PRESS RELEASE 28 January 2010 ROBERT STURDY CONDEMNS IVORY TRADE Eastern Region Euro MP Robert Sturdy has condemned plans by two African countries to sell ivory as he fears it could lead to the slaughter of more elephants and possible extinction. Robert Sturdy, who sits on both the International Trade Committee and the Sustainable Hunting [...]
SUPPORT OUR EAST ANGLIAN FARMERS AND SHOPPERS WITH HONEST FOOD LABELLING, SAY CONSERVATIVE MEPS 20 January, 2010 With a new EU Directive on ‘Food Information to Consumers’ in the offing, Conservative MEPs are pushing for changes in food labelling that will ensure consumers have the necessary information to make an informed choice. Robert Sturdy and [...]
18 January 2010 PRESS RELEASE CAUTIOUS SUPPORT FOR NEW EU AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER Eastern Region Conservative MEP Robert Sturdy has given his “cautious support” to the new Romanian Agriculture Commissioner Dacian Ciolos. Mr Ciolos was originally a controversial choice as he had been described by Nicholas Sarkozy as “France’s second commissioner”. However, during a three hour [...]
