Friday 9th May 2008

Liberalisation of energy markets is in everyone's interest - Competitive and efficient - ownership unbundling is way for... UK won't get (much) flood compensation from EU after all - Conservatives call for EU support for Georgia - Hands off Georgia say Tory MEPs as new Russian President takes office Superstate rolls back: Commission ditches plan to establish EU embassies around the world - Commission concedes that Ref... Steaks are high for Brazilian Beef - Conservative MEP wary of return for Brazilian beef after rumpus with Brazilian poli... EURO BOOST FOR McCANN CAMPAIGN - Kate and Gerry McCann are well on their way to the required number of signatures from M... Feed situation must be addressed - Parish calls for review of unfair and inefficient European policy on GM feed European Parliament adds pressure on Mugabe - The European Parliament is calling for the wishes of the Zimbabwean people... SAGA saved following Conservative pressure in Brussels - New anti-discrimination law could have stopped SAGA and Club 18... Conservative MEP launches 'One laptop per child' scheme to improve education in underdeveloped countries - A laptop for ... Let farmers produce food! - Let farmers produce food! Break up BAA's monopoly to make passengers' life better - Conservative MEP urges the Competition Commission to open up a... Improved system for organ donations in Europe - Conservatives welcome information exchange but warn against one size fi... Systematic Failures in Brazilian Beef Industry - Ban on Brazilian beef fully justified by damning FVO report but many qu... Hypocritical EU vote for tobacco subsidies - European Parliament's Agricultural Committee votes for EU tobacco subsidies... Hypocritical EU vote for tobacco subsidies - Hypocritical EU vote for tobacco subsidies Europe has moral responsibility to produce food - European farmers vital to food security in the future within a market ... New Spanish fishing armada is coming if Brown fails to stop Commission proposal - Brussels, 10th April 2008 -- A new Pro... McCanns and Conservatives in joint call for Europe-wide missing children alert - Parents of Madelaine McCann welcomed by...

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Nirj Deva MEP

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South East

  • Development Spokesman
  • Parliamentary Committee:
    • Development
  • Parliamentary Delegation:
    • South Asia
    • ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
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Email: nirj.deva@europarl.europa.eu

Website: http://www.nirjdeva.com

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Conservative MEP launches 'One laptop per child' scheme to improve education in underdeveloped countries

Posted,4/23/2008 12:00:00 AM

A laptop for every child aged between 6 and 12 allowing them to network and learn is the aim of a revolutionary and very ambitious initiative which was launched today by Nirj Deva MEP, Conservative Development Spokesman in the European Parliament.

Conservative MEP says “Stop killing babies because they are girls”

Posted,4/2/2008 12:00:00 AM

Conservative MEP says “Stop killing babies because they are girls”

Conservative MEP calls for Global Environmental Coalition

Posted,2/18/2008 12:00:00 AM

Conservatives demand EU election observers go to Pakistan to ensure free and fair elections

Posted,11/14/2007 12:00:00 AM

Sponsoring a joint declaration of the European Parliament, Nirj Deva MEP, Conservative International Development Spokesman, has called on the European Commission to guarantee election observers attend the Pakistan elections in January 2008 only if martial law is lifted.

EU's human rights reputation on the line if Portuguese invite Mugabe to EU Summit, say Conservatives

Posted,9/11/2007 12:00:00 AM

The Co-ordinator of the European Parliament’s Development Committee, Nirj Deva, today demanded that the President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, be barred from the forthcoming Lisbon Summit this December.

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RIGHTS: EU 'Half-Hearted' in Backing Gender Equality

The European Union's efforts to promote gender equality in poor countries have been dubbed "half-hearted" by the bloc's only directly elected institution.

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Pakistan's politics to be played out in Britain

On Friday, Nirj Deva, a Tory MEP and spokesman on international development, broke cover on the website conservativehome.blogs.com in order to apportion blame.

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MEPs outraged at Mugabe's invitation to Lisbon

MEPs have reacted with fury to news that Robert Mugabe will travel to Europe next week to attend a summit of EU and African leaders in Lisbon

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MEP launches online petition for say on EU treaty

An MEP has launched an online petition calling for a referendum on the EU reform treaty.

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DEVELOPMENT: EU Parliament May Insist on Health Aid

The European Union's only directly elected body is demanding increased aid for basic health and education in poor countries before it approves next year's budget for the 27-nation bloc.

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