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LOCAL BUS SERVICES SHOULD NOT FALL UNDER SAME EU PASSENGER RIGHTS RULES AS AIRLINES SAYS CONSERVATIVE MEP

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Strasbourg 6 July 2010. Local and Regional bus services should not be subject to the same passenger compensation rules as major airlines a Conservative MEP said today.

WTO ruling against Airbus confirms that European reimbursable loans are a legal instrument for partnership between government and industry

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Brussels, 30th June 2010 -- The USA needs to negotiate an agreement with the EU which enables both sides to continue operating a public-private partnership for Boeing and Airbus but on a level playing field for both manufacturers, Robert Sturdy MEP, European Conservatives and Reformists group international trade spokesman, said today.

EU set to agree banker bonuses and capital requirements proposals

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Proposals reward risk-taking but remove recklessness

Making Homes Safer: Better Warnings Needed on Window Blinds

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Strasbourg 18 June 2010. At the European Parliament's plenary session in Strasbourg, Malcolm Harbour, Conservative MEP for the West Midlands, has urged John Dalli, the European Commissioner responsible for consumer product safety, to address the threat posed by unsafe window blind cords.

CONCLUSION TO EU-US OPEN SKIES AGREEMENT IS LONG OVERDUE

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

However, does not mean a deal at any price says Conservative MEP

EU PILES MORE PAIN ON BRITISH TRANSPORT INDUSTRY

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Strasbourg 17 June 2010. Conservative Employment spokesman in Brussels Julie Girling condemned moves by MEPs, including UK Labour members, to pile more red tape on the road haulage industry.

EGYPT HAS GREATER ROLE TO PLAY IN DELIVERING AID TO GAZA

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Strasbourg 16 June 2010. Conservative Foreign Affairs spokesman in Brussels Dr Charles Tannock MEP said Egypt had a bigger role to play in delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza.

MORE TRANSPARENCY NEEDED INTO MURKY WORLD OF FOOTBALL AGENTS SAYS CONSERVATIVE MEP

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Strasbourg 15 June 2010. Conservative Culture and Sports spokesman in Brussels Emma McClarkin MEP told fellow MEPs in Strasbourg that efforts should be made to shine a light into the murky world of football agents.

"AUSTERITY DID NOT START AND END IN GREECE OR IRELAND", SAYS FORD URGING MEPs TO SUPPORT RESTRAINT IN EU BUDGET

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Strasbourg 14 June 2009. In a speech to the European Parliament today on the on-going budget negotiations, Conservative Economic and Monetary Affairs spokesman in Brussels Vicky Ford MEP, urged the European Parliament and Commission to lead by example, stop spending money on non-essentials, hold back from unaffordable increases and return savings to member states.

CONSERVATIVE MEP WELCOMES EU COURT DECISION TO UPHOLD ROAMING CAP ON NETWORKS

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Conservative Industry spokesman in Brussels Giles Chichester welcomed the European Court of Justice ruling today that EU Roaming regulation is valid.