Robert Sturdy welcomes young farmers to Brussels
Robert Sturdy was delighted to welcome a group of 20 young farmers to Brussels and explained his work as an MEP and member of the Agriculture Committee.
The visit was sponsored by Mr Sturdy who is is keen that farmers have a good understanding about the crucial role which the [...]
View from Strasbourg, March 2010
Returning to Strasbourg for a sitting made me reflect about how the European Union started, and where we are now. A young Dutch Liberal initiated a debate regarding the Strasbourg seat, arguing that it was time to do away with the current arrangement and to conduct business full time from Brussels. [...]
In October last year the EU and South Korea initialled a massive free trade agreement, which, if approved, will be the second largest free trade agreement in history, behind the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The agreement must now be ratified by all 27 EU member state governments, as well as the European Parliament. [...]
ROBERT STURDY WELCOMES HISTORIC TRADE TALKS BETWEENEU AND VIETNAM
3 March 2010
Euro MP Robert Sturdy has welcomed the launching of talks towards a free trade agreement (FTA) between Vietnam and the EU that could allow the Asian country to export more to Europe, the world’s biggest consumer market.
Mr Sturdy, Conservative International Trade spokesman, said these talks [...]
CONSERVATIVE EU TRADE SPOKESMAN WELCOMES AGREEMENT WITH PERU AND COLOMBIA
Brussels Wednesday 3 March 2010. Conservative International Trade spokesman Robert Sturdy today welcomed the European Commission’s ambitious trade deal with Peru and Colombia.
The trade agreement is step in the right direction in increasing prosperity in the region and in the development of human rights, he said.
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