Andrew Duff in the European Parliament

Andrew is European Liberal Democrat spokesperson on the Committee on Constitutional Affairs - which is the committee charged with making the EU more democratic and accountable.

More about the Constitution for Europe.

Andrew is the leader of the Liberal caucus on the Convention which has shaped the draft Constitution for Europe. He is also vice president of the European Parliament delegation.

He was also rapporteur on the Charter of Fundamental Rights and as such will play a major part in developing a Bill of Rights for the European citizen.

The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.

Andrew is also a substitute member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and is a member of the Bureau of the European Parliamentary Intergroup on Constitutional Affairs.

Andrew is first vice-president of the Joint Parliamentary delegation to Turkey. The delegation has already met some colleagues from the Turkish parliament with whom Andrew has established a close dialogue on the relationship between Turkey and the European Union.

Within the Liberal Group, Andrew is the coordinator of a Task Force on reforming the European Union.

European Parliament official website.

The European Parliament's office in the UK exists to provide information to the public, the media, government, regional agencies and the business community about the role and activities of the Parliament itself and the European Union more generally.

European Parliament London office website.

One of the first tasks of the 1999-2004 Parliament was to approve the new European Commission led by Commission President, Romano Prodi.

For the first time, the new commissioners were subjected to serious scrutiny, and following their approval the Parliament has greater powers than before to tackle corruption or incompetence in the Commission.

Prodi Commission website.