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Call for automatic alert for road crashes
Glenis Willmott has welcomed a vote in the European Parliament yesterday which calls for all new cars to be fitted with a device which automatically alerts rescue services to road crashes. The Labour...
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Basic banking – a right for all
Every European citizen should have the right to open and run a basic bank account. That was the conclusion of a vote in the European Parliament yesterday, supported by local Labour MEP Glenis...
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European action demanded on blacklisting
Labour MEP Glenis Willmott is demanding a clearer commitment from Euro bosses on the issue of blacklisting of workers. The East Midlands MEP has given a cautious welcome to a confirmation from the...
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Speaking after yesterday’s emergency meeting of EU ministers on the horsemeat scandal, Glenis Willmott, Leader of Labour MEPs and spokesperson for the Socialists and Democrats group in the European...
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EU Commission response to horsemeat scandal “totally inadequate”.
“The European Commission’s response to the horsemeat scandal has been totally inadequate,” said Glenis Willmott, Leader of the Labour MEPs, after a high-level meeting in Brussels scheduled by Labour...
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EU horsemeat tests highlight need for ‘country of origin’ food labelling
“We urgently need to put EU rules in place on ‘country of origin’ labelling for meat in processed foods,” said Glenis Willmott, food and health spokesperson for Labour MEPs, reacting to yesterday’s...
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Labour MEP welcomes pesticide ban
The European Commission has decided to go ahead with a two year restriction on three pesticides found to be harmful to bees, as EU countries fail to reach a consensus. Glenis Willmott, Leader of Labour...
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Further action needed on pesticides harmful to bees, says Labour MEP
Reacting to the European Food Safety Authority’s findings that the pesticide fipronil can pose a “high acute risk” to honeybees, Glenis Willmott, Labour’s Leader in Europe and spokesperson for Labour...
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Label calories on alcohol, says Labour MEP
Labour’s leader in Europe, Glenis Willmott MEP, has called for European rules on food labelling to be extended to alcoholic drinks. Under a new EU law coming into force next year all food and...
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TOMORROW’S CHIP PAPER – BUT IT SHOULD STILL BE ACCURATE
You shouldn’t believe everything you read in newspapers. In fact, where certain of our print media is concerned, and the article concerns Europe, it’s probably best to assume it’s inaccurate, right...
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Labour . .. on the side of gardeners . .
Following pressure from Glenis Willmott and other Labour MEPs, the European Parliament this week rejected proposed changes to EU seed laws that could have reduced the range of plants available for...
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Terrible coincidence – Terrible betrayal
It’s a terrible coincidence that, on the thirtieth anniversary of the miners’ strike, we should be hearing about the threat to Thoresby Colliery in Nottinghamshire with the jobs of 600 miners at risk,...
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Labour MEP says Juncker must take urgent action on tax avoidance
A Labour MEP has criticised European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker for his record on tax avoidance and has called on him to clamp down on it in the EU. Mr Juncker was grilled by MEPs...
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Labour MEP welcomes EU protection for victims of violence
Victims of violence will now benefit from extra protection thanks to new EU rules which came into force this week. Restraining, protecting and barring orders will now be easily recognised outside their...
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Labour MEP demands answers from Juncker after verdict on Amazon’s Luxembourg...
Labour MEPs demanded fresh answers from European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker following today’s damning report into Luxembourg’s tax regime during his reign as prime minister. In a...
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Labour MEP challenges Commission on wild animals in circuses
An East Midlands MEP has challenged the EU’s laws on keeping animals in captivity and asked if the Commission would consider a ban on wild animals in circuses. Zoos across the EU must take part in...
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Labour MEP delighted at lifting of EU mango ban
An East Midlands MEP is delighted and relieved after EU chiefs announced today that a ban on Indian mangoes will be lifted. The ban was put in place during May 2014 over concerns of fruit flies...
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Labour MEP demands EU action over “modern slavery” conditions for agency workers
An East Midlands MEP has called for the EU to take urgent action over the pay and conditions of agency workers, after hearing first hand from workers and trade union representatives of the dreadful...
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EU energy efficiency laws: all roast and no waste
How about this for a good deal: reduce your energy bills by around £36 per year, get more information on sensible buys, and Britain buying less energy from abroad. Well that’s exactly what new energy...
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Labour MEP calls for urgent action on torture of Saudi writer Raif Badawi
An East Midlands MEP has called on the EU’s foreign minister to speak out against the shocking case of Raif Badawi, a Saudi Arabian writer who was convicted of blasphemy and sentenced to 1000 lashes...
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