By Andrew Burgess, on Monday, April 2, 2012 |
Former Bobby and police advisor for TV, UKIP’s Trevor Colman has been appointed to an organised crime-busting committee in Brussels
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By Andrew Burgess, on Thursday, March 1, 2012 |
The South West’s very own Julie Girling is part of a ground-breaking delegation of MEPs to Burma. Andrew Burgess reports
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By Andrew Burgess, on Monday, February 20, 2012 |
For an archane reason of Euro-politicking the European Parliament meets at Strasbourg every four weeks or so. It would be cheaper if it didn’t
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By Andrew Burgess, on Monday, January 16, 2012 |
Giles Chichester’s role as vice president of the European Parliament bought presitige and status to the South West, but now he’s set to lose it in the latest round of election
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By Andrew Burgess, on Monday, January 9, 2012 |
Want to know what South West MEP Ashley Fox has been doing on your behalf? Look no further than the Facebook
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By Andrew Burgess, on Thursday, October 20, 2011 |
Sir Graham Watson, the first Liberal Democrat MEP to be elected, will be at Windsor Castle for the investiture ceremony when his knighthood will be conferred upon him
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By Andrew Burgess, on Tuesday, July 5, 2011 |
South West Conservative MEP Giles Chichester has been elected as the European Parliament’s newest Vice-Present, gaining prestige and status to the region…
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By Andrew Burgess, on Saturday, June 11, 2011 |
South West MEP Graham Watson, has been awarded a Knighthood “for public and political services” in the Queen’s birthday honours list
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By Andrew Burgess, on Friday, June 3, 2011 |
The South West Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall takes his fish-fight to Europe with his campaign to end fish discards launched at the European Parliament
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By Andrew Burgess, on Monday, May 23, 2011 |
The first two satellites of the EU’s Galileo satellite programme will be launched on Thursday, October 20 from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, the European Commission has announced
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By Andrew Burgess, on Saturday, May 21, 2011 |
South West MEP Graham Watson has called for wider EU fire-safety legislation in the wake of the Penhallow Hotel fire disaster in Newquay
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By Andrew Burgess, on Thursday, May 19, 2011 |
Poland’s prime minister Donald Tusk unveiled the country’s symbolic logo for their EU Council Presidency. Designed by graphic artist Jerzy Janiszewski, who created the Solidarność/Solidarity logo, it aims to symbolically relate to values of solidarity, competitiveness, cohesion, openness and community spirit
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The Devon County Show is promoting a campaign to secure geographical protected status under European law for the Devon Cream Tea, and is having a super-sized eight-foot wide scone baked to support the campaign
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By Andrew Burgess, on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 |
Azerbajian won the Eurovision song contest just days after South West MEP Graham Watson argued that the country’s partipation in the European Neighbourhood Plan should be made conditional on democratic reform
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