News Releases
Showing: May 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.
Working Time Directive opt-out safe - for now
Posted,5/15/2009 5:00:00 PM
But socialists and Labour MEPs put Britain on notice - they will attempt to scrap it again
Conservatives call for new energy labelling design
Posted,5/7/2009 12:00:00 PM
Conservative energy spokesman in the European Parliament, Giles Chichester MEP, has called on the European Commission to come forward with a revised energy labelling scheme for white goods swiftly to ensure the highly successful energy efficiency labelling can continue.
Red wine + white wine does not equal rosé
Posted,5/6/2009 3:00:00 PM
Controversial proposals to allow wine that is made up of simply mixing red and white wine to be labelled and sold as rosé have been criticised by Conservative MEP Neil Parish, chairman of the European Parliament's agriculture committee.
MEPs to vote on EU's telecoms package
Posted,5/6/2009 10:00:00 AM
The EU's telecoms package will benefit consumers and advance the market said Malcolm Harbour MEP, Conservative consumer protection spokesman, ahead of the parliament's crucial vote on the package tomorrow.
Harbour: Cautious welcome for LDV announcement
Posted,5/6/2009 10:00:00 AM
Conservative West Midlands MEP, Malcolm Harbour has given cautious welcome to the announcement this evening that LDV will be taken over by its Malaysian collaborator Weststar.
Harbour seals the deal - MEP welcomes EU seal products ban
Posted,5/5/2009 4:00:00 PM
Conservative internal market spokesman, Malcolm Harbour MEP, has welcomed the European Parliament's vote for a ban on all seal products across the EU.
Animal testing laws to be beefed up
Posted,5/5/2009 1:00:00 PM
Conservative MEP drafts proposals to make animal testing obsolete -- The European Parliament has today overwhelmingly backed tougher laws on animal testing that were drafted by Conservative MEP Neil Parish.
Conservative response to European Commission's Interim Economic forecasts
Posted,5/4/2009 10:00:00 AM
Responding to the European Commission's Spring economic forecasts, which predict UK growth will be just 0.1% next year compared to the 1.25% predicted by the Budget, Timothy Kirkhope MEP, Conservative leader in Brussels, said: