News Releases
Showing: July 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.
Let's not dig up the soil Directive
Posted,7/17/2008 6:00:00 PM
Neil Parish, Conservative MEP and Chairman of the European Parliament Agriculture Committee, believes that the EU'S soil directive should be buried after it emerged that the French Presidency plans to bring it back before the Council of Ministers by the end of this year.
Damning Verdict from UK Ombudsman on Equitable Life
Posted,7/17/2008 4:00:00 PM
The Rt. Hon Sir Robert Atkins MEP, Conservative Spokesman on Petitions in the European Parliament, today responds to the report published by the UK Parliamentary Ombudsman on the Equitable Life fiasco. Sir Robert was instrumental in persuading the European Parliament to set up a Special Investigative Committee to examine and report on the activities of the company, the British Government and the European Commission. This was on the back of many thousands of petitions presented to the Parliament.
BOWIS SLAMS COMMISSION OVER CHINESE IVORY TRADE DECISION
Posted,7/16/2008 4:00:00 PM
John Bowis MEP, Conservative spokesman on the Environment in the European Parliament, has today denounced China's bid to be allowed to trade ivory. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) has been considering an application from China to be let into the legal trade of African ivory.
Parish calls for "independent body" on animal health as TB is diagnosed in the Netherlands
Posted,7/15/2008 4:00:00 PM
Neil Parish, Conservative MEP and Chairman of the European Parliament Agriculture Committee, today called for an "independent body" to be set up to make animal health decisions. His call was made as he delivered a letter from British farming organisations to the European Health Commissioner, Androulla Vassiliou, urging the EU Bovine TB Eradication Task Force to visit the UK. This coincided with the news that TB had been found in the Netherlands from cows exported from the UK.
British heritage sites at risk from EU Ban
Posted,7/14/2008 12:00:00 PM
John Bowis MEP, Conservative spokesman on the Environment in the European Parliament, has tabled amendments to the European Commission's proposal to place restrictions on the use of the chemical Dichloromethane (DCM), which is mainly used in paint strippers.
Sarkozy warned to practice what he preaches on Europe
Posted,7/14/2008 8:00:00 AM
Strasbourg, 10th July 2008 -- Philip Bushill-Matthews MEP, the Conservative Leader in the European Parliament, has warned that the French Presidency of the EU must not backslide into social and economic protectionism. New employment legislation covering working time, temporary workers and the creation of Works Councils are part of the Presidency priorities.
Clarity at last for British air fares
Posted,7/9/2008 2:00:00 PM
Timothy Kirkhope MEP, former leader of the Conservatives in the European Parliament, has fought and won a battle in the European Parliament today to achieve full disclosure by airline companies of exactly how air fares are broken down.
Competition and Innovation in Telecoms market boosted
Posted,7/9/2008 12:00:00 AM
Malcolm Harbour MEP
SAGA saved, thanks to Conservatives
Posted,7/9/2008 12:00:00 AM
Giles Chichester MEP saved top UK companies including SAGA and Club 18-30, from being wiped out by EU anti-discrimination laws.
Small business really must come first, say Conservatives
Posted,7/9/2008 12:00:00 AM
Conservatives in the European Parliament have backed a new political initiative, the Small Business Act, which aims to encourage the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).