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Julie Girling MEP

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Conservative MEPs welcome increased access to finance for small businesses

Posted on 11th December 2015 by Adele Marshall-Reynolds

A new plan that will guarantee loans to small businesses in the UK has been welcomed by Conservative MEPs. The guarantee scheme will allow an innovative financial firm, iwoca, to lend £40mn to over 3,000 small businesses. The scheme is funded by the European Investment Fund and benefits from the support of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI). Dr….

CAP disallowance penalties – Question to the Commission and Answer

Posted on 1st December 2015 by Adele Marshall-Reynolds

Question for written answer E-012955/2015 to the Commission Rule 130 Julie Girling (ECR) Subject: CAP disallowance penalties I have been trying to obtain comparative data on so-called ‘disallowance penalties’ imposed on Member States by the Commission when it believes that Member States have not complied with its requirements for the proper control and administration of payments under CAP. I have found…

Plan would lift red tape from businesses and benefit investors

Posted on 1st December 2015 by Adele Marshall-Reynolds

Proposals to cut red tape for companies seeking to raise capital and make prospectuses easier for potential investors to understand have been welcomed today by Conservative MEP Kay Swinburne. The ideas put forward by Briton’s EU Commissioner Jonathan Hill particularly benefit small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) , which would be relieved of some of the costly burden of producing…

Socialist MEPs vote to increase landfill

Posted on 26th November 2015 by Adele Marshall-Reynolds

The European Parliament has put aside scientific evidence and asked the European Commission to stop any recycling of PVC in Europe that might contain a plasticiser known as DEHP, despite evidence from EU experts that the substance poses minimal risk to public health. The substance has been banned in new PVC under the EU’s Regulation for chemical authorisation known as…

UKIP fail to back repayment of £630 million to the UK

Posted on 25th November 2015 by Adele Marshall-Reynolds

A European parliament vote confirming the immediate repayment of £630 million to the UK has been welcomed by Conservative MEPs. The technical adjustment under the Draft Amending Budget process will be followed next year by a separate rebate payment to the UK. However, UKIP today abstained in a vote to expedite the adoption of the parliamentary report, which will allow…

Conservative MEPs want more effective protection of workers

Posted on 25th November 2015 by Adele Marshall-Reynolds

Simpler and more effective European rules covering the safety of workers were demanded today by Conservative MEP’s as they voted against moves to impose further legislation on businesses. Employment and Social Affairs spokesman Anthea McIntyre said that while the European Parliament’s new strategic framework on health and safety at work broadly addressed the right issues, Conservatives could not support proposals…

Conservative MEPs secure Commission support over steel

Posted on 25th November 2015 by Adele Marshall-Reynolds

Conservative MEPs have welcomed recognition from the European Commission that stronger anti-dumping policies are needed to deal with the situation in the steel industry. The comments came in a debate in the European Parliament on the steel industry which was added to the week’s agenda following pressure from Conservative MEPs The debate was an opportunity for the Commission to make…

New insurance rules will bring greater clarity and choice for consumers

Posted on 25th November 2015 by Adele Marshall-Reynolds

Conservative MEPs have backed new rules designed to ensure clearer information and greater choice for consumers when buying insurance products. The so-called Insurance Distribution Directive covers general insurance products, including car insurance and life insurance policies. The directive takes a “minimum harmonisation” approach, meaning that existing practices in individual EU countries will be allowed to continue. Consumers and retailers will…

Conservative MEPs oppose EU UN Security Council seat

Posted on 25th November 2015 by Adele Marshall-Reynolds

Conservative MEPs have voted against a European Parliament report which calls for a seat for the EU at the UN Security Council. The report makes a series of proposals for an enhanced EU role within the UN, including a permanent seat on an enlarged Security Council. It also calls for a World Parliament through the auspices of the UN…

On their 10th anniversary, EPRUMA animal health operators launch new guidance document for the use of antibiotics in food-producing animals

Posted on 13th November 2015 by Adele Marshall-Reynolds

Brussels, 10 November 2015 Members of the European Platform for the Responsible Use of Medicines in Animals (EPRUMA) celebrate today 10 years of collective action to ensure best practice in animal health. EPRUMA reinforces its commitment to work together with policy and decision makers and all parties concerned at European and national levels, to promote responsible use as part of…

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