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Trade agreement encourages political and economic stability in Morocco
The European Parliament has voted today (16 February) on liberalising trade between the EU and Morocco for agricultural and fishery products. The agreement liberalises with immediate effect 55% of tariffs...
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S&D propose a Christmas gift to consumers - an end to roaming charges by 2014
21 December 2011 Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament today announced that they will push for the elimination of price differences between domestic and European calls within the 27...
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David welcomes a clean-up for our water
14 December 2011 "Phosphates are doing serious damage in Scotland, and if it was not for legislation from the European Parliament the situation would be far worse, " said David...
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Britain will pay the price for Cameron's isolationism
13 December 2011 "For two and a half years Cameron's policy in the EU has led to Britain's isolation. It was tragic to see the evidence of lost British influence...
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David Martin welcomes tough new rules on MEPs conduct
1 December 2011 "The European Parliament has now adopted tougher rules than Westminster," said David Martin MEP welcoming the new rules on Members' conduct on behalf of all his fellow...
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Financial Speculators must not be allowed to gain from hunger
20 October 2011 European Commission proposals announced today will need strengthening to stop financial traders from creating artificial highs in food prices that are putting the world's poorest people at...
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David Martin backs WWF's 'More Fish' Campaign
David Martin MEP today (17 October) publicly gave his backing to WWF’s More Fish campaign, which is demanding real and effective reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). Mr...
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Financial Transaction Tax
The European Commission lays the foundations for a Financial Transaction (Robin Hood) Tax The European Commission's proposed draft law for a financial transaction tax represents the crucial first step in...
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European Parliament vetoes 30 per cent emissions target
Tory MEPs' votes likely to have swung result Responding to news that a key vote on extending the EU's greenhouse gas emissions target to 30 per cent was lost in...
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No more blood on the ice - or on our consciences
Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament today (June 8 2011) welcomed negotiation of an EU trade agreement with Canada. But they warned the Commission against opening the EU...
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Call for reforms to give Scottish Police more time to fight crime
‘The government should act to ensure that police officers in Scotland do not have to waste their time dealing with spurious arrest warrants issued in another EU country’. This is...
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MEPs express disappointment with Canadian Government
Marking the opening day of Canada's commercial seal hunt off Newfoundland, Humane Society International/Canada broadcasted images of the slaughter on a giant video screen outside the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and...
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Stop playing politics with the slaughter of baby seals
‘Stop blood on the ice’ - Scotland’s senior European MP (MEP) condemns Canadian Government for playing politics with the death of baby seals David Martin, Scotland’s most senior Member of...
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David Martin backs local campaigners in their call for a Robin Hood Tax
Scotland's Euro MP David Martin has backed local campaigners in their call for a Robin Hood Tax to make banks and other financial service companies pay their fair share....
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Scotch Whisky to benefit from EU-South Korea trade agreement
The European Parliament has this week endorsed the free trade agreement (FTA) between the European Union and South Korea in a deal that is expected to more than double bilateral...
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British football fans can cheer to a united Europe
Football fans might be soon allowed to use cheaper foreign decoders to watch matches on TV, according to an opinion given today by the European Court Advocate General on a...
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Claim EU money for snow clean up
"Claim EU money to pay for the big clean up" - suggests Scottish Labour Euro MP David Martin. "The Scottish government should be claiming millions in EU cash to help...
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Eu proposal for Trade Aid to Pakistan moves to next stage
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David Martin raises human rights concerns over proposed EU-Columbia trade deal
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Miami Five Campaign comes to Strasbourg
Last week David had a meeting in Strasbourg with Olga Salanueva and Adriana Perez who were visiting the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Olga and Adriana were gathering support for their...
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