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NRI,
Neena Gill, the only Indian-born Member of the
European Parliament (MEP)
Neena Gill, the only Indian-born Member of the
European Parliament (MEP), in her speech complimented
the 22 million Indians live outside India for
their contributions. Gill, a British MEP who hails
from the Punjab, advised the Indian community
living abroad that "you need to be active
participants in the country you live in, and not
just active in your business and professional
life."
NRI, Neena Gill MEP
Mrs Gill was born in Ludhiana, India,
in 1956. Mrs Gill is a member of the Labour Party.
She holds a BA Hons. in Social Studies and served
as Deputy President of the Liverpool Polytechnic
Students Union.
Prior to becoming a Member of the European Parliament,
Mrs Gill was Chief Executive of Asra Greater London
Housing Association and Chief Executive of the
New London Housing Group.
She is a Board member of various housing associations,
as well as a Member of several national inquiries
and working parties. Mrs Gill also serves as an
advisor to Ministers and Members of Parliament
on social policy issues.
Member Budgets Committee
Substitute Industry, External Trade, Research
and Energy Committee Vice-chair South Asia and
SAARC Delegation
As the only female Asian Parliamentarian in the
UK, I am involved in projects that aim to stimulate
the political engagement of the various communities
within our society that are under represented
and may feel excluded. A priority is to encourage
the engagement of young people in politics; I
have done a lot of work with young people's groups
and have supported initiatives such as the Young
People's Parliament and visited many schools in
the region.
Cheaper cars, safer food, more recycling, paid holidays
whatever your job – and above all peace and
prosperity. Every day Labour MEPs are working on
new laws to make your life better.
One of the main reasons for joining the Common
Market in 1973 was because Britain was losing
out. Our continental neighbours had overtaken
us on economic performance. We wanted to catch
up. And we have. Standards of living have risen
and today three million British jobs depend on
our continued membership of the European Union
(EU).
In May 2004, 10 new countries mainly from Central
and Eastern Europe will join the EU. British companies
will then be free to trade across a market of
500 million, the biggest single market in the
world.
But Europe’s expansion is also important
in one other respect: Peace.
The twentieth century Europe many of us grew
up in was marred by war in its first half, and
Cold War and division in its second half. Millions
of people died in conflict and we spent millions
defending ourselves against one another.
That old, divided Europe is gone.
The new, united Europe offers us a real opportunity
to build a new kind of Europe, a Europe of peace
and prosperity.
This will be a first in our continent’s
history and a real legacy for our children and
grandchildren.
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