Allegations of Tymoshenko violence 'deeply concerning'
Posted,4/26/2012 4:00:00 PM
News from Yulia Tymoshenko's lawyer that, on the 20th April, she was forcefully and brutally removed from her prison cell and transported to a state hospital against her will, is deeply concerning and requires explanation, Charles Tannock MEP, European Conservatives and Reformists' foreign affairs spokesman, said today.
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EU must stand with Britain and Spain against Argentina
Posted,4/17/2012 5:00:00 PM
The UK and EU should commit themselves to urgent and robust support for Spain over Argentina's unilateral take-over of a Spanish-run oil company said to be worth more than £20 billion, Conservative MEP Charles Tannock said today.
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Sannikov's release shows that pressure on Belarus must be maintained
Posted,4/17/2012 9:00:00 AM
London MEP Charles Tannock, foreign affairs and human rights spokesman for the European Conservatives and Reformists group in the European Parliament, said Belarusian opposition leader Andrei Sannikov's release showed what could be achieved when the EU took action in a united and timely way with all 27 member states joining force to counter repressive government in our own continent.
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Tannock questions mounting cost of EU diplomatic service
Posted,2/1/2012 5:00:00 PM
Charles Tannock, Conservative foreign affairs spokesman in the European Parliament, today challenged Baroness Ashton over the mounting structural costs of her EU External Action Service (EAS).
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Tannock: EU's concerted action on Iran addresses a major threat
Posted,1/23/2012 5:00:00 PM
EU sanctions announced today against Iran were welcomed by Charles Tannock MEP, foreign affairs spokesman for Conservatives in the European Parliament. He said: "Iran's nuclear military ambitions and its government's refusal to engage with the rest of the world on this issue constitute a major threat to global stability and a potential risk to peace in the Middle East, with an existential threat to the State of Israel in particular. It is also likely to lead to a regional arms race with countries such as Saudi Arabia also wishing to acquire such weapons if Iran is allowed to possess one in breach of its NPT international legal obligations. "The measures agreed by the EU, in denying Iran some of its oil revenues and by making it harder for the leadership to move money around the world, will put pressure on Tehran to come back to the negotiating table. "It shows that when there is a clear and urgent need for action, the EU does not always dither and dodge the issue. This is Europe speaking as one voice for once on the most serious global security threat and I would encourage Iran to start to listen."
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