Martin Callanan MEP

Martin Callanan MEP

North East

  • Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Spokesman
  • Parliamentary Committee:
    • Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
  • Parliamentary Delegation:
    • ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
  • Parliamentary activities - click here

Contact Details

Email: martin.callanan@europarl.europa.eu

Website: http://www.martincallanan.com

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Press

LIBERAL DEMOCRATS PUT BRITISH JOBS AT RISK THROUGH 'RABID' GREEN AGENDA SAYS CONSERVATIVE MEP

Posted,05/11/2009 00:00:00

Brussels 5 November 2009. British Liberal Democrat MEPs would rather see jobs lost in key British industries than take a pragmatic approach to climate change challenges a leading conservative MEP said today.

Thanks a watt for ridiculous ban on light bulbs, Conservative MEP tells EU

Posted,27/08/2009 12:00:00

Callanan asks how many Commissioners it takes to change a light bulb ban

Tory MEP denounces £11,000 a day of EU aid misspent by north-east officials - and still nobody takes the blame

Posted,31/03/2009 12:00:00

Heads should roll in Government Office North East, says Martin Callanan

Conservatives back greener cars without driving manufacturers out of business

Posted,16/02/2009 00:00:00

MEPs agreed a deal with the Council of Ministers that will significantly cut car emissions without crippling Europe's downtrodden car industry, Martin Callanan, Conservative MEP, who was one of the European Parliament's representatives in the "trialogue" discussions said.

Deal reached on car CO2 emissions

Posted,02/12/2008 11:00:00

Agreement will encourage greener cars without driving manufacturers out of business

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This MEP in the News

Green deal 'can protect motor jobs'

Carmakers based in Britain will have to cut emissions from new vehicles by almost a fifth by 2014, under a new deal agreed in Brussels.

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European Union to send a ballot box into space ahead of its elections

Fearing another abysmal turnout in next year’s European Union elections, the European parliament spin doctors have hit upon a solution – blast a ballot box into outer space.

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European Parliament 'Facebook' to cost £3.2m

The European Parliament is to create its own social networking website at a cost of £3.2 million to taxpayers.

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Drug addicts gifted Toon tickets

Drug addicts are being given tickets to Premiership football matches to help them on the road to recovery.

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EU parliament extension branded waste of money

Parliament’s controversial Strasbourg building is to get an extension, at an estimated cost of €680,000.

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