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 Victory for common sense on sweets and fizzy drinks |
“Bright colour additives which make children hyperactiveshould be banned throughout the EU,” says David Martin, Scotland’ssenior MEP.
Mr Martin was speaking from the European Parlia...
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| Stop Organ Trafficking |
“It is time to take action to stop trafficking in human organs,”stated David Martin Scotland’s senior European MP.
Mr Martin was speaking from Strasbourg prior to a debate in theEur...
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| End Street Homelessness by 2015 |
The European Parliament in Strasbourg will this week (21 April – 24 April) formally adopt a Written Declaration on Ending Street Homelessness.
Speaking from Strasbourg David Martin, Sco...
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| Climate Change Kills |
"Europe needs to act and it needs to act now. We need to make sure that the threats posed by Climate Change to human health are at the centre of EU policy," was the clear message from David Martin ...
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| Environmental damage should be a criminal offence |
“Seriously damaging the environment should be made a criminal offence in all European Union (EU) member states,” stated David Martin Scotland’s senior European MP.
“This would ens...
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| Scottish Labour Team for European Elections 2009 |
The Labour Party have announced their teams for the European Elections in 2009.
At the announcement of the Scottish list David Martin who has been voted number one on the list in a ballot of Sc...
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| David Martin supports calls for more transparent rules for Brussels lobbyists |
David Martin, Scotland's longest serving Labour MEP has come out in support of the new rules being drawn up for the 5,000 lobbyists in Brussels when making representations to EU institutions.
A...
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| European Commission moves to end Canadian seal cull |
“This is very good news. It is high time we stopped importing cruelty. Trade sanctions would help end commercial seal hunting, a cruel and brutal practice which targets seal pups only a few weeks ...
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| New funding to improve independent living for elderly |
“Thousands of lonely pensioners have gone a full month without speaking to family or neighbours in the past year", stated David Martin MEP, quoting from a study by charity Help the Aged. Thest...
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| Call for redistribution of Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) budget |
David Martin, Scotland’s most senior MEP, has backed his Labour colleagues in their emphasis on redistribution of the CAP in a debate in the European Parliament at Strasbourg.
Mr Martin expla...
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| Intelligent cars save lives! |
lDavid Martin, Scotland’s senior MEP in the European Parliament, is backing a new European Union (EU) initiative to build more ‘intelligent cars’.
“On average 40,000 people are killed a...
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| European NGO Forum Applauds Scottish MEP's pressure on Commission over biofuels |
EU COHERENCE, a forum cooperating with International Development NGOs such as Oxfam, has shown its support for my recent question to the Commission on biofuels* as an example of a position which it ...
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| Candle blow out? |
European candle makers should find ways to diversify rather than fighting against cheap Chinese imports David Martin, Scotland’s senior MEP in the European Parliament, said in Strasbourg today.
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| Strong Trade Union support for Labour MEP's Korea Report |
The TUC has welcomed the strong emphasis on enforceable social and environmental standards in a report on Trade and Economic Relations with Korea drafted by Labour MEP, David Martin for the In...
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| Energy Prices: Vulnerable energy customers need more protection, says Scotland's most senior MEP |
Scottish MEP David Martin has thrown his weight behind a European Parliament proposal seeking to help protect electricity customers from the effects ofincessant price hikes that are hurting households...
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| Holyrood Conference on how the EU works |
I have recently come back from Edinburgh where I took part in a conference on "How the European Union Works". The conference is the latest in a series of presentations I am doing on the EU an...
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| Tougher Toy Safety Standards Top Priority for Europe |
David Martin, Scotland’s senior MEP, has thrown his weight behind a new European Commission proposal for tough new laws on toy safety.
Speaking from Brussels Mr Martin said: “As parents and...
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| Rules on ‘fresh’ chicken to be tightened up by Europe |
“Labels proclaiming ‘fresh chicken’ should mean fresh chicken,” stated Scotland’s senior European MP.
Following concerns raised by David Martin MEP, at the European Parliament, that ...
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| Tighter European Gun Laws Urged for Under 18s |
David Martin, Scotland’s senior European MP, is backing new European Union (EU) legislation, which could come into effect early in January 2008 banning anyone under 18 from purchasing or possessi...
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| Keep Your Promises |
This week (3 December) I chaired a Socialist Group event entitled "Keep Your Promises: Aid for Trade and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)". We invited NGOs and civil society in order to hear t...
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This week (3 December) I chaired a Socialist Group event entitled "Keep Your Promises: Aid for Trade and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)". We invited NGOs and civil society in order to hear t...