News Releases
Showing: January 2009
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.
Conservative MEPs publish Right To Know forms
Posted,1/30/2009 1:00:00 PM
Conservative MEPs have published details of the allowances and expenses they have received in the period 1st September to 31st December 2008.
Small and medium businesses recognised in Europe's Better Regulation plans
Posted,1/28/2009 4:00:00 PM
European Commission has made some progress, but has much further to go
Europe must lead global action on climate change
Posted,1/28/2009 3:00:00 PM
Brussels, 28th January 2008 -- Responding to the European Commission's announcement of its proposals for a global agreement to tackle climate change and its financing, John Bowis MEP, Conservative environment spokesman in the European Parliament, said:
MEP raises concerns over EU sheep tagging plans
Posted,1/28/2009 12:00:00 PM
Huge cost of tags would make many UK farmers’ flocks unsustainable
Africa's shame as EU tries to tighten sanctions on Mugabe
Posted,1/26/2009 2:00:00 PM
Brussels, 26th January 2009 -- Whilst the rightful leader of Zimbabwe, Morgan Tsvangirai, struggles to find a way of breaking Mugabe's grip on power the EU is introducing tougher measures against the Mugabe regime. The EU's Foreign Ministers - meeting in Brussels today - are due to finalise plans to add 28 individuals and 36 companies to a list of 167 Mugabe cronies who are banned from travelling to EU countries. For the first time, the list is expected to include European based firms.
Spanish property expropriation is a scandal
Posted,1/20/2009 4:00:00 PM
Brussels, 20th January 2009 -- Victims of so-called 'Valencian land-grabs' were in Brussels today to set out their case to Spanish regional officials and the European Parliament's petitions committee.
EU judgment on sick pay is bad news for Britain
Posted,1/20/2009 4:00:00 PM
Brussels, 20th January 2009 -- Today's European Court of Justice ruling, which says workers on long-term sick leave will continue to accrue holiday rights, is bad news for already hard-pressed employers, Conservative employment spokesman in the European Parliament, Philip Bushill-Matthews MEP, said today.
UK recession will be deeper and longer-lasting than expected, thanks to Labour
Posted,1/19/2009 5:00:00 PM
European Commission forecasts slashed
Recreational fishing to fall within the Common Fisheries Policy?
Posted,1/19/2009 2:00:00 PM
Conservatives to fight plans that would set quotas for anglers
Coach companies being encouraged to spy on day-trippers to the Continent
Posted,1/15/2009 3:00:00 PM
Coach companies being encouraged to spy on day-trippers to the Continent