South West MEP Ashley Fox leads the European Parliament’s (slight) withdrawal from Strasbourg
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The Cornish Pasty in all its distinctive deliciousness has received protected status after receiving final approval from the European Commission 
South West MEP Julie Girling raised the worries of her constituents about Chinese sky lanterns with the European Commission after they were dismissed by Westminster. With the Commission’s support she aims to work to see their removal from sale in the UK 
Hungary’s new law on media regulation has been called draconian, less than ‘free’ and “incompatible with the application of ideas on press freedom that have been validated in European treaties” and could leave a could over the country’s six-month presidency of the EU 2 comments - ()
The Tories aren’t going to withdraw from Europe, despite what some of the most euro-sceptic among them would hope. Andrew Burgess unearths a little-publicised response on the government’s stance on Europe from its Europe Minister David Lidington 
Despite the turbulent economic year for Eurozone countries, Estonia has joined the gang, to become the 17th country to use the currency. And the small country’s tiny economy could be an economic role model for some of its larger brethren 1 comment - ()
As yet, nowhere in the UK has been awarded the new, not necessarily improved, European Heritagle Label (each site that currently carries the label must re-apply). If you’ve got any ideas from the South West that can passed on to the ‘geographically balanced panel of 13 independent experts nominated by Parliament, the Council, the Commission and the Committee of the Regions’ let us know! 
South West MEP Graham Watson is in the running for the British MEP of the Year 2010 award. But of the five other contenders two are Tories, and get this, two are from UKIP! Still its conducted by ‘Conservative blog’ Political Pundits. Nevertheless… Go Graham!? 
The European Conservative and Reformist group, which the Conservatives set up specially to bandy their own Euro-ideology is under threat of disbanding. The extremist Law and Justice Party is threatening to pull out, which could leave the Tories lost and groupless in Europe. They could always join UKIP’s gang, too… |
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