Call for more action to drive down road deaths
EU leaders have been asked to explain what they are doing to cut deaths on Europe's roads.
CBMEP
23 Nov 2011
Surrey County Council News
Closing the net on illegal fishing
The battle to protect fishermen and dwindling fish stocks has been supported by South East England Lib Dem MEP Catherine Bearder.
CBMEP
23 Nov 2011
Sakharov prize for human rights is European Parliament at its best
To mark this Wednesday's European Parliament conference to celebrate the institution's Sakharov prize for freedom of thought, Lib Dem MEP Sir Graham Watson said: "Concern for human dignity lies at the core of the values which created the European Union. I am delighted that this year's Sakharov prize was awarded to 5 activists from across the Arab world, including Mohamed Bouazizi, the Tunisian who set himself on fire and unknowingly provoked the Tunisian, Egyptian, Libyan, Syrian, Bahraini and Yemeni uprisings, and, in the first three countries, the overthrow of the authoritarian regime."
SGWMEP
22 Nov 2011
"Cut VAT on e-books" says Euro MP Sharon Bowles
Local Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles, who represents South East England in the European Parliament, has signed a parliamentary resolution which aims to cut VAT on e-books. Currently, EU countries may apply reduced rates of VAT for books bought in shops but e-books are often subject to a standard VAT rate of at least 15%.
SBMEP
22 Nov 2011
Verhofstadt: "Nothing less than full economic and fiscal union including eurobonds will do"
Intervening in an important debate today in Strasbourg on the future scope and structure of economic governance in Europe, Guy Verhofstadt (ALDE group leader) drew attention to widening spreads on European bond markets - even amongst AAA countries - and called for a bold and global step forward towards economic and fiscal union - the missing piece from the EMU project dating back 20 years to the Treaty of Maastricht.
GVMEP
16 Nov 2011
Lib Dems condemn “Out of touch” Conservative Surrey
Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council have condemned the County Council's Conservative administration after an official survey showed that residents consider them out of touch.
31 Oct 2011