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ECR Vice-Chairmen speak at Heritage Foundation

ECR Vice-Chairmen speak at Heritage Foundation

8th February 2012 - Three of the ECR group's four Vice-Chairmen spoke at a public event organised by the USA's Heritage Foundation today on the 'State of the European Union'.

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EU Commission massages its figures on Financial Transaction Tax

The European Commission's decision to rewrite its own damning impact assessment on proposals for a Financial Transaction Tax - so that it is more favourable towards the proposal - is a clear indication it is putting its political agenda above jobs and growth, Dr Kay Swinburne MEP, European Conservatives and Reformists group economics spokesman, warned today.

Brussels, 6th February 2012
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Szymański - European Commission published a new document about shale gas

"What's most important is the fact that this legal analysis by the EU Commissioner for Environment does not call for any legal changes. It shows a rather tough interpretation of Union law, which may be quite difficult to be implemented in many places in Poland" - says Konrad Szymański, European Conservatives and Reformists' shadow on shale gas in the industry and energy committee, after reading the analysis.

Brussels, 3rd February 2012
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Callanan - the best answer to the crisis - get out of the way

Speaking in the European Parliament this afternoon on the outcome of Monday's EU summit, Martin Callanan MEP, Chairman of the European Conservatives and Reformists group, said that the best way to create jobs in the EU is for Eurocrats and MEPs to get out of the way and allow employers and businesses to grow.

Brussels, 1st February 2012
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EU trade waiver for Pakistan finally reaching end straight

The EU's trade waiver for Pakistan - initially proposed to assist Pakistan following the devastating 2010 floods - is finally near realisation after all opponents dropped their opposition at the WTO today. Robert Sturdy MEP, vice-president of the European Parliament's trade committee, has been a strong advocate of the waiver proposal and has called for the EU to implement the waiver as soon as possible after next month's formal approval by the WTO ministers.

Brussels, 1st Feb 2012
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Iran sanctions bring political unity but economic doom to EU
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Any economic losses from the EU’s oil embargo on Iran are outweighed by the benefits of the new sense of European unity ushered in by the sanctions. That’s the view of MEP Martin Callanan of the UK Conservative Party.
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UK and Czech Republic refuse to sign EU fiscal pact
Wed, 1st February 2012
Chancellor Angela Merkel has finally got her way with most of Europe agreeing to a German-inspired pact for stricter budget discipline.
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