http://libdemeuro.org.uk/articlearchive.php Recent Press Articles from East Midlands Liberal Democrats en-GB East Midlands Liberal Democrats http://libdemeuro.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 East Midlands Liberal Democrats 2008-11-21T06:50+00:00 United Kingdom http://libdemeuro.org.uk/articles/000031/bill_newton_dunn_mep_meets_bill_gates.html East Midlands Lib Dem MEP, Bill Newton Dunn, was invited to meet Bill Gates in Brussels last Thursday. Bill Gates is chairman of Microsoft and the world's richest man, worth an estimated sixty billion dollars. The two Bills took part in a private discussion between Gates and a small group of MEPs at the Microsoft headquarters in Brussels. 2006-11-13T16:11+00:00 http://libdemeuro.org.uk/articles/000030/polluters_will_shoulder_the_burden_of_new_car_tax_system.html Earlier this week, the European Parliament backed a report that calls for cars to be taxed according to the amount they pollute rather than by annual registration. The EU Commission's proposal for a Directive is based on removing the registration taxes (RT) on passenger cars throughout the EU and introducing taxation of new cars to their CO2 emissions. 2006-09-07T10:45+00:00 http://libdemeuro.org.uk/articles/000029/libdem_euro_mp_reveals_website_that_incites_illegal_immigration.html Bill Newton Dunn, Liberal Democrat Member for the East Midlands and organiser of the European Parliament all-party group on Organised Crime, has revealed a Senegalese website which incites and helps Africans to travel illegally to Europe. 2006-09-07T10:43+00:00 http://libdemeuro.org.uk/articles/000028/east_midlands_euromp_warns_against_new_lottery_scam.html Unsuspecting East Midlanders are among those being targeted by criminals in a new lottery scam. 2006-06-23T10:11+00:00 http://libdemeuro.org.uk/articles/000027/beckett_criticised_by_mep_for_trying_to_block_openness_of_eu_lawmaking.html The Austrian government are the current six-months Presidents of the EU Council of Ministers. They have tabled an excellent democratic proposal for the European Council which meets this Friday - when Blair, Chirac, Merkel etc will meet together. 2006-06-15T09:59+00:00 http://libdemeuro.org.uk/articles/000026/truth_about_foods_for_east_midlands_shoppers.html Shoppers are to be given more information on the labels of food which they buy as the EU clamps down on dubious health claims. 2006-05-18T13:04+00:00 http://libdemeuro.org.uk/articles/000025/east_midlands_mep_welcomes_eu_proposal_to_cut_roaming_charges.html East Midlands Liberal Democrat MEP Bill Newton Dunn welcomed proposals, expected in June, from the European Commission to cut the cost of using mobile phones abroad. 2006-04-02T00:00+00:00 http://libdemeuro.org.uk/articles/000024/east_midlands_euro_mp_welcomes_animal_welfare_action_plan.html Concrete measures to improve the protection and welfare of animals across the whole EU have been proposed in a new Action Plan on the protection and welfare of animals, just adopted by the European Commission. 2006-02-07T13:14+00:00 http://libdemeuro.org.uk/articles/000023/east_midlands_euromp_clears_milk_pinta_confusion.html The EU's proposed law about packaging sizes for pre-packaged foods - including the British "Pinta" - received its First Reading today by the European Parliament in Brussels today. 2006-02-02T13:31+00:00 http://libdemeuro.org.uk/articles/000018/east_midlands_euro_mp_raps_excessive_speeds_by_roger_helmer_mep.html Roger Helmer MEP, an independent MEP in the European Parliament and but still a member of the Conservative Party, this week admitted that he regularly breaks speed limits on motorway runs. He also stated that, as proposed in the Conservative manifesto, he supports a raise of the speed limit on major roads from 70 mph to 80 mph. 2005-11-25T10:48+00:00 http://libdemeuro.org.uk/articles/000019/east_midlands_euro_mp_raps_excessive_speeds_by_roger_helmer_mep.html Roger Helmer MEP, an independent MEP in the European Parliament and but still a member of the Conservative Party, this week admitted that he regularly breaks speed limits on motorway runs. He also stated that, as proposed in the Conservative manifesto, he supports a raise of the speed limit on major roads from 70 mph to 80 mph. 2005-11-25T00:00+00:00 http://libdemeuro.org.uk/articles/000017/compensation_for_being_bumpedoff_or_delayed_on_flights.html Passengers delayed or bumped-off flights have a right to financial and non-financial compensation under EU law. Waiting in airports for hours is a miserable and frustrating experience. Holidays and business trips can be ruined. The EU law will help alleviate the distress caused and provide an incentive to airlines to avoid delays and overbooking. 2005-10-10T09:44+00:00 http://libdemeuro.org.uk/articles/000016/compensation_for_train_passengers_arriving_soon.html UK train passengers who are delayed or bumped off on national and international train journeys might soon be able to claim increased compensation following a vote in the European Parliament today. 2005-09-28T12:50+00:00 http://libdemeuro.org.uk/articles/000015/east_midlands_lib_dem_mep_welcomes_improved_european_parliament_website.html Bill Newton Dunn, Liberal Democrat MEP for the East Midlands, warmly welcomed the launch of the new European Parliament website today. 2005-09-12T00:00+00:00 http://libdemeuro.org.uk/articles/000014/last_ditch_attempt_to_save_bare_chested_builders_from_brussels_tan_ban.html Bare-chested Builders and other outdoor workers could be forced to cover up if the European Council, Commission and Socialists get their way. 2005-09-02T15:02+00:00