The treasurer of the Sutton and Croydon Green Party, Shasha Khan, visited Brussels to meet with London's Green MEP Jean Lambert.
The meeting earlier this month tackled issues such as air quality and the use of household chemicals.
Mr Khan said: "Despite being based in Brussels and Strasbourg, London's Green MEP has been at the forefront of defending the rights and welfare of the people of Sutton."
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Ms Lambert recently opposed a European Parliament report that sought to loosen restrictions on EU air quality standards.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) calculates that air pollution reduces the life of the average European by 8.6 months.
EU plans to cut pollution by 2010 should on average save 2.3 months of life for each European.
On the use of household chemicals, Ms Lambert pushed forward the REACH directive, the Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals, which was adopted this October.
The REACH directive gives consumers increased access to information about the ingredients of household products as well as ensuring that the most toxic chemicals are replaced with safer alternatives.
Safety testing involving animal experiments have also been scrapped.
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