Centre-right establishment lets Europe down, says South West MEP

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South West MEP Sir Graham Watson blames the whole of Europe’s Centre Right (he’s head of the European Liberals, btw) for the threat to the single market

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UK’s decision to stay out of EU treaty deal 'regrettable' says South West MEP

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“The agreement by EU heads of state and governments is a decisive step forward in the management of Europe’s economy and the Euro,” said South West MEP Graham Watson. “It is regrettable that the United Kingdom has chosen not to join this initiative.”

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South West MEP gets feet under desk of new Liberal Presidency role

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With finance ministers working hard, South West MEP reports on his week in Europe

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Sir Graham Watson MEP elected president of ELDR party

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South West MEP Sir Graham Watson has been elected as president of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform party

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Milk, biodiversity and budgets – plus a push to become new party leader

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South West MEP Graham Watson has had another chock-a-block week in Europe, covering budgets, sovereign debt and biodiversity, plus a plea for more EU-funds to research Parkinson’s Disease

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Lib Dems will not allow Tory backbench EU bloodlust

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Nick Clegg was speaking in the European Parliament on Wednesday, but the main news, as ever, is the soverign debt crisis. South West MEP Sir Graham Watson on his week in the European Parliament

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Europe vote is more Yeats' The Second Coming than Lemony Snickett’s Series of Unfortunate Events

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Europe has had a mixed week of the Connecting Europe facility and the stablising of the economies in the euro-zone, says South West MEP Graham Watson in his weekly report from the European Parliament. And next is the vote on an ‘in or out of the EU’ referendum

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New South West office in Brussels, but UK could be increasinlgy marginalised in the EU

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The South West has new office in Brussels to have eyes and ears in the heart of EU decision-making. Meanwhile, the rest of Europe is getting closer leaving the UK increasingly with the possibility of isolation. South West MEP Graham Watson reports on his week in Europe

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Enhanced co-operation of euro-zone countries could leave the UK on the sidelines

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A successful call to freeze the EU-Uzbekistan textile trade agreement until forced child labour in cotton fields is dealt with, sanctions as a foreign policy tool, work/life balance… oh and the crisis in the eurozone. South West MEP Sir Graham Watson reports on his week in the European Parliament

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EU economy bulks up with a 'six pack'

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With the EU economy getting a ‘six pack’ of mesaures and a Tobin tax facing the banks, South West MEP Sir Graham Watson also addresses the issues surrounding drilling for oil in the Mediterranean

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Energy and Climate Change Committee looks into Euro 'supergrid' idea for renewable energy

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South West MEP Sir Graham Watson has been pushing for a European supergrid idea, now the House of Commons Energy and Climate Change Committee has called for the coalition government to develop electricity connections with the rest of Europe

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Another week in Europe and the euro still exists…

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Even though this week, the three major Brussels institutions were shut down by an electricity outage caused by a fire at a sub-station, another week goes by and the euro still exists

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South West MEP Watson to lead on drugs reform motion at Lib Dem conference

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South West MEP Sir Graham Watson to call for reform to drug enforcement, looking at countries like Portugal which have reformed their approach to drug enforcement

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Money markets dominate Europe – and the City is upset at euro trading clearing houses proposal

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Money markets dominate Europe – the Greek crisis and City was upset that the UK’s decision not to join the euro could be coming home to roost

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