http://www.bearder.eu/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Catherine Bearder MEP en-GB Catherine Bearder MEP http://www.bearder.eu/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Catherine Bearder MEP 2010-07-30T11:23+01:00 United Kingdom http://www.bearder.eu/news/000162/victory_for_south_east_fishermen.html Fishermen from South East England have returned triumphantly from Brussels after putting their case for reform to the most powerful decision maker on European fisheries policy. 2010-07-14T15:55+01:00 http://www.bearder.eu/news/000161/euro_mps_axe_illegal_timber_trade.html MEPs have taken an axe to the illegal logging trade today by banning the sale of illegal timber in Europe and setting up strict penalties for those caught doing so. 2010-07-09T15:10+01:00 http://www.bearder.eu/news/000160/fairer_agriculture_in_the_south_east.html Catherine Bearder MEP has written to the regional press about the Parliament's vote on the future of the CAP. Please see below for the full text: 2010-07-09T12:18+01:00 http://www.bearder.eu/news/000158/if_the_commissioner_cant_come_to_hastings_hastings_will_go_to_the_commissioner.html Hastings' Lib Dem Euro MP Catherine Bearder will take a delegation from Hastings to meet with the European Fisheries Commissioner, Maria Damanaki, to explain to her the problems faced by the traditional fishing communities across South East England. 2010-07-07T13:53+01:00 http://www.bearder.eu/news/000159/proposed_thames_water_reservoir_at_abingdon.html This week Catherine Bearder MEP wrote a letter to the local press in Oxford on the proposed Thames Water reservoir at Abingdon. Please see below for the full text: 2010-07-06T13:00+01:00 http://www.bearder.eu/news/000157/food_labelling_great_for_south_east_consumers_and_farmers.html Liberal Democrat MEP Catherine Bearder today welcomed the European Parliament vote for mandatory food labelling. 2010-06-17T15:05+01:00 http://www.bearder.eu/news/000156/the_real_losers_in_the_world_cup.html In anticipation of the football World Cup in South Africa Catherine Bearder MEP wrote a letter to the Guardian warning fans to be vigilant for the dark side of major sporting competitions. Please see the full text below: 2010-06-15T11:04+01:00 http://www.bearder.eu/news/000155/catherine_visits_millennium_seed_bank_in_west_sussex.html Last week Catherine Bearder MEP visited the Millennium Seed Bank project at Wakehurst Place in West Sussex. 2010-06-11T11:58+01:00 http://www.bearder.eu/news/000154/olympics_bring_students_together_at_stratford.html Last month S2R Europe, a project run by the educational social media network Radiowaves, took students from Ravensbourne School in Bromley and Colegiul National Banatean from Timisoara in Romania to visit the Olympic Park in Stratford. 2010-06-03T15:48+01:00 http://www.bearder.eu/news/000153/beach_cleanups_start_now.html The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has suggested that three beaches in the South East (Hastings, Bexhill and Littlestone) will fail to meet new environmental standards unless immediate action is taken. To fight the increase in untreated sewage being pumped into the water on our beaches, new European standards on water quality will be introduced in 2015 and many beaches across the UK could fall short of these new environmental standards. 2010-06-02T16:38+01:00 http://www.bearder.eu/news/000151/europe_must_get_serious_about_csr.html Today Catherine Bearder MEP encouraged the European Parliament to take a strong stance on Corporate Social Responsibility. 2010-06-01T13:33+01:00 http://www.bearder.eu/news/000134/time_to_take_biodiversity_seriously.html Commenting on the publication of the UK Biodiversity Indicators by DEFRA this afternoon, life-long environmental campaigner Catherine Bearder MEP said: 2010-05-20T18:53+01:00 http://www.bearder.eu/news/000133/meps_demand_cap_simplification.html Catherine Bearder, Euro-MP for South East England, today called for the European Commission and national governments to cut bureaucracy and make farmers' lives easier. 2010-05-20T11:48+01:00 http://www.bearder.eu/news/000144/building_standards_will_cut_energy_bills_and_emissions.html Today Catherine Bearder MEP wrote a letter to the regional press in South East England on building standards and energy efficiency. Please see below for the full text: 2010-05-19T15:00+01:00 http://www.bearder.eu/news/000132/congratulations_and_commiserations.html Following the General Election whose result is still to be resolved it has been a mixed night for the Liberal Democrats. Nationally, we gained a greater number of votes and a greater percentage of the vote than ever before, but we lost seats. 2010-05-07T19:09+01:00