As Spain’s development minister Jose Blanco launches a campaign to encourage British people to invest in Spanish property, local Conservative MEPs Emma McClarkin and Roger Helmer have warned people to beware some of its aberrant planning laws which have seen thousands of Brits robbed of their houses and nest eggs. The development ministry launched its …Continue Reading
Archive for 2011
Emma attends high-level structured dialogue meeting at the European Commission on Sport, on behalf of the Parliament
20th May, 2011Emma McClarkin MEP says ‘Your Country Needs Blue!’
13th May, 2011East Midlands Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin has today given her support to Blue – the UK’s entry to this weekend’s Eurovision Song Contest – and is urging everyone across the UK to do the same. Blue are a particular favourite of Emma’s, and will be performing their song ‘I can’ at Düsseldorf’s Esprit Arena in …Continue Reading
Emma McClarkin MEP speaks on culture and education in the European Parliament
12th May, 2011East Midlands Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin has today spoken on education and culture in the European Parliament, defending the rights of Member States to decide their own policies. Emma was speaking after the EU has indicated that it wants to create EU Cultural Attaches in each Member State. This would be a huge waste of …Continue Reading
East Midlands MEPs call for radical changes to EU Fisheries Policy
12th May, 2011For decades the EU Common Fisheries Policy has been a by-word for failure. Fish stocks have plummeted, jobs have been lost both at sea and on-shore in fish processing, and prices of fish for consumers have risen rapidly. The EU’s quota system means that millions of tons of perfectly good fish are thrown back into …Continue Reading