News Releases
Showing: October 2008
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.
Value for money and accountability in EU budget
Posted,10/23/2008 4:00:00 PM
Conservatives vote against MEPs' proposals to increase EU budget
Piracy: EU runs up its flag on non-existent fleet
Posted,10/23/2008 2:00:00 PM
Strasbourg, 23rd October 2008 -- In spite of a NATO maritime group and a coalition force actively combating piracy in the seas off the Horn of Africa, the EU has decided they want their flag on a copy-cat naval operation. The EU, which has no ships of their own, will draw vessels from the same over-stretched navies already engaged in the operations. Today the resolution received the full backing of the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
Conservative MEPs hail Sakharov award for Chinese dissident
Posted,10/23/2008 11:00:00 AM
Europe will not ignore Beijing repressionStrasbourg, 23rd October 2008 -- Conservative foreign affairs spokesman in the European Parliament Dr Charles Tannock MEP and European Parliament Vice-President Edward McMillan-Scott MEP today hailed the award of the Sakharov prize for the freedom of thought to Chinese dissident Hu Jia as a sign that Europe will not ignore the repression of the communist dictatorship in Beijing regardless of the importance of the EU's strategic economic and political relationship with China.
Human rights and democracy clauses in EU trade agreements should be either upheld or abolished
Posted,10/23/2008 10:00:00 AM
Conservative MEP says EU risks ridicule unless it retains the threat of sanctions
Ashton confirmed as new EU Commissioner
Posted,10/22/2008 12:00:00 PM
Conservatives will work with Ashton in her new role
New timeshare directive to ensure tourists are not tripped up by rogue traders
Posted,10/22/2008 12:00:00 PM
Conservatives on the case
MEPs support an end to fish discards
Posted,10/22/2008 10:00:00 AM
Strasbourg, 21st October 2008 -- Cod stocks were given a boost today after the European Parliament backed proposals to update the failing 2004 cod recovery plan. The current measures have so far proved insufficient in allowing cod stocks to recover and have had a disastrous knock on effect of the entire whitefish fleet, Struan Stevenson MEP, Conservative fisheries spokesman, said today.
MEPs call for Ugandan terrorist to be brought before International Criminal Court
Posted,10/22/2008 10:00:00 AM
Deva's resolution backed by European Parliament
Virtual strip search concerns raised in Strasbourg
Posted,10/21/2008 2:00:00 PM
Conservatives compel European Commission to answer privacy and dignity fears
Foot and Mouth case welcomed
Posted,10/17/2008 2:00:00 PM
Someone must take account for the failings Brussels, 17th October 2008 -- Conservative chairman of the European Parliament's agriculture committee, Neil Parish MEP, has welcomed the High Court case being brought by 14 farmers to secure compensation from Pirbright for last summer's Foot and Mouth outbreak. He said: "It is absolutely right that someone is held to account for the devastating events of last summer. "This case will hopefully enable us to get to the bottom of who knew about biosecurity concerns, and whether the government was negligent in allowing a potential breach. "Ministers are asking farmers to share in the costs of disease prevention, which many farmers see as a slap in the face from a government that probably could have avoided this outbreak. "Finally, farmers may get some justice for the misery they were caused."