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Pupils are grouped to work on the website of one of the MEPs on their regional list.
Finding out more about an MEP
Which political party are they from – in the UK and in the EU?
Which policy areas do they work in, committees involved in?
Can you link any of these issues to local issues you know about?
What questions would you like to ask?
Groups present a profile of their MEP to the class.
Class decides which MEP they would like to invite to their school.
Claimed advantages of belonging to the EU
Peace – war between European countries is now unthinkable
Trade and prosperity – British businesses can trade and compete in a large and rich marketplace
Security – a common response to outside threats and insecurity; terrorism, energy supplies
Climate change – cooperating effectively to combat climate change
Globalisation – developing our economies more effectively together in the face of the rising challenge from emerging markets like China, India, Brazil
Opportunities – to study, travel, work in any of the member states
Claimed disadvantages
We pay in a lot of money and can’t identify where it goes or what we get back.
Too many of our laws are now made in Brussels and not in our Parliament.
Too many of these laws are making us change our way of life and customs.
We have lost control of our borders. So, as more countries have joined the EU, millions of people are free to come here and claim benefits.
Workers from other EU countries take jobs from British workers.