Reuters reports on the latest round of Doha trade talks in Geneva where Robert Sturdy urged countries to work together to reach an agreement, which includes suspending tariffs to help Pakistan recover from last year’s devastating floods. He is quoted towards the end of this article. GENEVA: Lawmakers from around the world doubt a meaningful [...]
Last Thursday Robert attended a reception with the Prime Minister in Downing Street alongside Conservative MEP colleagues past and present. The reception was a chance to hold face-to-face discussions on European issues and to exchange an anecdote or two. Robert was keen to discuss EU trade policy with the Prime Minister and to keep him up to speed [...]
Strasbourg, 9th March 2011 — Earlier today, Conservative MEPs successfully pushed through the European Parliament a proposal that would cut down on the number of trips between Brussels and Strasbourg each year. It is estimated that this will save EU taxpayers some 15 Million Euros and save the environment from 1600 tonnes of needless carbon [...]
Robert recently joined a panel of key speakers for a conference entitled, Climate Change and Food Security, hosted by Suffolk Agricultural Association. Fellow speakers included former Suffolk Coastal MP John Gummer, now Lord Deben, Prof Ian Crute, chief scientist at the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board, farmer Lucy Wyatt, and Waitrose’s agricultural manager, Duncan Sinclair. [...]
