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Essay Competition!
Please find below an advert for an essay writing competition I recently sent around local universities. The competition is open to undergraduates from Universities in the Yorkshire and Humber Region. Write an essay and get work experience at the European Parliament! …
Clinical trials committee vote: a good day for transparency!
Today the European Parliament’s Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee voted on the new EU regulation on clinical trials. The MEP responsible for the report is British Labour MEP Glenis Willmott. The regulation will make it easier for cli…
European Commission NOT seeking to restrict seeds; another Euromyth busted!
During the last week I have received a number of emails from members of the public expressing concern about European Commission plans to “make seeds illegal unless they are registered with governments”. Many of the people were keen gardeners who feared their hobby was being threatened by the EU.
I am happy to report that this is NOT the case. Last Tuesday in the European Parliament’s Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee, European Health Commissioner Tonio Borg said that rumours of the Commission trying to strangle the seeds industry were UNTRUE and may have been based on rejected drafts and/or rumours.
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Lib Dems launch a million job campaign!
Yorkshire and the Humber’s Lib Dem MEPs, Edward McMillan-Scott and Rebecca Taylor have welcomed the Liberal Democrat Million Jobs Campaign, which was launched by Liberal Democrat Leader and Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg. Since coming to power more than one …
EU must extend corporate transparency to all sectors
Large oil, gas, diamond and logging companies will be obliged to disclose full information on all projects where payments to governmental authorities exceed a threshold of 100.000 Euros under new rules adopted by the European Parliament today. Fiona Hall MEP, leader …
Lib Dem MEPs press Commission for answers on olive oil regulation
Lib Dem MEPs have demanded an explanation from the European Commission regarding the decision to ban reusable olive oil dishes in restaurants, and will be tabling a series of parliamentary questions to get the bottom of the matter. George Lyon …
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EP environment committee breathes new life into EU emissions trading scheme
Speaking after the Environment committee’s 2-1 endorsement of ‘backloading’ measures to support the EU emissions trading system, Chris Davies MEP (UK, LibDems), ALDE spokesperson in the environment committee said:
Better targeted protection for unaccompanied children entering EU
Unaccompanied children entering the EU should be exempted from accelerated immigration procedures given their age and vulnerability according to a committee of MEPs today. The European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee adopted the re…
EP report on fundamental rights in Hungary falls short
“I am very disappointed that the Civil Liberties committee of the European Parliament today, either due to a blind political allegiance or lack of will, decided to shy away from taking a firm stand on the insidious and persistent threats to democracy, fundamental rights and rule of law in Hungary over the past year or so”, said ALDE spokesperson Renate Weber (PNL, Romania) after today’s vote in the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee on the controversial report on the situation of fundamental rights in Hungary.