Sturdy: EU solar panels duties are a really dim idea
Posted,5/8/2013 5:00:00 PM
An eye-watering EU duty of 47 percent on solar panels from China, proposed today, puts thousands of jobs at risk in Europe, whilst pushing prices of solar panels through the roof, Robert Sturdy MEP, Conservative trade spokesman and Vice-President of the European Parliament's International Trade committee, said today.
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US trade talks vital for growth and jobs
Posted,4/25/2013 5:00:00 PM
Robert Sturdy, Conservative spokesman on International Trade in theEuropean Parliament, today welcomed an overwhelming vote by MEPs urging theEuropean Union Council of Ministers to go ahead with talks over theestablishment of an EU-United States tradeagreement. Members of the Parliament's International Trade Committee voted by 23votes to five to offer full backing to the Council to start talks in June withthe US over a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. They said thenegotiating mandate should include public procurement and financial services,but an amendment was passed suggesting that the talks should excludeculture. Mr Sturdy, Conservative MEP for the East of England, regrettedattempts to introduce protectionist clauses to the committee resolution, butsaid the overall result was another hugely-encouraging step towards full-scalenegotiations.
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Spotlight thrown on protectionist Russian import ban
Posted,3/21/2013 12:00:00 PM
The controversial issue of a planned Russian import ban onagricultural goods was raised today by Conservative MEP Robert Sturdy today inthe European Parliament inBrussels.
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Trade deal a big step towards opening the South American market
Posted,11/27/2012 1:00:00 PM
The senior Conservative MEP on theEuropean Parliament's International Trade Committee today hailed "a major stepforward" in trade relations between the EU and SouthAmerica.
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MEPs back ECR call for EU-US trade talks
Posted,10/11/2012 12:00:00 PM
The European Parliament's International Trade committee has backed a call by Conservative trade spokesman Robert Sturdy MEP for negotiations to be launched next year towards a trade and investment agreement between the US and EU - two blocs that currently account for 30 percent of global trade.
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