Brussels, 20th April – As we prepare for the successive bank holiday weekends and we continue to be blessed with unseasonably fair weather, I would like to wish everyone in the East of England a very Happy Easter. This year the Easter period is doubly special as we in the UK are preparing for the [...]
Brussels, 20th April 2011 — The European Commission’s proposed increase in the EU’s 2012 budget of 4.9% percent – or 6.2 billion Euros – is completely unacceptable especially at a time when the EU should adjust to the mood of austerity sweeping the continent, Robert Sturdy, Conservative Member of the European Parliament, said today. Mr Sturdy [...]
The Cambridge News Community Awards Young Achiever of the Year, Alexia Sloane aged 10, visited the European Parliament earlier this week as part of her prize. Announced via a recorded video message at last year’s award ceremony, Conservative East of England MEP, Robert Sturdy, invited Alexia to Brussels to spend the day working with real interpreters in the [...]
Robert has asked the Commission the following question regarding potash imports, a vital fertiliser and essential nutrient for food production: The European Commission is currently undertaking a partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of potassium chloride originating in Belarus and Russia. This product is used as a fertiliser and is an [...]
In response to the unacceptable application of the ‘Coastal Laws’ in Empuriabrava, Spain, Robert Sturdy has released the following statement: I have had an influx of letters from people all over Europe who are concerned about the actions of the Spanish government in the city of Empuriabrava. The Spanish authorities plan to expropriate land from [...]
In a landmark case, the World Trade Organisation has ruled that US aviation giant Boeing has received billions of dollars of improper subsidies from the US government over the course of the last 30 years. The WTO panel concluded that the subsides, that took the form of research and development grants, had provided the US [...]
