East Midlands Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin yesterday spoke to young people from Lincolnshire Secondary Schools at the Lincolnshire Enterprise Awards. Emma was invited to give the keynote speech at the event, held at the University of Lincoln’s Riseholme Campus. During the course of her speech, Emma praised the business acumen of the young entrepreneurs present …Continue Reading
Emma McClarkin MEP congratulates England Rugby teams on winning 6 Nations tournaments
22nd March, 2011East Midlands Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin has today congratulated the Mens and Womens England Rugby Union teams for victories in their respective 6 Nations tournaments. Emma – who is the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) spokenswoman for Education and Sport – sent her congratulations after watching the final Mens matches on Saturday, which despite England’s …Continue Reading
Emma McClarkin MEP calls for closer trade links on Commonwealth Day
11th March, 2011East Midlands Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin has today called for stronger trade links with Commonwealth countries. Miss McClarkin’s call coincides with Commonwealth Day, the annual celebration of the Commonwealth of Nations which traditionally falls on the second Monday of March. The theme for 2011 is ‘Women as Agents of Change’, and commenting on this, Miss …Continue Reading
EU creates its own history to the tune of €50 million
10th March, 2011Plans to spend over €50 million on a new historical museum in the European Parliament have been condemned by East Midlands MEP Emma McClarkin MEP, the Conservative Party spokesperson on Culture in the European Parliament. The plans for the ‘House of European History’, released on Monday, have been in the pipeline since 2007, when former …Continue Reading
Emma McClarkin MEP welcomes European broadband funding for Lincolnshire villages
10th March, 2011East Midlands Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin has today welcomed the news that Lincolnshire County Council has secured European funding for a broadband internet trial. The County Council put in a successful bid for funding, and has secured £750,000 to use on a trial period of broadband in two villages in the county. Speaking following the …Continue Reading