http://www.conservativeeurope.com/rss/rss-inthenews.aspxStay up to date with the latest news and information from Conservatives in the European Parliment, using our new RSS news feeds.60http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/countryside-farming-news/country-farming-columnists/2008/04/29/leth-them-do-what-they-do-best-91466-20832539/LET farmers produce food. That’s what my Conservative colleagues and I have called for in the European Parliament, in Strasbourg, last week.Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:51:13 GMThttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2008/04/23/do2305.xmlThis isn't a red tide: a tide rises gradually. What we are witnessing in South America is a scarlet tsunami: a towering wave crashing across the continent, pounding political structures to rubble.Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:07:55 GMThttp://www.reuters.com/article/rbssTechMediaTelecomNews/idUSL2345266220080423Most measures to make the European Union's telecoms market more competitive and beef up consumer rights have found cross-party support in the bloc's parliament, senior lawmakers said on WednesdayWed, 23 Apr 2008 15:24:05 GMThttp://www.smallbusiness.co.uk/5.11/business-banking/news/328421/mp-nominations-for-business-awards-announced.thtmlFormer winner of the award MEP for the West Midlands Malcolm Harbour remarks that he was 'delighted and privileged' with his victory which enabled him to meet SME owners and learn more about what needs to be done to promote innovation and reduce red tape.Thu, 15 May 2008 09:27:55 GMThttp://www.euractiv.com/en/sustainability/era-cheap-food-eu/article-171846EU consumers should get used to paying more for food as prices for meat, grain, cereal and a range of agricultural commodities are set to increase further, according to EU officials and MEPs debating the issue in Strasbourg yesterday (22 April). Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:56:51 GMThttp://www.farmersguardian.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=17990NINETY per cent of the meat imported into the EU has been fed on GM feed varieties, many of which are not even approved in the EU.Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:56:01 GMThttp://www.euractiv.com/en/sustainability/era-cheap-food-eu/article-171846EU consumers should get used to paying more for food as prices for meat, grain, cereal and a range of agricultural commodities are set to increase further, according to EU officials and MEPs debating the issue in Strasbourg yesterday (22 April).Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:26:34 GMThttp://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5g5xAwdZ7ZDCYeVGPujdGESa0TK1AEurope's farmers could respond to international food shortages and soaring prices if they were unshackled from the Common Agricultural Policy, a Conservative Euro-MP said.Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:25:15 GMThttp://business.scotsman.com/fooddrinkagriculture/MEP-vents-anger-as-French.4008799.jpSCOTLAND'S rapidly diminishing band of pig producers is under serious financial pressure with losses in the region of £20 for each animal sent to slaughter.Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:07:07 GMThttp://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/apr/21/windpower.renewableenergyPlans to build one of Europe's largest onshore wind farms in the Outer Hebrides were formally rejected today after Scottish ministers ruled the £500m scheme would devastate a globally significant peatlandMon, 21 Apr 2008 15:56:29 GMT