News Releases
Showing: January 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.
Early effects of roaming regulation evident
Posted,1/17/2008 1:00:00 PM
Early figures on international roaming charges published today show the EU regulation approved by the European Parliament last summer had an effect on mobile phone costs from the start - although far more is to come.
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Brussels to pay for Bluetongue vaccine
Posted,1/17/2008 10:00:00 AM
Conservative Chairman of the European Parliament's Agriculture Committee, Neil Parish MEP, has welcomed assurance from the EU's Health Commissioner that the European Commission will pay the full cost of purchasing Bluetongue vaccine and half of the administration costs.
Burden-sharing not load-shedding in emissions targets agreement
Posted,1/16/2008 5:00:00 PM
Welcoming the Slovenian Presidency of the EU today, Leader of the Conservatives in the European Parliament Giles Chichester MEP stressed that the UK Government and other Member States must live up to their commitments in the emissions targets agreement and looked forward to a more competitive Europe.
Large cavity in Government policy on NHS dentist treatment
Posted,1/16/2008 5:00:00 PM
Millions of people in England and Wales have not seen a dentist since April 2006, exposing a large cavity in the Government's pledge on access to an NHS dentist, Health Spokesman for the Conservatives in the European Parliament John Bowis MEP said today.
Foreign Office must intervene to secure journalists' release
Posted,1/16/2008 5:00:00 PM
The British Government must be more vocal in securing the release of a British citizen arrested in Niger for filming a report on the Tuareg rebellion in the north of the country, Conservative MEP Neil Parish said today.
Consumer credit across the EU is a step closer
Posted,1/16/2008 5:00:00 PM
A single market for consumer credit is a step closer today after MEPs approved the second reading of the Consumer Credit Directive.
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Thousands of lives could be saved with new ESC technology
Posted,1/15/2008 5:00:00 PM
Some 4,000 road traffic deaths and 100,000 injuries could be avoided if all cars in Europe were equipped with Electronic Stability Control.
Government must act to save rural communities from further harm
Posted,1/15/2008 5:00:00 PM
Community-inspired initiatives to offer an alternative provision of post office services will not be up and running in time to plug the gap left by thousands of closures this year, Conservative MEP Timothy Kirkhope said today.
Dinosaur EU must stop trampling on modern life
Posted,1/11/2008 12:00:00 AM
EU must honour its commitment to drop tariffs on IT goods
New reactors is rare common sense decision
Posted,1/10/2008 12:00:00 AM
The UK Government has shown rare common sense in their approval for a new generation of nuclear reactors in the UK.