News Releases
Showing: February 2011
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.
EU fish discards finally set to end
Posted,2/28/2011 12:00:00 AM
Brussels 28 February 2011. Long-time campaigner against the wasteful discarding of fish, Struan Stevenson MEP, has said that tomorrow's expected announcement that the practice will be brought to an end is welcome.
Battery cage ban flouters must be hit with EU trade ban
Posted,2/24/2011 12:00:00 AM
24th February 2011 -- Farmers who miss the EU's 2012 deadline for banning battery cages should be hit with a ban on trading their eggs across the EU's Single Market, Richard Ashworth MEP, Conservative agriculture spokesman in the European Parliament, said today.
Online gambling must become more responsible with new standards
Posted,2/23/2011 12:00:00 AM
Brussels, 23rd February 2011 -- Malcolm Harbour MEP, Chairman of the European Parliament's consumer protection committee, has welcomed the publication of the first set of remote responsible gaming measures by the European Standardisation Committee (CEN), which aim to provide greater protection for consumers and more responsible gambling.
SOUTH WEST SEAHORSES UNDER THREAT
Posted,2/21/2011 12:00:00 AM
Julie Girling, MEP for the South West, continues to pressure the European Parliament about issues affecting locals in the South West. Julie is fighting the case of Seahorses, questioning the Commission about their habitats as a protected species that live along the south coast.
EU court decision on football rights welcomed
Posted,2/17/2011 12:00:00 AM
Strasbourg, 17th February 2011 -- The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that British football fans can continue to enjoy major international tournaments on free-to-air television, in another landmark case on football broadcast rights.
RIGHT BALANCE STRUCK IN NEW EU PASSENGER COMPENSATION RULES FOR BUS AND COACH SERVICES
Posted,2/15/2011 12:00:00 AM
Strasbourg 15 February 2011. Local and Regional bus services will not be subject to the same passenger compensation rules as major airlines following a vote in the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
LOCAL CONSERVATIVE MEP SEEKS TO TAKE STING OUT OF £10,000 TAX BILL FACED BY NETTLE BEER BREWERY
Posted,2/15/2011 12:00:00 AM
Conservative MEP for the South West Ashley Fox has come to the defence of a local Cornwall micro-brewery that is facing a backdated tax bill of £10,000 because of EU rules stating that nettle beer is not in fact beer.
Osborne's refusal to sign off EU accounts hailed
Posted,2/15/2011 12:00:00 AM
Strasbourg, 15th February 2011 -- George Osborne's decision not to sign off the EU accounts today has been welcomed by Conservative MEP and EU budgetary expert Richard Ashworth MEP, who says that it is 'about time something is done regarding this situation'.
European Court could threaten grass roots sport
Posted,2/3/2011 12:00:00 AM
Brussels, 3rd February 2011 -- An opinion by the European Court of Justice's top adviser, published today, would have significant and detrimental effects on the funding of grassroots sport through television rights, Emma McClarkin MEP, Conservative sports spokesman in the European Parliament, warned.
Kent MEP responds to Pfizer job losses
Posted,2/2/2011 12:00:00 AM
Ashworth calls for new investment at the Sandwich site