News Releases
Showing: January 2012
Here you can find an archive of all the news items that have been on this website as well as any comments, polls or surveys.
European Parliamentary Indian Trade Envoy Welcomes William Hague's commitment
Posted,1/30/2012 5:00:00 PM
British MEP Sajjad Karim is welcoming the UK government's decision to step up trade with India.
Callanan: shift on fiscal pact recognises practical reality
Posted,1/30/2012 5:00:00 PM
The leader of Britain's Conservative MEPs today acknowledged the Government's change of tack over the fiscal pact.
Cameron's Davos agenda of competitiveness and opening trade is real answer to EU's crisis
Posted,1/26/2012 4:00:00 PM
David Cameron's agenda for growth - set out in his Davos speech today - is the only long-term answer to the EU's competitive crisis, which is just as serious and pressing as the Sovereign Debt crisis, the European Conservatives and Reformists group in the European Parliament, said today.
Robert Sturdy hosts Seminar on Invasive Alien Species
Posted,1/26/2012 10:00:00 AM
Brussels, 25th January 2012 – Robert Sturdy, MEP for the East of England and member of the European Parliament’s Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, welcomed guests from European Anglers Alliance, European Squirrel Initiative, COPA-COGECA, European Landowners Organisation, the Australian Representative to the EU, the RSPB and many more, to the European Parliament to discuss the escalating problem of Invasive Alien Species in Europe.
PM's true leadership over human rights court
Posted,1/25/2012 6:00:00 PM
The Conservative legal affairs spokesman in the European Parliament today praised the Prime Minister's firm stance in demanding reform of the European Court of Human Rights.
EU's €100 million insult
Posted,1/25/2012 2:00:00 PM
Plans unveiled today for a multi-million pound visitor centre telling the history of the European Union were condemned by Conservatives as "a costly insult to people's intelligence".
New Data rules must not harm businesses, the economy or public safety
Posted,1/25/2012 2:00:00 PM
A senior Conservative MEP today urged caution over EU plans to introduce a new raft of rules on data protection.
Success of first Friends of Pakistan Group reception
Posted,1/25/2012 1:00:00 PM
Conservative legal affairs spokesman and chairman of the European Parliament Friends of Pakistan Group, Sajjad Karim MEP, successfully hosted the first reception for the group last night.
MEP serves up a taste of Wales
Posted,1/24/2012 11:00:00 AM
Kay Swinburne, Welsh Conservative MEP, is delighted to be hosting a 'farmhouse' breakfast this week - right in the heart Brussels. The promotional event in the European Parliament on Wednesday is backed by the Farmers' Union of Wales and aims to promote Welsh produce across Europe. It is linked to a series of events throughout the UK drawing attention to the importance of eating breakfast - but this is the only one to take the key message abroad. Welsh sausages, bacon, cheese and yogurt will be on the menu, all shipped to Brussels from local producers in Wales. "Welsh farm produce is of an extremely high quality and something we should be very proud of," said Kay. "Continentals care very much about sourcing the best produce and we aim to show them they can't beat what we offer "Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, so what better way to start than with a hearty Welsh farmhouse breakfast? "I am sure my colleagues will enjoy a meal to savour. And for afters - while we´ve got them, we'll give them a better understanding of Welsh farmers' needs in the upcoming review of the Common Agricultural Policy".
Santer's return: like putting Dracula in charge of the blood bank
Posted,1/24/2012 11:00:00 AM
The return of Jacques Santer - the head of the European Commission forced to resign en masse because of financial malpractice - to head the bailout fund's leverage vehicle, is akin to putting Dracula in charge of the blood bank, Martin Callanan MEP, European Conservatives and Reformists group chairman, said today.