

09/10/2008

Joseph Daul congratulates the six EPP-ED winners of The Parliament Magazine MEP Awards 2008

Joseph Daul MEP, Chairman of the EPP-ED Group, has congratulated the EPP-ED winners of The Parliament Magazine MEP Awards 2008. Daul said that this is international acknowledgement of the EPP-ED Group's political work.

Six members of the EPP-ED Group were honoured with an award in several categories: Kinga Gál (Justice and Civil Liberties), Alojz Peterle (Health and Food Safety), Neil Parish (Agriculture and Fisheries), Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou (Employment and Social Affairs), Alejo Vidal-Quadras (Energy), and Paul Rübig (Research and Innovation).

The Parliament Magazine, devoted to issues concerning the European Union, held its annual awards ceremony for 2008 on 8 October. The nominations were made by European non-governmental organisations and the final decisions were made by the Members of the European Parliament.

For further information:
Joseph Daul MEP, Tel: +32-2-2847525
Antoine Ripoll, Chairman's Spokesman, Tel: +32-475-856290
György Hölvény, EPP-ED Press Service, Tel: +32-475-752623

Notes to Editors:
The EPP-ED Group is the largest political group in the European Parliament with 288 Members from all 27 Member States.