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Watson and Clegg in Effort to reengage Britain in Europe
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Leading Government Ministers, Party Leaders and European Commissioners from Liberal Democratic parties across Europe are meeting in London today at the invitation of South West England and Gibraltar MEP Sir Graham Watson, in his role as president of...
Graham's Response to Correspondence from Hugh's Fish Fight Campaign
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Dear Hugh and Fish Fight supporters, Thank you for the many thousands of e-mails requesting my support for reforms to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). My inbox has been flooded with e-mails on this topic. I welcome your views on this matter and I d...
Graham's Response to Corrpesondence from Hugh's Fish Fight Campaign
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Dear Hugh and Fish Fight supporters, Thank you for the many thousands of e-mails requesting my support for reforms to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). My inbox has been flooded with e-mails on this topic. I welcome your views on this matter and I d...
EU Steps up the Fight Against Flouters of New Egg Welfare Laws- Watson
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EU Commissioner John Dalli has revealed that action has already begun at European level to punish Member States who have made little or no effort to conform to new egg welfare laws. The Commissioner said that letters have already been sent to Member...
Graham's Newsletter Friday 16th December
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Greetings Of the three speeches I made in the House this week the two important ones - on the outcome of last week's European Council (Summit) and on the future of the Intelligent Energy Europe programme - went largely unreported in the UK, while my...
Britain must come back to the negotiating table - Watson
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South West and Gibraltar Liberal Democrat MEP and President of the ELDR party Sir Graham Watson has called for the UK to come back to the negotiating table in a European Parliament debate. Speaking in the chamber, Sir Graham said: "The Liberal D...
Consumers to be Caught Short Warns Watson
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Liberal Democrat Member of the European Parliament for South West England and Gibraltar Sir Graham Watson has raised the issue of prunes and their laxative qualities in the Strasbourg chamber of the European Parliament. Watson's comments have arisen...
Report from Sir Graham Watson MEP on the December 2011 European Council
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The European Council meeting (heads of state and government summit) of 8-9 December 2011 ended in agreement by 23 member states to press ahead with a new treaty to forge a closer economic and fiscal union. Two other member states said they would join...
Graham's newsletter Friday 9th December 2011
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Greetings This is a week in which so much has happened here I can hardly do justice to it in a newsletter which endeavours not to exceed one side of a piece of A4 paper. The preparations for the EU summit, the jockeying for position of the major play...
Centre Right Establishment lets Europe down
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Speaking after a high level meeting of European Liberals this morning, South West MEP and European Liberal Democrat and Reform party President Sir Graham Watson MEP said: "Just as national leaders within the centre-right European People's Party...
UK’s Decision to Stay Out of EU Treaty Deal “regrettable”- Watson
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Commenting on the outcome of the European Council meeting, South West Liberal Democrat MEP and President of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party Sir Graham Watson said: 'The agreement by EU heads of state and governments is a decisive step...
A New Era has Begun in Gibraltar- Watson
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Gibraltar Liberal Democrat MEP and President of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party Sir Graham Watson has congratulated the Gibraltar Socialist Labour/Liberal coalition for their win in yesterday's parliamentary elections. The alliance won...
Stepping up the Fight Against Child Slavery
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A rallying call was made today to demand the European Union does more to protect children from slavery. Sir Graham Watson met with Anti-Slavery International as the charity delivered a 10,000-signature petition to the President of the European Parlia...
Don’t Leave Our Farmers Scrambled - Watson
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Sir Graham Watson, Liberal Democrat MEP for South West England, has welcomed the Coalition Government's announcement that tough action will be taken to stop eggs from battery caged hens being sold in the UK. As of 1st January 2012, eggs that are prod...
Sir Graham Watson Speech to ELDR Congress on Becoming President of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party, Friday November 25th 2011
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Friends, we've had a good congress! We've had some great debates. Refreshed our resolve. We've said a well-deserved Thank-you to Annemie, whose selfless efforts for our party have served us so well for so long. And we've enjoyed the wonderful Sicilia...
Euro-MP Presses for Answers on Falmouth Docks Development
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Liberal Democrat MEP for Cornwall Sir Graham Watson has called on common sense to prevail surrounding the delays to the Falmouth Docks regeneration project. Following major delays over a number of years, major concerns have been raised over the poten...
EU must take lead on climate after Brazil and India let the world down - Watson
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On the first day of the UN's climate change summit in Durban, South Africa, Liberal Democrat MEP and President of the ELDR party Sir Graham Watson, who is also Chairman of a global network of MPs and MEPs from all mainstream political parties campaig...
Sir Graham Watson MEP elected President of ELDR party
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Liberal Democrat MEP for the South West of England and Gibraltar and the former leader of the Liberal ALDE group in the European Parliament Sir Graham Watson MEP has today been elected President of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform party. ELDR...
Graham's newsletter Friday 25th November 2011
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Greetings At three a.m last Saturday morning negotiators from Parliament and Council reached agreement on the budget for 2012; this deal, for a budget increase of around 2%, now has formally to be approved by the member states in Council and by MEPs.
Sakharov prize for human rights is European Parliament at its best - Watson
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To mark tomorrow's (23/11) European Parliament conference to celebrate the institution's Sakharov prize for freedom of thought, South West Liberal Democrat MEP Sir Graham Watson MEP said: "Concern for human dignity lies at the core of the values...
