Clive Needle, (born September 22, 1956 in Romford, Essex), is a former Labour Party Member of the European Parliament (MEP), having represented Norfolk, in the United Kingdom from 1994 to 1999. Romford is a large suburban town in East London, England and the principal settlement of the London Borough of Havering. Essex is a county in the East of England. The County town is Chelmsford, and the highest point of the county is Chrishall Common The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the A Member of the European Parliament ( English abbreviation MEP) is a member of the European Union 's legislative body the European Parliament. Norfolk (ˈnɔrfək is a low-lying county in East Anglia, England, United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
Having stood for election using the campaign slogan, “Be sharp - vote Needle!”[1], Needle was elected as MEP for Norfolk in 1994. He stood again unsuccessfully for election in 1999 and in 2004, standing for the East of England constituency. East of England is a Constituency of the European Parliament. [2]
During his time in the European Parliament, Needle was a member of the Committee on Development and Cooperation and later the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection. He also served as vice chairman of the delegation for relations with Transcaucasus. [3]
Needle is now Director & EU Policy Advisor for EuroHealthNet, a non-profit organisation working to achieve “a healthier Europe with greater equity in health between and within European countries. A non-profit organization ( abbreviated "NPO" also "not-for-profit" is a legally constituted Organization whose objective is to support or engage ”[4] He lives partly in Brussels and partly in England with his family. Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is [5]