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20 Most Recent News Stories
Small businesses encouraged to consider exporting
Tue 20th Jul 2010
The FSB in the North East is encouraging all small businesses in the North East to consider exporting as a route out of the downturn. A report published by the European Commission on 5 July 2010 has found that approximately 25% of small businesses export or have exported in the past three years. The benefits of exporting, the report shows, include greater job creation and increased innovation within small businesses.
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EURO-MPS AXE ILLEGAL TIMBER TRADE
Mon 12th Jul 2010
MEPs have taken an axe to the illegal logging trade this week by banning the sale of illegal timber in Europe and setting up strict penalties for rogue traders.
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NO CLONED MEAT ON EU-MENU
Mon 12th Jul 2010
MEPs have rejected proposals by the EU Commission to allow food from cloned animals and their offspring onto the European market. North East Liberal Democrat MEP Fiona Hall is among a majority of MEPs calling for a ban on imported food and semen from cloned animals.
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NORTH EAST MEP BACKS BANK BONUS CRACKDOWN
Wed 7th Jul 2010
North East MEP Fiona Hall, has welcomed today's vote (7 July 2010) in the European Parliament restricting bankers' bonuses in Europe and seeking to ensure that banks are sitting on stronger capital reserves than before the financial crisis. The Liberal Democrat MEP also heavily criticised UKIP and BNP for voting against the tough new laws.
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EURO-MPS GIVE BOAT PASSENGERS NEW RIGHTS
Wed 7th Jul 2010
North East Euro MP Fiona Hall has welcomed last night's vote in the European Parliament to give people travelling by boat more rights, from 2012. The Liberal Democrat MEP says that the new rules will give boat passengers similar rights to those which helped thousands of air passengers during the recent disruption caused by the Icelandic volcano.
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THERE IS A LIFE AFTER FIFTY
Mon 28th Jun 2010
North East MEP Fiona Hall is taking a stand against ageism by signing up to the Newcastle Charter for Changing Age that seeks to change people's attitudes and perceptions towards old age. In the European Parliament she is supporting a Written Declaration calling for EU member states to help people over 55 years back into the labour market.
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FIONA SUPPORTS COMMON PET WELFARE STANDARDS IN EUROPE
Mon 28th Jun 2010
North East Lib Dem MEP Fiona Hall is calling on the European Commission to take further steps to protect pets across Europe, by ensuring that competent veterinary care is available for pets and that existing legislation is enforced properly in all Member States.
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NEW FOOD LABELS WONT'T GO FAR ENOUGH
Wed 16th Jun 2010
Liberal Democrat MEP Fiona Hall has welcomed today's European Parliament vote for mandatory food labelling. But she expressed disappointment at the failure to support a "traffic lights" system of colour-coding.
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RIGHT TO INTERPRETATION 'A LEAP FORWARD FOR EUROPEAN JUSTICE'
Wed 16th Jun 2010
North East MEP Fiona Hall has hailed as a "leap forward for European justice" today's European Parliament vote to give all EU citizens rights to interpretation and translations when they are questioned by police or tried in another EU country where they do not speak the language.
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EU COURT TELLS MOBILE PHONE COMPANIES TO CUT ROAMING CHARGES
Thu 10th Jun 2010
A North East MEP has welcomed the European Court of Justice's (ECJ) decision this week to back moves to cut mobile roaming rates by up to 70%. Mobile phone operators including Vodafone and O2 lost their challenge in court to scrap caps on the cost of making calls while abroad.
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EYE TESTS ARE ESSENTIAL
Thu 3rd Jun 2010
Ahead of the UK's Glaucoma Awareness Week (7-13 June), North East Liberal Democrat MEP Fiona Hall has signed a written declaration in the European Parliament to raise awareness of the condition that affects over 9 million people in the EU.
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