Emma McClarkin, Conservative MEP for the East Midlands, is thrilled that after a Conservative campaign in the European Parliament proposals to include recreational anglers in the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) have been watered down. Article 47 of the proposed ‘Community Fisheries Control Regulation’ would have required recreational fishermen to register their boats and whatever they …Continue Reading
Final frontier made easier for expat relatives
15th October, 2009Emma McClarkin, Conservative MEP for the East Midlands, has given a qualified welcome to EU moves that could end the legal quagmire faced by Britons whose relatives die on the Continent. There are presently around 8 million European citizens living in an EU country other than their own. When someone dies in another country …Continue Reading
Supporting the Leicestershire Big Switch off
12th October, 2009Leicestershire Rural Delegation visit
12th October, 2009MEPs join Asian Network
9th October, 2009On Oct 6th at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, East Midlands MEPs Emma McClarkin and Roger Helmer joined the British Asian Conservative Link, an organisation within the Party that seeks to develop a better understanding of the needs of Asian citizens and voters. The Link is represented in the Region by Baroness Sandip Verma. …Continue Reading