10 Most Recent News Stories

Victory for South East fishermen

Wed 14th Jul 2010

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.

 Catherine and the delegation from the South East fishing industry with Commissioner Damanaki

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Euro MPs axe illegal timber trade

Fri 9th Jul 2010

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.

 Illegal Timber

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Fairer agriculture in the South East

Fri 9th Jul 2010

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:

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If the Commissioner can't come to Hastings, Hastings will go to the Commissioner

Wed 7th Jul 2010

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.

 Catherine at Hastings Beach

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Proposed Thames Water Reservoir at Abingdon

Tue 6th Jul 2010

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:

 Catherine in rural Oxfordshire

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Food labelling great for South East consumers and farmers

Thu 17th Jun 2010

Liberal Democrat MEP Catherine Bearder today welcomed the European Parliament vote for mandatory food labelling.

 Food Labelling

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The real losers in the World Cup

Tue 15th Jun 2010

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:

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Catherine visits Millennium Seed Bank in West Sussex

Fri 11th Jun 2010

Last week Catherine Bearder MEP visited the Millennium Seed Bank project at Wakehurst Place in West Sussex.

 Catherine at the MSB

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Olympics bring students together at Stratford

Thu 3rd Jun 2010

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.

 S2R Europe at Olympic Park

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Beach cleanups start now

Wed 2nd Jun 2010

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.

 Beaches

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