Press Releases

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Press Releases - 2005

National Government ducks and evades responsibility for fraud (15 November 2005) read
Challenge to Blair on EU Council Secrecy (26 October 2005) read
East Midlands Euro MP leads Europe's fight against organised crime (26 October 2005) read
Compensation for train passengers arriving soon (28 September 2005) read
Bill Newton Dunn Liberal Democrat MEP for the East Midlands welcomes improved European Parliament website (12 September 2005) read
Euro MP paves way for ‘smart’ energy meters (7 June 2005) read

MEPs demand higher standard for Europe's bathing waters (11 May 2005) read

Bill Newton Dunn MEP welcomes ECJ opinion on 'invalid' EU Food Supplements Directive (7 April 2005) read
Local Euro MP wants a copy of the EU Constitutional Treaty in all libraries in the East Midlands (2 April 2005) read
East Midlands Euro MP takes lead in the fight against organised crime (24 February 2005) read
East Midland Euro MP welcomes the Spanish "Yes" on the Constitution (24 February 2005) read
EU to tackle telephone and internet scams (2 February 2005) read
Get your facts straight! (24 January 2005) read
"Bleak" future for human rights without the European Constitution - Stephen Jakobi (12 January 2005) read
Good news for motorists driving abroad (12 January 2005) read
 

Press Releases - 2004

Britain's language record to worsen even though we are already dunce of the class (17 December 2004) read
East Midlands Nature Sites get Special EU Protection (15 December 2004) read
"Blame Britain, not Brussels", says report (8 December 2004) read
MEP welcomes programme to fight child porn (2 December 2004) read
EU auditors slam government over foot and mouth crisis (19 November 2004) read
"A real policing scandal" in the EU (18 November 2004) read
EU's "Missing Millions" - Court of Auditors Latest Report (16 November 2004) read
MEP seeks advice on crucial vote (22 October 2004) read
Brussels says: Not always Coca Cola! (21 October 2004) read
East Mids Euro-MP welcomes Booze Cruise decision (20 October 2004) read
Fiddling while Rome burns: National Ministers wrangle while Organised Crime makes hay (5 October 2004) read
Pets get passports for EU travel (30 September 2004) read
MEP Welcomes plan to shelve 'Made in EU' labelling (12 July 04) read
Last few weeks to try Euro quiz (28 May 2004) read
Blair Swamped by letters of public outrage (25 May 2004) read
New rules allow 'Booze Cruises' to the doorstep (24 May 2004) read
Local MEP backs Kennedy's tough stance on Iraq (10 May 2004) read
EU Tobacco Subsidies go up in Smoke! (6 May 2004) read
Europe needs an FBI (4 May 2004) read
Lib Dems back EU Partnership with Pakistan (23 April 2004) read
Tory East Midlands MEPs dubbed 'worst' by Friends of the Earth (7April 2004) read
New EU Anti-Terror Chief grilled by East Midlands MEP (6 April 2004) read
New Measures to fight crime (1 April 2004) read
East Midlands Euro-MP Backs Food Packaging that thinks for itself! (31 March 2004) read
End to Discrimination in Insurance (31 March 2004) read
MEPs back Animal Transport Ban (30 March 2004) read
MEP supports fair trade Success (12 March 2004) read
No more faking it (12 March 2004) read
Tory MEPs vote against protecting rights (12 March 2004) read
MEP fights headscarf ban (10 March 2004) read
New rules for East Mids travellers (10 March 2004) read
MEP calls for end to East Mids pump pain (26 February 2004) read
East Mids Blind Spots to Go (18 February 2004) read
East Midlands Polluters Exposed (10 February 2004) read
Euro-MPS Vote To Save Dolphins (10 February 2004) read
East Midlands Rocking Horses set to ride on as EU Rules get all clear (30 January 2004) read
Something Nasty inEast Midlands Woodshed (22 January 2004) read
 
2003
No to VAT on postal services (18 December 2003) read
Compensation for being bumped off flights (18 December 2003) read
EU Data Deal with US (17 December 2003) read
EU Anti-spam laws come into force in the UK (10 December 2003) read
Goodbye to the E111 (4 December 2003) read
European Court of Auditors - interpreting the criticisms (4 December 2003) read
A European solution to combat crime in the East Midlands (26 November 2003) read
Residents to Bag their Batteries (25 November 2003) read
Information...but not at the expense of peoples' rights (19 November 2003) read
Deadline for anti-Spam legislation has passed - MEP urges action (17 November 2003) read
EU not responsible for classing kilts as skirts (11 November 2003) read
EU Stands up for Crime Victims (23 October 2003) (read)
EU offers Hope for Britain's Railways (20 October 2003) (read)
"Smiley" System Safe for Bathing (20 October 2003) (read)
East Midlands MEP votes to protect European passenger data (10 October 2003) (read)
East Midlands MEP backs World Anti-Death Penalty Day (9 October 2003) (read)
EU Governments Break Pledge to World's Poorest People (8 October 2003) (read)