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Newsletter Issue No: 0
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TOBIN TAX
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(Tobin Tax)
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I recently chaired a meeting in Leeds to discuss the setting up of a regional campaign for the so-called Tobin Tax – named after the Nobel Prize winning economist James Tobin who first put forward th... |
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SEX TOY EURO MYTH
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(Euromyths)
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What exactly does your local Euro MP know about sex toys I hear you ask? Well in truth, enough to know that the Sun newspaper’s latest claim regarding the European Parliament is utterly groundless.... |
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BATTERY COLLECTIONS & RECYCLING
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(Recycling and Waste)
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We are all becoming more environmentally conscious especially in the things we can recycle. Batteries are something that all households use and doubtless just throw in the bin when they are finishe... |
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MAKE OR BREAK FOR FISHING
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(Fishing)
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Unless there is total co-operation on the new European agreement on quotas and measures to protect stocks, the only alternative may be a total closure of some fishing grounds. I am concerned tha... |
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PARLIAMENT VOTES ON THE WORKING TIME DIRECTIVE
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(Employment Law)
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By a massive majority the European Parliament voted at its February plenary session to urge the Commission to reform the Working Time Directive.
Labour MEPs successfully voted to remove reference... |
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Newsletter Issue No: April/May 2004
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CHEMICALS
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(Chemicals)
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So successful was last year’s Chemicals Conference to examine how proposed EU legislation will affect the future of the region’s chemical industry that a follow-up Conference was recently held i... |
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BETTER STANDARDS FOR ANIMAL TRANSPORT
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(Animal Welfare)
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At its plenary session at the end of March the EP adopted a system of transport limited to a maximum of 9 hours in total for animals intended for slaughter on journeys of over 100km. Animals wit... |
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EQUAL Chance
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(EU Funding Programmes)
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I recently met a group of print and graphics students visiting Leeds under the EQUAL Community Initiative on a project led by the Regional TUC. This is a significant initiative because providin... |
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