File concerning the Liberal Democrat European Parliamentary Party, includes: Report by the Director of Communications on the European Election Campaign 2004, information relating to postal ballots; Briefing from Chris Rennard, Director of Campaign & Elections, 2003, General ELDR Draft Budget for 2003; Letter between Katie Hall (Assistant to Nick Clegg MEP) and Graham Watson regarding meeting concerning east Midlands constituency (29/11/2000); Breakdown of results from 2000 election; ‘Brainstorming Session on European Policy’, Greg Simpson, Senior Researcher Foreign Affairs & Defence (23/2/2000); ‘Liberal Democrat Party Strategy – a Consultative Paper for Harrogate ‘99’, ‘Reflections from the LDEPP Awayday’, Brockenhurst, 15-16/10/2000, ; Lib Dems in Strasbourg: Strategies for Success – a personal view’, Robin Teverson, Chief Whip, ELDR Group (May, 1999); ELDR leaflets, ‘Eastern Agenda’ newsletter from Andrew Duff MEP (Winter 2000/1, Election Special 2001, Summer 2002, Winter 2002, Summer 2003, Summer 2004); Nick Clegg MEP Annual Report 2002; Speech by Charles Kennedy MP, Leader of the Liberal Democrats (23/09/2004); Party conference speech by Chris Davies, Leader of the British Liberal Democrat MEPs (21/9/2004); Letter from Andrew Duff MEP to Tony Blair (14/4/2004), regarding Intergovernmental Conference; Speech by Chris Davies at Liberal Democrat Spring Conference ‘Forward to Europe 2004’ (21/3/2004), Chris Davies, ‘Flying Pigs attack Britain’, ‘The ELDR Group in the new European Parliament (July – December 1999)’; ELDR/EPP Working Group, circular sent by Nick Clegg MEP to fellow Liberal Democrat MEPS, Finance & Administration Committee (19/7/1999); Letter from Paul Tyler to Graham Watson regarding possible arrangement with EPP (14/7/1999); Letters sent by Watson [as head of the UK Liberal Democrats in the European Parliament] to Mike German (Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats) regarding Plaid Cymru membership of the ELDR, Sean Neeson (Leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland) regarding Fianna Fáil membership of the ELDR, Jim Wallace (Leader, Scottish Liberal Democrats) regarding SNP membership of the ELDR, Correspondence between from Tony Blair and Watson regarding European Commission (15/6/1999-26/7/1999), Paddy Ashdown (15/6/1999); List of parliamentary committees (20/7/1999); Standing Orders of the Liberal Democrat European Parliamentary Party, aims, membership, duties of offices, list of UK Liberal Democrat MEPs; Liberal Democrat European Parliamentary Party Annual General Meeting (14/6/1999; Email from Watson congratulating Liberal Democrat MEPs on election; Minutes of meeting of LDEPP (23/6/1999, 14-15/1999), agenda, list of those present, chart of Parliamentary Office of the Liberal Democrats (POLD) (June, 1999), Rules of Procedure of the Group of the European Liberal, Democratic and Reform Party (January, 1995); Letter from Isidoro Sanchez Garcia (MEP) to Pat Cox (President of the ELDR) regarding acceptance of Coalición Canaria into ELDR group (8/7/1999); ELDR Manifesto for the European Elections, 2004 [CD ROM]; financial information [closed until 2032]

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Contains private and confidential information. Closed until 2032.