Conservatives in the European Parliment - MEPs in the News Feedhttp://www.conservativeeurope.com/rss/rss-inthenews.aspxStay up to date with the latest news and information from Conservatives in the European Parliment, using our new RSS news feeds.60European HQ heads Sarkozy plan for greater military integrationhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jun/07/eu.franceFrance has proposed a battery of measures aimed at boosting European military integration - including the EU's first permanent operational headquarters in Brussels for planning military missions abroad - threatening a bruising battle with the British governmentMon, 09 Jun 2008 15:03:06 GMTBrown condemns Mugabe Europe visithttp://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jun/02/zimbabwe.euThe Conservative MEP Neil Parish today warned that Mugabe's presence in Rome showed the EU's "smart sanctions" - which specifically target members of Zimbabwe's ruling regime - were not working, and that sanctions on the country as a whole should be considered. Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:04:25 GMTIcann makes a very British compromise over net policinghttp://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/may/29/internet.politicsThe IGF was set up to help the bodies that govern the internet become more democratically minded and more globally focusedTue, 03 Jun 2008 14:06:28 GMTCall to put pen to paper in sheep-tagging campaignhttp://business.scotsman.com/fooddrinkagriculture/Call-to-put-pen-to.4124804.jpNFU Scotland's campaign against EU plans for compulsory double tagging of sheep and the logging of electronic records of every animal is into its fourth month.Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:07:22 GMTSafety rules turn breaking down into AA relay http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2059226/EU-health-and-safety-AA-breakdown-rescue-becomes-bizzare-relay.htmlDrivers face marathon journeys home as recovery services are told to hand them on after 62 miles. Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:05:19 GMTEngland squad unhappy with new drug codehttp://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/jun/03/drugsinsportFifa's application of the latest edition of the World Anti-Doping Agency code has opened the door to a messy legal battleground with England footballers. Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:01:56 GMTBritish support for EU tobacco farmers ‘ludicrous’http://www.farmersguardian.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=18980BRITISH taxpayers will contribute millions of pounds into a fund worth more than £200 million to subsidise southern European tobacco farmers this year.Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:00:56 GMTCommission tables antimicrobial controlshttp://www.meatinfo.co.uk/articles/62427/Commission-tables-antimicrobial-controls.aspx?categoryid=9045The European Commission has proposed rules mandating the controlled use of four key antimicrobials in cleansing poultry carcases: chlorine dioxide, acidified sodium chlorite, trisodium phosphate and peroxyacids.Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:00:17 GMTSubstantial progress made on Kashmir issue, says Elles http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200806031340.htmIndia and Pakistan have made "substantial progress" in resolving the Kashmir issue but need to do more by involving the people of Jammu and Kashmir in the process, James Elles, Chairman of the All-Party Group for Kashmir in European Parliament, has saidTue, 03 Jun 2008 13:59:04 GMT'Dirty' US chicken washed with chlorine heading for British shops as E.C. seeks to improve relations with Americahttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1022821/Dirty-US-chicken-washed-chlorine-heading-British-shops-E-C-seeks-improve-relations-America.htmlConsumer groups have condemned plans to lift a ban on imports of 'dirty' U.S. poultry meat. Fri, 30 May 2008 08:19:52 GMT