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26-Feb-2014 @ 10:0
Conservative Euro MP Struan Stevenson has contacted the European Commission on behalf of hundreds of British fishermen who have not been able to fish since December due to the relentless storm conditions which have prevented them from going to sea.
New Lib-Lab pact says: Let Brussels tax us directly
26-Feb-2014 @ 9:0
Labour and Liberal Democrat MEPs have launched a fresh attempt to hand the European Union its own powers to raise taxes directly from citizens in Britain.
Ski instructors: Conservative MEPs call on Commission to intervene
25-Feb-2014 @ 19:0
Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin will hold an urgent meeting with EU Single Market Commissioner Michel Barnier tomorrow to ask him to intervene in the cases of seven British ski instructors who have been arrested in the French Alps for allegedly working without official approval.
Kamall: Retail investors will benefit from stronger protections
25-Feb-2014 @ 19:0
The leader of Britain's Conservative MEPs Syed Kamall today said an agreement on negotiations relating to the so-called UCITS 5 regulation on retail investment products would benefit investors.
Conservative MEPs will seek to stop e-cigs overregulation
25-Feb-2014 @ 18:0
A last ditch effort will be made by Conservative MEPs tomorrow to prevent the EU from over-regulating electronic cigarettes.
Tory drive to block confusing and harmful EU sales law
25-Feb-2014 @ 9:0
Conservative MEPs will this week be mounting a concerted drive against plans for an entirely new regime of sales contract law to operate across Europe.
Marina's challenge: Drop your prostitution plan and let's tackle the bigger issues
21-Feb-2014 @ 15:0
Campaigner Marina Yannakoudakis has issued a challenge to her fellow London MEP Mary Honeyball to drop misguided proposals for the EU to regulate prostitution – and instead to back her own more-targeted plans to tackle human trafficking and the child-sex trade.
High-level conference gauges future trends – and informs the search for a European response
19-Feb-2014 @ 12:0
Europe's leaders and policy-makers must engage with one another - and with the rest of the world – in facing up to the central questions of our age.
Tragic floods merit EU solidarity cash
17-Feb-2014 @ 9:0
A senior Conservative MEP today said Britain look seriously at making an application for aid from Europe's Solidarity Fund to help alleviate the suffering caused by storms and floods.
Conservatives refuses to support 'highly prejudiced' NSA report
13-Feb-2014 @ 9:0
The European Parliament's self-appointed inquiry into the Edward Snowden allegations against the NSA has today voted on a draft report of its findings. Conservative spokesman Timothy Kirkhope MEP voted against the report, saying that the committee failed to carry out a serious inquiry and the report calls for EU interference in national security matters, despite the EU Treaties clearly stating they are a sovereign national issue.
Brussels conference on mutilation demands better co-operation, tougher prosecution
12-Feb-2014 @ 11:0
Calls for greater international co-operation in the fight against the horror of female genital mutilation were at the centre of a unique conference in Brussels.
Property rights offer a better long-term solution to poverty says ECR development spokesman
11-Feb-2014 @ 18:0
As European taxpayers continue to struggle in the wake of the global financial crisis, a report by ECR MEP Nirj Deva offers a long-term solution for poorer nations – through the development of property rights.
Conservative victory lifts threat to our seed industry and garden centres
11-Feb-2014 @ 16:0
Conservative MEPs scored a major success today when EU plans - which could have created huge problems for Britain's garden centres and producers of packet seeds – were rejected.
Conservatives turning the tide on EU red tape
10-Feb-2014 @ 17:0
Conservative MEPs have succeeded in securing cross-party and multi-national support for a comprehensive blueprint to boost business and job-creation across Europe.
Tories strive to end the horror of child-mutilation
06-Feb-2014 @ 16:0
The scandal of female genital mutilation (FGM) was highlighted in Strasbourg today by campaigning MEP Marina Yannakoudakis, who told the European Parliament a zero-tolerance approach was needed across Europe and around the world.
Message to Yanukovych: Call off the thugs, call elections instead
06-Feb-2014 @ 9:0
Ukraine's President needs to call off his henchmen and call elections instead if his country is to move towards peace and prosperity, the European Parliament was told today.
MEP condemns EU attempts to increase its role in controlling key industries
05-Feb-2014 @ 16:0
The European Parliament yesterday (5 February) passed a resolution on the UN Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), along with a technical authorisation for Member States to ratify the Treaty.
Conservative MEPs reject "passenger rights" proposals which exclude Gibraltar
05-Feb-2014 @ 14:0
Conservative MEPs today voted to reject a discriminatory report which sets out planned legislation on consumer rights for air passengers – but excludes all flights in and out of Gibraltar Airport.
Syed Kamall's letter to Gerard Batten
05-Feb-2014 @ 14:0
Syed Kamall, leader of Britain's Conservative MEPs, today sent the following letter to Gerard Batten of UKIP
Trade Defence Modernisation: One step forward, two steps back
05-Feb-2014 @ 13:0
The European Parliament today cast a partial vote on the most controversial part of trade policy: Trade Defence Instruments (TDI). Three-way negotiations between the Parliament, EU Council and Commission will now take place in an attempt to reach a final deal before the end of the current legislature.