East Midlands Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin has today welcomed the news that the practice of wasteful discarding of fish will be brought to an end. Earlier this year, Emma backed TV Chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s campaign to prevent over 1 million tonnes of fish being dumped in the North Sea each year, which brought the issue …Continue Reading

East Midlands MEP Emma McClarkin has described this week’s EU Court ruling on insurance premiums as ‘a setback for common sense’. The European Court of Justice has upheld the opinion of its top adviser and said that singling out women for preferential treatment contravenes Article 8 of the EU Treaty. The ruling will see insurance …Continue Reading

East Midlands Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin joined forces with MPs from around the East Midlands this week as she went into training at the National Defence Academy in Shrivenham. The three day training exercise at the National Defence Academy was organised by the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme (AFPS), and saw the East Midlands politician receive …Continue Reading

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that British football fans can continue to enjoy major international tournaments on free-to-air television, in another landmark case on football broadcast rights. The Court has rejected a complaint from FIFA and UEFA regarding a decision of the European Commission to approve the UK’s reservation of broadcasting rights …Continue Reading

East Midlands Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin has today attacked efforts by the European Commission to set EU-wide education targets, after Britain refused to co-operate with the EU on the matter The meeting of European education ministers this week discussed efforts to bring national targets on early school leavers and higher education into line with European …Continue Reading