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Lib Dem MEPs sign up to campaign to improve mobile phone coverage in Yorkshire and Humber
Lib Dem MEPs for Yorkshire and the Humber, Edward McMillan-Scott and Rebecca Taylor, have backed a campaign to help improve mobile phone coverage in the local area. The Countryside Alliance is asking people to become ‘phone detectives’ this summer and …
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Letter to the papers: European Arrest Warrant
My colleague, Edward McMillan-Scott, and I have written the following letter to the papers in the region on the issue of the European Arrest Warrant. Dear Sir or Madam, Readers may well be aware of the recent conviction of Jeremy …
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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 …
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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 …
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“EU must get tough on tax” says Sharon Bowles MEP
Ahead of tomorrow’s EU Summit in Brussels, the European Parliament has backed a common European strategy to combat tax fraud, evasion and havens. UK Liberal Democrat MEP Sharon Bowles, who chairs the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, said: …
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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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A statement from Rebecca Taylor MEP regarding the amendment made to EU Marketing Standards for olive oil (Commission Regulation 29/2012)
A statement from Rebecca Taylor MEP regarding the amendment made to EU Marketing Standards for olive oil (Commission Regulation 29/2012) that will require, from 1 January 2014, bottles in the catering sector to be non-refillable and non re-sealable. This formed …
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Nigel Lawson short-sighted and reckless on Europe
Responding to Lord Lawson’s call for the UK to leave the European Union Fiona Mall MEP, the leader of the Liberal Democrat delegation in the European Parliament, commented: “It is absurd to suggest that we must somehow choose between trade with Europe and with the …
British Business betrayed by Conservatives in European Parliament carbon vote
Lib Dem MEP Rebecca Taylor has slammed Conservatives who voted against the interests of UK manufacturing in an EU vote today (Wednesday). Conservatives MEPs rejected proposals to backload the continents Emissions Trading Scheme, which sets a price for industrial carbon …
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EU helps developing countries to tackle corruption
Rebecca Taylor, Liberal Democrat MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber, has welcomed agreement this week on new EU rules to tackle corruption. Now large oil, gas, diamond and logging companies will have to disclose full information on their payments to …
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