Brussles, Wednesday 1st February 2012 – The EU’s trade waiver for Pakistan – initially proposed to assist Pakistan following the devastating 2010 floods – is finally near realisation after all opponents dropped their opposition at the WTO today. Robert Sturdy MEP, vice-president of the European Parliament’s trade committee, has been a strong advocate of the waiver [...]
Brussels, Thursday 26th January – David Cameron’s agenda for growth – set out in his Davos speech today – is the only long-term answer to the EU’s competitive crisis, which is just as serious and pressing as the Sovereign Debt crisis, the European Conservatives and Reformists group in the European Parliament, said today. In his [...]
Brussels, 25th January 2012 – This Tuesday, Robert Sturdy, MEP for the East of England and member of the European Parliament’s Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, welcomed guests from European Anglers Alliance, European Squirrel Initiative, COPA-COGECA, European Landowners Organisation, the Australian Representative to the EU, the RSPB and many more, to the European Parliament to [...]
Going Global Trade Conference On the 2nd of March 2012, in the prestigious surroundings of one of the world’s greatest and oldest universities, Robert Sturdy MEP, Vice-Chairman of the European Parliament’s International Trade Committee, will be hosting a trade conference aimed at bringing together British SMEs and national and European experts, advisers and officials, to [...]
Geneva, Saturday 17th December 2011 – Fears that over the stalled Doha Development Round negotiations, which have dominated the multilateral environment for the last 10 years, were pushed aside this week, as the WTO held its 8th Ministerial in Geneva. Despite the lack of progress with a Doha agreement, the WTO managed to see the conclusion [...]
Removing obstacles to trade between nations is not only important for exporters who can thus better penetrate foreign markets and make more money, but also for consumers who can enjoy a wider choice at better prices. Trade liberalisation in the last couple of decades has pushed tariffs down across the world, but other barriers to [...]
Strasbourg, 13th December, 2011 – A report authored by Robert Sturdy, vice-Chairman of the European Parliament’s International Trade Committee, was overwhelming adopted by the European Parliament in a vote earlier today. Mr Sturdy’s report sets out proposals that would help remove or reduce unjustified non-tariff barriers (NTBs) and regulatory obstacles to trade, such as export subsidies, anti-dumping, [...]
Brussels, 6th December, 2011 – Robert Sturdy, MEP for the East of England and member of the European Parliaments Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, has praised today’s announcement by Agricultural Minister Jim Paice that will prevent eggs from ‘battery cages’ being sold in the UK. The announcement from DEFRA was in response to the upcoming [...]
Conference: ‘Going Global: Helping Small Businesses Trade Abroad’ Venue: Robinson College, University of Cambridge on the 2nd of March 2012. On the 2nd of March 2012, in the prestigious surroundings of one of the world’s greatest and oldest universities, Robert Sturdy MEP, Vice-Chairman of the European Parliament’s International Trade Committee, will be hosting a trade conference [...]
Brussels, 25th November 2011 – Robert Sturdy, vice-Chairman of the European Parliament’s International Trade Committee and MEP for the East of England, has welcomed news that Toyota will increase investment in its UK plants which will create up to 1, 500 jobs. Toyota plans to invest the money by consolidating the production of the hatchback [...]
