WTO ruling against Airbus confirms that European reimbursable loans are a legal instrument for partnership between government and industry
Posted,30/06/2010 00:00:00
Brussels, 30th June 2010 -- The USA needs to negotiate an agreement with the EU which enables both sides to continue operating a public-private partnership for Boeing and Airbus but on a level playing field for both manufacturers, Robert Sturdy MEP, European Conservatives and Reformists group international trade spokesman, said today.
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INNOCENT SRI LANKANS WILL SUFFER BECAUSE OF HEAVY HANDED EU DECISION TO END TRADE CONCESSIONS
Posted,16/02/2010 00:00:00
Brussels 16 February 2010. Conservative International Trade spokesman in Europe Robert Sturdy MEP, said the European Commission decision to remove trade concessions to Sri Lanka would punish innocent Sri Lankans. The trade concessions are referred to as GSP + status.
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EU shoe tariffs decision is lamentable
Posted,22/12/2009 00:00:00
The EU's decision today to extend tariffs on shoe imports from China and Vietnam has been slammed by Robert Sturdy MEP, Conservative international trade spokesman in the European Parliament. Ministers today overturned a decision by the EU's Anti-Dumping committee and extended a 16.5 percent and a 10 percent tariff on shoes from China and Vietnam respectively for another 15 months. The duties were introduced by Lord Mandelson in 2006 when he was trade commissioner. Retailers have not taken a shine to the plans, which Clarks says have cost it around €800m in import costs since 2006. Mr Sturdy said: "Not a single European manufacturing job will be saved in the long run by these duties. "This is a tax that will affect consumers and retailers in their pockets at a time when necessities such as shoes should be as cheap as possible. "We cannot shut out cheap imports from Asia but we can reap the benefits from cheaper production thanks to outsourcing. Countries like Britain who have embraced outsourcing of basic production have found their fashion industries thrive as more design and finishing jobs are created at home. "It seems ludicrous that the EU would want to artificially inflate the prices of shoes at a time when we are trying to encourage high street spending."
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EASTERN REGION CONSERVATIVE MEP HOPES THAT JOB CUTS AT VAUXHALL IN LUTON WILL BE KEPT TO A MINIMUM
Posted,30/11/2009 00:00:00
EASTERN REGION CONSERVATIVE MEP HOPES THAT JOB CUTS AT VAUXHALL IN LUTON WILL BE KEPT TO A MINIMUM
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Doha should not be the elephant in the room at WTO talks
Posted,30/11/2009 00:00:00
Doha should not be the elephant in the room at WTO talks
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