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South West Tory MEP leads demands to halt EU mis-spending

South West MEP Julie Girling

South West MEP, and Chief Whip Julie Girling has said the mis-spending in Brussels is simply not acceptable

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Euro Liberals called to work on shoring up position

Sir Graham Watson

South West MEP – and leader of the Euro Liberals – Sir Graham Watson looked to the election results across Europe and fears harder times to come in the years ahead

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Urgent decision needed on UK energy policy

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Cost, carbon and security need to be reconciled to develop an effective energy policy, and we need to take urgent action to decide just what that will be, says South West MEP Giles Chichester

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MEPs vote to cut mobile phone charges

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There are real benefits for being a full member of the EU, and cheaper phone calls and texts are just one of them, according to South West MEP Sir Graham Watson

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'Rumours of two mysterious letters continued to circulate in Brussels'

Sir Graham Watson

Have two letters been circulating in Brussels? Just one of the highlights from South West MEP Graham Watson’s week

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Europe looks to a job-rich recovery

Sir Graham Watson

As part of the job-rich recovery, the EU will fund 130,000 job placements this year for young people wishing to work in other EU countries – all this and more from South West MEP Sir Graham Watson’s week in Europe

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Former ‘Bobby on the Beat’ MEP confirmed as member of Parliament’s special committee on Organised Crime in the EU

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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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Find out what South West MEP Sir Graham Watson has been doing this week

Sir Graham Watson

Another busy week full of European goings on for South West MEP Sir Graham Watson

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Potential EU funding opportunities for marine energy projects in the South West

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Long-time advocate of renewable energy investment, South West MEP Sir Graham Watson has been pushing funding for marine energy projects in the South West

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SW MEP Julie Girling part of historic EP delegation visit to Burma, meets freed democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi

Official delegation from the European Parliament to meet Aung San Suu Kyi

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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Climate adaptation is essential for South West's prosperity, says South West MEP

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Only by making the South West’s economy resilitent to climate change can we prospers, says South West MEP Sir Graham Watson

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Editor of Europe's first online news magazine visits Exeter

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Chief editor of presseurope.eu – the online Euro news magazine – will be in Exeter for a special talk on journalism and Europe

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MEPs again vote in favour of a single seat for the European Parliament

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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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Mario Monti's bravura performance a highlight of the week in Europe

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The Italian PM outlined the steps his government is taking to put the country’s finances back in order, in a week of business including Greece, Syria and press freedom in Hungary

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