20 Most Recent News Stories

Welcome cut to red tape for South East's small businesses

Wed 10th Mar 2010

South East England's Lib Dem Euro MPs have both welcomed today's European Parliament vote in favour of exempting struggling small businesses from producing onerous annual accounts.

Bearder & Bowles

MEP visits Guildford youth centre

Wed 10th Mar 2010

Surrey's Lib Dem Euro MP, Catherine Bearder, was in Guildford last weekend visiting a local youth project with local Parliamentary Candidate Sue Doughty.

Plantation Cafe

MEP signs Woodley Petition

Tue 9th Mar 2010

Catherine Bearder, Berkshire's Lib Dem Euro MP, was in Woodley last weekend to support local calls for a crossing between the Oakwood Centre and the Headley Road car park.

Catherine at Woodley

Don't punish South East farmers for sheep tagging problems

Wed 3rd Mar 2010

Local Euro MP Catherine Bearder is defending South East farmers against unfair penalties.

Catherine Bearder MEP

Operation Stack must go

Thu 25th Feb 2010

Catherine Bearder MEP has met with representatives from Kent Police to discuss the controversial Operation Stack.

Operation Stack

Lib Dem MEP supports Junction 5 Slip roads

Tue 23rd Feb 2010

Kent's Lib Dem Euro MP Catherine Bearder has given her support to the local campaign for slip roads at the M25's junction 5.

Junction 5 Campaign

Independent Eurostar review only a first step

Fri 12th Feb 2010

Speaking after the Eurostar Independent Review press conference, Catherine Bearder MEP (whose South East constituency covers two stations and the British end of the Euro tunnel) said:

Catherine with the Independent Eurostar Report

Bearder launches campaign against ivory sale

Wed 10th Feb 2010

Lib Dem Euro MP Catherine Bearder has launched a campaign to keep the ivory trade illegal.

Campaign Launch

Cameron hammers another nail in Tory Euro-coffin

Fri 5th Feb 2010

David Cameron has ordered Tory councilors to abandon their political allies in Europe.

Catherine Bearder Photo

European 112 Day celebrated all over Europe

Fri 5th Feb 2010

Lib Dem Euro MP Catherine Bearder has welcomed the new European emergency number, hailing it as an example of the huge benefits of international cooperation.

112 Photo

Protect Haiti's Children

Tue 2nd Feb 2010

South East Euro MP Catherine Bearder has asked the European Commission to do all it can to protect the children of Haiti.

Haitian Orphans

No prize for human rights abusers

Thu 28th Jan 2010

Lib Dem Euro MP Catherine Bearder has called on the European Commission to delay the signing of a free trade agreement with Colombia until there is an improvement in their human rights record.

Colombia

Lib Dem MEPs fight for fuel efficient cars

Wed 27th Jan 2010

Car drivers are getting more miles to the gallon out of their vehicles, with big improvements still to come.

CB & SB

Ivory trade must stay illegal

Tue 26th Jan 2010

Lib Dem Euro MP Catherine Bearder has spoken out against calls from two African countries to temporarily legalise the ivory trade. Tanzania and Zambia have asked for a special allowance to sell their current stocks of ivory at a meeting that controls endangered species trade (CITES) next March.

Elephants

Children's rights are human rights, says Bearder

Thu 21st Jan 2010

Lib Dem Euro MP Catherine Bearder today supported calls for greater protection of children from violence.

Violence Against Children

Comprehensive care for trafficked children

Wed 20th Jan 2010

Catherine Bearder, Lib Dem Euro MP for South East England, has urged the European Commission and Member States to ensure trafficked children are given comprehensive and specialist support.

CB

European Year of Volunteering must provide lasting legacy

Fri 15th Jan 2010

Catherine Bearder, Euro MP for South East England, called on the new Commissioner to use the European Year of Volunteering to create a lasting legacy for the third sector.

Catherine Volunteering

Local development must focus on local needs, says Bearder

Thu 14th Jan 2010

Catherine Bearder, Lib Dem MEP for South East England, today urged the European Commission to make local government the bedrock of its regional development policy.

Catherine on the campaign trail

Bearder meets with Eurostar

Tue 12th Jan 2010

Catherine Bearder MEP today expressed the anger of her constituents to Eurostar, after its calamitous handling of the service over Christmas.

CB meets Head of Government Relations at Eurostar

Catherine Bearder Supports Campaign against Food Waste

Fri 8th Jan 2010

South East MEP Catherine Bearder has added her support to the growing campaign against food waste. The "Love Food Hate Waste" Campaign encourages individuals to take more responsibility in reducing their personal waste.

love food hate waste

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