Criticism over sugar decision
CONSERVATIVE MEP Robert Sturdy has criticised Defra as sugar beet farmers across the UK are still waiting to hear whether British Sugar’s application to relinquish 13.5 per cent of its quotas has been accepted.
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MPs pledge to support police call for money
POLICE chiefs and politicians have met to discuss the impact of population growth and of rising immigration on the constabulary's resources.
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MEP urges us not to turkey out
CAMBRIDGESHIRE Euro MP Robert Sturdy has urged the public to tuck into turkey this Christmas to support the local poultry industry during the latest outbreak of bird flu.
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European Union Commissioner Mandelson Urged to Defend Trade Rights in WTO Dispute During Crucial Washington Visit
European politicians and industry representatives are calling on E.U. Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson to use his visit to the U.S. capital this week to seek the reversal of illegal discrimination against Europe's financial services, e-commerce and gaming industries
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TRADE-EUROPE: EPAs Will Destroy African Economies
BERLIN, Oct 29 (IPS) - The economic partnership agreements (EPAs), proposed by the European Union (EU) to African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries, constitute a "neo-colonial instrument" which will destroy the economic and social basis in African states, according to some German non-governmental organisations.
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