ROBERT STURDY MEP CHRISTMAS 2009 Firstly, I would just like to say a big thank you to all those who turned out at the polls in June and voted for the Conservative Party. It has always been a great honour to serve in the European Parliament and I must thank all those who kept their [...]
Banana agreement welcomed Long-standing trade dispute brought to an end Strasbourg 15 December 2009. The EU’s move to end the banana war with Latin America has been broadly welcomed by Robert Sturdy MEP, international trade spokesman of the European Conservatives and Reformists group, but the money promised to compensate African, Caribbean and Pacific countries must [...]
While I have never been the biggest fan of The Beatles, (I always preferred The Rolling Stones) I have a huge amount of respect for Sir Paul McCartney the musical genius. And after hearing his speech in the European Parliament, I think he should stick to writing songs. Sir Paul’s address was massively over simplified [...]
2 December 2009 ROBERT STURDY TAKES PAUL MCCARTNEY TO TASK OVER HIS MEAT REDUCTION CAMPAIGN Eating less meat does not mean less climate change, said Eastern Region MEP Robert Sturdy, in response to a “Meat Free Monday” campaign which Sir Paul McCartney is taking to Brussels tomorrow. Sir Paul’s campaign calls for everyone to avoid [...]
View from Strasbourg, November 2009 In the end it was all a bit of a damp squib. After weeks of feverous speculation in which just about everyone short of Shergar was mentioned, Baroness Ashton was appointed Foreign Minister and former Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy (much to the delight of headline writers at The [...]
Brussels 30 November 2009. Robert Sturdy hopes Vauxhall jobs in Luton will be saved Following news that General Motors plans to cut 354 jobs at its Vauxhall plant in Luton, Conservative MEP for the Eastern Region Robert Sturdy said, “This regrettable news will mean that it will be a Bleak Christmas for some. It is [...]
PRESS RELEASE 30 November 2009 The EU is failing to show leadership in the World Trade Organisation talks in Geneva by allowing the Doha trade round to be sidelined, Robert Sturdy MEP, European Conservatives and Reformists trade spokesman in the European Parliament, has warned. Faced with an increasing hostility towards trade liberalisation in Washington, and [...]
PRESS RELEASE 20 November 2009 Eastern Region MEP Robert Sturdy has accused the EU of “a classic fudge” over the appointment of its first president and foreign minister, the two top jobs in Europe. The Belgian Prime Minister, Herman Van Rompuy, is to be the first president elected by European leaders under the Lisbon Treaty, [...]
EU trade committee votes against extending shoe duties Brussels, 19th November 2009 — EU trade commissioner Cathy Ashton must not attempt to overrule today’s vote in an EU trade committee which would cause the price of shoes from China and Vietnam to fall, Robert Sturdy MEP, trade spokesman for the European Conservatives and Reformists Group [...]
EU SHOE TARIFFS SHOULD BE GIVEN THE BOOT, SAYS MEP ROBERT STURDY EU countries have been urged to defend retailers and consumers tomorrow when they vote on renewing punitive trade duties on Chinese and Vietnamese shoe imports, according to MEP Robert Sturdy, Conservative international trade spokesman in the European Parliament. The EU’s anti-dumping committee will [...]
