On the eve of World Wildlife Day, the European Parliament has approved Emma McClarkin’s proposal to tackle wildlife trafficking through trade policy, with 579 votes in favour, and only 15 votes against. The report calls for improvements in the customs performance at all stages of the supply chain, and stresses the need for a coordinated …Continue Reading
Archive for 2017
East Midlands MEP Emma McClarkin receives overwhelming support to her report on tackling illegal wildlife trade
3rd March, 2017East Midlands MEP Emma McClarkin in official visit to Mexico to talk trade and investment opportunties
23rd February, 2017Emma McClarkin MEP joined a delegation from the Committee on International Trade of the European Parliament in an official visit to Mexico to discuss trade relations between the two parties. Whilst in Mexico City, Miss McClarkin met with Duncan Taylor CBE, British Ambassador to Mexico, and the Department for International Trade to talk about business …Continue Reading
East Midlands MEP Emma McClarkin welcomes CETA vote in the European Parliament
15th February, 2017Emma McClarkin MEP welcomed today the vote of support given by the European Parliament to the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, (CETA), which will now be provisionally applied while the ratification process by national parliaments is underway. Miss McClarkin said: “I am extremely pleased that after seven years negotiating with our Canadian partners we …Continue Reading
East Midlands MEP Emma McClarkin chairs high-profile panel on illegal wildlife trade
8th February, 2017Emma McClarkin MEP today, hosted and chaired a panel of experts to the European Parliament, to talk about illegal wildlife trade and the importance of trade policy to fight this crime. This public hearing is another initiative on Miss McClarkin’s active campaign to fight illegal trade in wildlife and wildlife products and follows the unanimous …Continue Reading
Safer Internet Day
7th February, 2017Safer Internet Day is an important day in my calendar. It provides us a great opportunity for politicians, organisations, and the public as a whole, to discuss and raise awareness about how we can best eliminate child sexual abuse imagery online. What has become a global problem needs a global response. The internet has …Continue Reading