Yesterday (Weds 6th April) marked the third celebration of the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace. This UN lead initiative aims to raise awareness and encourage the prioritisation of sport as a social action. As Chairman of the Commonwealth Forum and the Conservative spokesman on Sport, Emma McClarkin MEP is keen to highlight …Continue Reading
Emma McClarkin MEP, lead Conservative member for the International Trade Committee, has this week written to the European Commission to once again highlight the need for urgent action to tackle cheap Chinese exports of steel. The East Midlands MEP, who follows EU-China trade relations in the European Parliament, has written the letter in the context …Continue Reading
Last night, East Midlands Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin was announced as the Sport and Physical Activity MEP of the year at the Parliament Magazine’s annual MEP Awards. The award recognised her campaigning on sports issues such as the need for FIFA to be more democratic, accountable and transparent, along with her continued promotion of grassroots …Continue Reading
East Midlands MEP Emma McClarkin, while speaking at the launch of a new Trade report yesterday, called for more to be done to open up trade links with South East Asia in particular for the beverage industry in the East Midlands. The EU has concluded agreements with Vietnam and Singapore in recent times but these …Continue Reading
I believe that trade benefits everyone and I work hard in the European Parliament to further our trade relationships with other countries around the world. The EU – who has all trade powers to negotiate deals -does so with the specific exemption of public services from trade agreements. Public services are ALWAYS excluded from trade …Continue Reading