East Midlands Conservative MEP, Emma McClarkin, has today co-hosted a conference in the European Parliament, titled ‘Preventing Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Online’. The conference focused on the emerging challenges related to the fight against commercial sexual exploitation of children online. It also outlined the European Financial Coalition’s efforts to create a common cross-sector platform …Continue Reading

East Midlands Conservative MEPs Emma McClarkin and Andrew Lewer have this week launched an updated guide to European funding opportunities and a new youth opportunities booklet, in an effort to help groups and organisations across the East Midlands gain access to EU funds and opportunities. The previous East Midlands funding booklet that ran through to …Continue Reading

East Midlands MEP Emma McClarkin has this week attended an event commemorating the 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, at which a new €2.50 coin was presented. At the event, which showed a screening of the Waterloo film, Miss McClarkin was presented with a special €2.50 coin. As the French had previously vetoed a …Continue Reading

East Midlands MEP Emma McClarkin this week hosted a reception in Strasbourg to promote the Rugby World Cup, which will be held in England later this year. Speakers at the event included Bill Beaumont, Chairman of the RFU; Pierre Camou – President of the French Rugby Union; and the Japanese Ambassador to the EU, Keiichi …Continue Reading

East Midlands Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin has this week given her support to the creation of a one-stop shop for animal welfare. She has added her signature to a Written Declaration in the European Parliament, which calls on the European Commission to establish a one-stop shop to streamline animal welfare concerns, and to act as …Continue Reading