Charles Tannock MEP

Charles Tannock MEP

London

  • Foreign Affairs and Human Rights Spokesman
  • Parliamentary Committee
    • Foreign Affairs
    • Sub-committee on Human Rights
  • Parliamentary Delegations:
    • Ukraine
    • Euro-Latin American Parliamentary
  • Parliamentary activities - click here

Contact Details

Email: charles.tannock@europarl.europa.eu

Website: http://www.charlestannock.com/

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Press

EGYPT HAS GREATER ROLE TO PLAY IN DELIVERING AID TO GAZA

Posted,6/16/2010 12:00:00 AM

Strasbourg 16 June 2010. Conservative Foreign Affairs spokesman in Brussels Dr Charles Tannock MEP said Egypt had a bigger role to play in delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza.

NATO's Afghan mission must not fail and Pakistan must ensure that aid from European countries is used to fight terrorists

Posted,12/16/2009 12:00:00 AM

NATO's mission in Afghanistan will defeat the Taliban if there is sufficient political will and troops, Charles Tannock MEP, foreign affairs coordinator for the European Conservatives and Reformists group in the European Parliament, said today in a debate on Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Tragedy of typhoon offers new chance for Taiwan's UN participation, says Tory MEP

Posted,9/17/2009 3:00:00 PM

Strasbourg, 17th September 2009 -- The devastation caused by Typhoon Morakot in Taiwan should spur the international community to deepen its support for Taiwan's goal of participating as an observer in United Nations organisations, Conservative foreign affairs spokesman in the European Parliament Charles Tannock will say today during a debate in Strasbourg.

London MEPs call for Jason Fowden to be freed

Posted,6/26/2009 12:00:00 AM

Two London Conservative Members of the European Parliament - including one of Greek-Cypriot descent - have written to the Iranian Ambassador to the EU, demanding the release of Jason Fowden, a Washington Times reporter and dual British/Greek national, who was arrested as he attempted to leave Iran last week.

Darfur: Bashir should be given ultimatum to leave or face the consequences

Posted,3/12/2009 5:00:00 PM

As the European Parliament has today adopted a resolution on the situation in Darfur, Conservative foreign affairs spokesman Charles Tannock MEP, has called on the UN Security Council to issue an ultimatum to President Bashir: go into exile and stop the killings, or face the full force of international law.

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This MEP in the News

EU Parliament urged to back Taiwan's role in international community

Parliament is this week expected to demand that Taiwan be allowed to take part in the World Meterological Organisation.

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Shivering, many wnder why EU can't heat itself

Faced with the prospect of his constituents freezing this winter, President Georgi Parvanov of Bulgaria said the best course of action was to restart a nuclear reactor - albeit one that dated from the Soviet era and had to be switched off when the country joined the European Union two years ago.

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End Taiwan`s isolation

As protests over China's crackdown in Tibet and the debate about Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence continue to fester, the injustice of Taiwan's ongoing international isolation has barely stirred a flicker of interest, despite Taiwan's recent presidential election and referendum on United Nations membership. This neglect is not only shortsighted, but may also prove dangerous.

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MEPs urge WHO to take Taiwan seriously

MEPs say the WHO must consider Taiwan´s membership bid if the organisation is be taken "seriously".

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Europe has a stake in drawing Kazakhstan westward

Those who oppose Western rapprochement with Kazakhstan cite the country's lack of political and human rights. But, while Kazakhstan has not gone down the "color revolution" route to democracy that other post-Soviet republics like Ukraine and Georgia have followed, its timidity about reform does not justify isolation.

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