Monday 12th May 2008

Liberalisation of energy markets is in everyone's interest - Competitive and efficient - ownership unbundling is way for... UK won't get (much) flood compensation from EU after all - Conservatives call for EU support for Georgia - Hands off Georgia say Tory MEPs as new Russian President takes office Superstate rolls back: Commission ditches plan to establish EU embassies around the world - Commission concedes that Ref... Steaks are high for Brazilian Beef - Conservative MEP wary of return for Brazilian beef after rumpus with Brazilian poli... EURO BOOST FOR McCANN CAMPAIGN - Kate and Gerry McCann are well on their way to the required number of signatures from M... Feed situation must be addressed - Parish calls for review of unfair and inefficient European policy on GM feed European Parliament adds pressure on Mugabe - The European Parliament is calling for the wishes of the Zimbabwean people... SAGA saved following Conservative pressure in Brussels - New anti-discrimination law could have stopped SAGA and Club 18... Let farmers produce food! - Let farmers produce food! Conservative MEP launches 'One laptop per child' scheme to improve education in underdeveloped countries - A laptop for ... Break up BAA's monopoly to make passengers' life better - Conservative MEP urges the Competition Commission to open up a... Improved system for organ donations in Europe - Conservatives welcome information exchange but warn against one size fi... Systematic Failures in Brazilian Beef Industry - Ban on Brazilian beef fully justified by damning FVO report but many qu... Hypocritical EU vote for tobacco subsidies - European Parliament's Agricultural Committee votes for EU tobacco subsidies... Hypocritical EU vote for tobacco subsidies - Hypocritical EU vote for tobacco subsidies Europe has moral responsibility to produce food - European farmers vital to food security in the future within a market ...

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John Purvis MEP

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  • Parliamentary Committee:
    • Economic and Monetary Affairs (Vice-Chairman)
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    • Mashreq
    • Iran
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Email: john.purvis@europarl.europa.eu

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Press

Tory call to abolish discriminatory EU duty on a dram

Posted,5/23/2007 4:00:00 PM

Minimum rates of excise duty on booze should be abolished, says Conservative MEP. Booze duties are for Britain alone.

UKIP in U-turn as party votes for EU rules

Posted,5/23/2007 12:00:00 AM

Conservative MEP says booze duties are for Britain alone, while socialists and UKIP vote for EU power

Labour told to compensate Britain's duty free victims by European Parliament

Posted,4/11/2007 12:00:00 AM

Europe puts pressure on UK government to reimburse travellers whose cars and duty free goods were confiscated by customs officers at UK ports

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This MEP in the News

EU governments told to act 'swiftly' on EU renewables directive

Purvis’s suggestion, if wind energy is to become a viable part of the energy mix, is to make sure that public opinion and the appearance of the rural environment are taken into consideration.

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EU executive plans to streamline home loan market

European Commission unveils plans to create a more streamlined EU mortgage market on Tuesday

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MEPs see Iraqi refugee misery first-hand in Syria

“Deep despair” was how one Member of the European Parliament (MEP) described people’s feelings after meeting just some of the 1.5 million Iraqi refugees who have fled to Syria.

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