Robert Sturdy

The European Union’s Commissioner for International Trade, Catherine Ashton, has announced her wish for Prime Minister Gordon Brown to re-appoint her as the United Kingdom’s Commissioner in Brussels for its next five year term, preferably in her current portfolio.
Each member state is entitled to nominate an individual to become Commissioner and the Trade portfolio is [...]

2 July 2009
Conservative Euro-MP Robert Sturdy has criticised China for its export restrictions on a number of key raw materials which could force businesses in the EU which rely on them to suffer financially or even close down.
Mr Sturdy, who has played a key role in international trade talks and has co-chaired the WTO Committee, [...]