Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin visited Derby-based train-maker Bombardier earlier this week, following the recent news they have been selected to build 665 carriages for the new East Anglia franchisee Abellio. During her visit, Miss McClarkin was given a tour of the factory and shown the new Crossrail carriages which Bombardier are building. She met with …Continue Reading

This afternoon, Chairman of the Commonwealth Forum Emma McClarkin MEP hosted a roundtable discussion in the European Parliament to discuss EU and African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP) relations. The discussion welcomed Ambassadors and representatives from a host of Brussels-based ACP nations, as well as The European Commission, and also included three Commonwealth Vice-Chairmen: Eleni …Continue Reading

This year’s World Trade Organisation (WTO) Forum starts today in Geneva, under the main topic of “Inclusive Trade”. Experts from a wide range of public and private organisations will debate how individuals and small businesses can access the global trading system and benefit from it at a time when global growth is slowing. East Midlands …Continue Reading

East Midlands MEP Emma McClarkin has today, on World Rhino Day, spoken of the need to tackle illegal wild life at all stages of the supply chain, starting with the preservation on the ground in Africa. The 17th meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) is taking place in Johannesburg, South …Continue Reading

East Midlands MEP Emma McClarkin has today attacked plans and aspirations for an EU Army as outlined in a Parliamentary report – plans which were dismissed during the EU referendum as pure “scaremongering”. The European Parliament is currently compiling a report entitled “A European Defence Union”. This report is aimed at improving defence cooperation between …Continue Reading