East Midlands Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin has today welcomed a new report on gastronomy, emphasising the importance of regional food and produce, which she helped to amend. The report examines the policies of EU Member States with regard to the cultural and educational aspects of gastronomy. The report examines the importance of gastronomy as a …Continue Reading

With package holidays being increasingly booked online, East Midlands Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin has today welcomed a vote in the European Parliament today, which would bring an EU law providing protection for travellers up to date. The law on package holidays was last set in 1990 – during the days when package holidays were booked …Continue Reading

East Midlands Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin has today commented on Ed Miliband’s speech which ruled out the likelihood of Labour offering an in/out referendum on Europe. She said: “Today Ed Miliband has made it clear just what Labour are – the other Party of In. “Both Labour and the Lib Dems now say they will …Continue Reading

Emma McClarkin MEP, the Conservative Member of the European Parliament for the East Midlands, recently showed her support for the campaign to keep the Groby Agency branch of Santander Bank open by signing the campaign petition. Miss McClarkin visited Groby to meet customers, local businesses and local councillors who organised the petition against the closure. …Continue Reading

Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin will hold an urgent meeting with EU Single Market Commissioner Michel Barnier later today to ask him to intervene in the cases of seven British ski instructors who have been arrested in the French Alps for allegedly working without official approval. The East Midlands MEP, an expert on cross-border recognition of …Continue Reading