Robert in the Region
Laurel and Grange Farms Visit, 10th February 2012.
On Friday the 10th February, Robert spent the day visiting Laurel Farm, Wereham and Grange Farm, Feltwell. He discussed a range of agricultural issues relating to the EU.
“Every so often I have the privilege of being invited to meet with farmers in the East of England. Agriculture plays such a huge part in the lives of many across the region and visits like the one I did on the 10th February give me a fantastic opportunity to discuss issues such as CAP reform with British farmers. It is important to hear straight from the horse’s mouth how developments at the EU level will affect UK farmers on the ground.
A special thanks to everyone who made the visits possible.”
http://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news/business-news/mep_meets_farmers_at_wereham_1_3520842
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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 aimed at bringing together British SMEs and national and European experts, advisers and officials, to provide essential information to British companies on how to take their business to the world.
The conference will be split into three panel sessions followed by a questions and answer session. There will be an intermission for a buffet lunch which will double as a roaming session, that will provide the opportunity for the panellist and the other attendees to engage directly with one another in order for them to raise concerns, discuss experiences, and make direct contacts with policy professionals and experts.
Confirmed panellists include Mark Prisk MP, Minister of State for Business andEnterprise, Dr. Syed Kamall, MEP forLondon, Sean McGuire, Brussels Director of the CBI, John Walker, Federation of Small Businesses National Chairman, a number of national and European experts, Members of the European Parliament and Senior European Commission Officials.
To register for this free conference, or for more information, please contact rwsturdy@btconnect.com.
Eastern region Conservative MEP: Geoffrey Van Orden, Robert Sturdy, Vicky Ford and David Campbell Bannerman. This event is sponsored by the Conservatives in the European Parliament (European Conservatives and Reformists Group).
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European Information Lunch, Duxford - November 11th 2011
Last Friday I hosted a European Information Lunch at the Imperial War Museum Duxford. Events such as this are a great way to bring together constituency officers and supporters from across the region to keep them updated on what is going on in Brussels and throughout the European Union.
This year’s event was extra special because it fell on such an important day and took place at such an incredible location. It was a huge honour to see a number of former service men and women from the Second World War but also a number from our country’s recent conflict in Afghanistan.
Thanks to the kind contributions from those that attended, we managed to raise £501.00 for the Royal British Legion. The total was presented to Mr. Chris Ginn, County Chairman of the Poppy Appeal at the end of the lunch.
