Comments on: MEPs no longer under the spotlight http://blogs.euobserver.com/mahony/2009/04/24/meps-no-longer-under-the-spotlight/ Honor Mahony is editor of the EUobserver in Brussels and has also written for The Irish Times, Sunday Business Post and Spiegel Online. Her blog takes a closer look at political life in Brussels as well as wider trends in the European Union. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:17:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Honor Mahony http://blogs.euobserver.com/mahony/2009/04/24/meps-no-longer-under-the-spotlight/comment-page-1/#comment-1034 Honor Mahony Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:22:10 +0000 http://blogs.euobserver.com/mahony/?p=208#comment-1034 Indeed it is a fair complaint. That is why I included it in the post. On being encouraged by the other MEPs emailing him, I meant that I was pleased that his work got some recognition, despite one political party lodging a strong enough complaint for him to temporarily close the site. I agree that quantity does not always equal quality but equally I do not see what is wrong with having such a website. It sheds light on the basic activities of MEPs in the European Parliament, something that is not always clear to their voters, and opens up the discussion between voters and their MEP on this very issue. Not altogether a bad thing, I don't think. Indeed it is a fair complaint. That is why I included it in the post. On being encouraged by the other MEPs emailing him, I meant that I was pleased that his work got some recognition, despite one political party lodging a strong enough complaint for him to temporarily close the site. I agree that quantity does not always equal quality but equally I do not see what is wrong with having such a website. It sheds light on the basic activities of MEPs in the European Parliament, something that is not always clear to their voters, and opens up the discussion between voters and their MEP on this very issue. Not altogether a bad thing, I don’t think.

]]> By: Chris http://blogs.euobserver.com/mahony/2009/04/24/meps-no-longer-under-the-spotlight/comment-page-1/#comment-1032 Chris Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:49:41 +0000 http://blogs.euobserver.com/mahony/?p=208#comment-1032 Seems like a fair complaint - why should members who joined mid-mandate be effectively named and shamed at the bottom of the ranking? Honor, it seems you are too easily "encouraged" by MEPs who praised the site. No doubt a number of them did disproportionately well out of a ranking based on quantity of work rather than quality. Or should we judge you against your EU Observer colleagues by the frequency of your blog posts? Seems like a fair complaint – why should members who joined mid-mandate be effectively named and shamed at the bottom of the ranking?

Honor, it seems you are too easily “encouraged” by MEPs who praised the site. No doubt a number of them did disproportionately well out of a ranking based on quantity of work rather than quality.

Or should we judge you against your EU Observer colleagues by the frequency of your blog posts?

]]> By: michal http://blogs.euobserver.com/mahony/2009/04/24/meps-no-longer-under-the-spotlight/comment-page-1/#comment-1016 michal Mon, 27 Apr 2009 05:11:49 +0000 http://blogs.euobserver.com/mahony/?p=208#comment-1016 The activities of MEPs are here: http://kohovolit.eu/eu/activity.php The activities of MEPs are here: http://kohovolit.eu/eu/activity.php

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]]> By: Aaron Grunwald http://blogs.euobserver.com/mahony/2009/04/24/meps-no-longer-under-the-spotlight/comment-page-1/#comment-921 Aaron Grunwald Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:28:42 +0000 http://blogs.euobserver.com/mahony/?p=208#comment-921 I certainly can understand his concerns. But it would be a bit outrageous for an MEP to take any legal action, if this is all publicly available information. I certainly can understand his concerns. But it would be a bit outrageous for an MEP to take any legal action, if this is all publicly available information.

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