For decades the EU Common Fisheries Policy has been a by-word for failure. Fish stocks have plummeted, jobs have been lost both at sea and on-shore in fish processing, and prices of fish for consumers have risen rapidly. The EU’s quota system means that millions of tons of perfectly good fish are thrown back into …Continue Reading

Proposals to be unveiled by EU taxation Commissioner Semeta tomorrow must not represent a hike in already sky-high petrol and diesel prices, East Midlands MEPs Emma McClarkin and Roger Helmer have said today. Reports suggest that the proposals to update the EU’s Energy Taxation Directive could see a shift from a per-litre duty to one …Continue Reading

East Midlands Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin spoke out in the Culture and Education committee yesterday about the need for High Speed Broadband in rural areas. During the debate with Commissioner Neelie Kroes, who looks after the EU’s Digital Agenda, Emma urged Mobile broadband to be introduced into rural and remote areas, and asked about access …Continue Reading

East Midlands Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin hears this week about the real difference development aid makes, after meeting Microsoft chairman and philanthropist Bill Gates in the European Parliament’s Development committee. Mr Gates told the committee about his concerns over sanitisation and the spread of disease, and pointed out that his foundation had funded projects to …Continue Reading