http://www.eastmidlands.libdems.org/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from East Midlands Liberal Democrats en-GB East Midlands Liberal Democrats http://www.eastmidlands.libdems.org/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2009 East Midlands Liberal Democrats 2009-07-04T00:17+01:00 United Kingdom http://www.eastmidlands.libdems.org/news/000146/stronger_together_poorer_apart_the_liberal_democrat_manifesto_for_europe.html These days there are many issues that cannot be tackled just by taking action at home. Making a difference on climate change, international crime and the economy means that we have to work with our European neighbours to deliver effective international action. 2009-05-28T19:01+01:00 http://www.eastmidlands.libdems.org/news/000145/animal_testing_regulations_to_be_tightened_up.html Today, the European Parliament voted by a large majority to approve the First Reading of a new EU law to regulate the use of live animals for scientific and medical research. It had attracted considerable attention both from those concerned about animal welfare and from those concerned about the viability and competitiveness of research in Europe. The EU, some years ago, banned all tests using live animals for the production of cosmetics. But 12 million living creatures a year, mainly mice, rats and fish, including nearly 12,000 apes and monkeys, are used every year in Europe for scientific research. 2009-05-05T17:38+01:00 http://www.eastmidlands.libdems.org/news/000144/local_mep_welcomes_european_commission_plans_to_combat_human_trafficking.html Bill Newton Dunn East Midlands Euro MP has strongly welcomed news that the European Commission is to draft Europe- wide legislation aimed at tackling the traffic of human beings. 2009-03-27T14:07+00:00 http://www.eastmidlands.libdems.org/news/000140/tories_to_make_themselves_powerless_and_isolated_in_the_eu.html Today, the British Conservative Party MEPs decided to quit their party alliance in the European Parliament. 2009-03-11T18:38+00:00 http://www.eastmidlands.libdems.org/news/000143/government_throws_away_44_million_for_the_east_midlands_in_eu_funds.html Bill Newton Dunn, the Liberal Democrat MEP for the East Midlands has today expressed his anger at the news that the Government has rejected an estimated £44 million of EU money for the region that was intended to combat the recession. 2009-02-10T00:00+00:00 http://www.eastmidlands.libdems.org/news/000132/bill_newton_dunn_mep_seeks_to_reassure_local_anglers.html The EU Commission has issued a proposal for EU legislation about Conservation of Fish stocks - but has worded it badly, so that it has created alarm among some British onshore anglers. 2009-02-04T16:33+00:00 http://www.eastmidlands.libdems.org/news/000141/meps_call_for_sanctions_on_employers_of_illegal_immigrants_while_uk_opts_out.html MEPs are set to endorse today a new EU law obliging Member states to have measures penalising employers of illegal immigrants. But the UK government intends to invoke its 'opt-out' and therefore the legislation will have no effect in the UK. 2009-02-04T00:00+00:00 http://www.eastmidlands.libdems.org/news/000142/childrens_toys_safer_than_ever_thanks_to_the_eu.html Every year, many hundreds of products are sold which turn out to be faulty. Local MEP, Bill Newton Dunn, has this week been celebrating European legislation, which has meant that the identification of these dangerous products has reached a record high ensuring the safety of our goods. 2009-01-27T00:00+00:00 http://www.eastmidlands.libdems.org/news/000133/new_eu_pesticides_law_not_ideal_for_farmers.html The European Parliament adopted today a new EU law which could take up to 25 toxic pesticides off the market. The proposals however would ban various plant protection products that East Midland farmers use to prevent diseases. 2009-01-13T00:00+00:00 http://www.eastmidlands.libdems.org/news/000134/duty_free_shopping_conditions_improved.html The European Parliament decided today about updating rules that would improve and facilitate the current duty free shopping at regional airports. 2008-11-18T00:00+00:00 http://www.eastmidlands.libdems.org/news/000135/meps_urge_to_tackle_financial_crisis.html MEPs this week demanded new EU laws to regulate financial institutions more tightly and tackle the financial crisis at European level. 2008-10-23T00:00+01:00 http://www.eastmidlands.libdems.org/news/000136/bill_newton_dunn_mep_welcomes_itvs_myeurope_online_service.html Bill Newton Dunn, Liberal Democrat MEP, today welcomed strongly ITV's new online service "MyEurope", launched by the ITV chairman Michael Grade in the European Parliament in Brussels on 15th October. 2008-10-15T00:00+01:00 http://www.eastmidlands.libdems.org/news/000137/european_parliament_launches_its_own_web_tv.html Today, the European Parliament launched its own multilingual online TV service, EuroparlTV, offering a wide range of different and changing set of programmes for all audiences. 2008-09-17T00:00+01:00 http://www.eastmidlands.libdems.org/news/000138/counterfeit_medicines_sold_online_a_major_threat_to_consumer.html Over 60% of medicines purchased online are fake or substandard. This frightening figure has been revealed in a comprehensive research report, "The Counterfeiting Superhighway", which will be presented today at the European Parliament by Bill Newton Dunn, Liberal Democrat MEP for the East Midlands, and the European Alliance for Access to Safe Medicines (EAASM). 2008-09-09T00:00+01:00 http://www.eastmidlands.libdems.org/news/000139/meps_call_for_european_missing_child_alert_system.html This week, the European Parliament has formally adopted a Europe-wide missing child alert system which could help to ensure the safe recovery of missing children across the EU. 2008-09-04T00:00+01:00