15 Most Recent Stories From Sarah Ludford MEP News Stories

Thu 11th Mar 2010:

Anti-counterfeit agreement raises civil liberties alarm.

The European Parliament has raised serious concerns about the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) being negotiated between the EU, US and others. This is designed to fight global infringement of intellectual property rights, counterfeiting and piracy but may in the process harm individual internet users' data protection and access rights.

Wed 10th Mar 2010:

MEPs slash red tape for 9 out of 10 London firms.

The European Parliament has voted in favour of exempting struggling small businesses from producing onerous annual accounts. The amendment to EU company law would vastly reduce red tape for the smallest firms, which are 90% of the total number of businesses in the capital.

Mon 8th Mar 2010:

European court endorsement of local Cypriot property solution welcome.

Reacting to the European Court of Human Rights' ruling that the Immovable Property Commission (IPC) in North Cyprus is a valid forum for settlement of property claims from Greek Cypriot 1974 refugees, Liberal Democrat European justice & human rights spokeswoman and London MEP Sarah Ludford said:

US Congress panel 'Armenian genocide' vote wrong.

London Liberal Democrat MEP Sarah Ludford, the party's European justice & human rights spokeswoman and vice-chair of the European Parliament delegation to the United States, has strongly criticised the vote by the Foreign Affairs Committee of the US House of Representatives to label the treatment of Armenians in 1915 as 'genocide'. She said:

Fri 5th Mar 2010:

Kurdish MPs' arrest in Belgium unwelcome.

Reacting to the news that two Kurdish former MPs from Turkey, Remzi Kartal and Zubeyir Aydar, have been detained among a group of 30 people arrested in Belgium, Liberal Democrat European justice & human rights spokeswoman and London MEP Sarah Ludford said:

Tue 2nd Mar 2010:

Open letter to Home Secretary Alan Johnson MP: Control Orders.

This open letter to Home Secretary Alan Johnson MP urging him not to renew the control order provisions of the Prevetion of Terrorism Act 2005 was sent by the Campaign Against Criminalising Communities (CAMPACC).

Mon 22nd Feb 2010:

The Chinese year of the tiger: what can the EU do to save the tiger?

The tiger - the world's most potent symbol of biodiversity - is in crisis. Only around 3,000 remain in the wild and these last remaining populations are in serious danger from habitat loss and poaching.

Fri 19th Feb 2010:

Letter to the Independent: Can Pauline Hanson ever fit in here?

You report (16 February) that Pauline Hanson, a rabble-rousing anti-immigrant former politician, has decided to grace us with her presence by moving from Australia to England.

Fri 12th Feb 2010:

Sarah Ludford's bulletin: Friday 12 February 2010.

Dear Friends,

MEP demands EU Commissioner tackles London's dirty air.

London Liberal Democrat MEP Sarah Ludford has seized the opportunity of the approval of the new European Commission by MEPs on Feb 9th, to immediately fire off a letter calling on the new environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik to make tackling London's shockingly dirty air a top priority.

MEPs declare war on endangered species mafia.

London Liberal Democrat MEP Sarah Ludford, a long time tiger campaigner, has backed a European Parliament call for the EU to push at the forthcoming 'CITES' (Convention on International Trade in endangered species) conference in March for total ban on trade in a number of endangered species.

Thu 11th Feb 2010:

Eurostar snow chaos lesson on transport security.

Ahead of the publication of the report into Eurostar's snow-related breakdowns and cancellations over the Christmas period, London Liberal Democrat MEP Sarah Ludford, a Eurostar frequent traveller, said:

MEPs reject and terminate US-EU SWIFT agreement .

Commenting on the rejection by the European Parliament - by almost 2 to 1 - of the 'SWIFT' agreement on transatlantic transfer of financial transaction data negotiated between the US and the 27 EU governments, Liberal Democrat European justice & human rights spokeswoman Sarah Ludford, who is also vice chair of the European Parliament delegation to the United States, said:

MEPs declare war on tuna mafia.

London Liberal Democrat MEP Sarah Ludford has backed European Parliament action in pushing for a total ban on trade in threatened blue fin tuna.

112: three European digits to save lives.

Thursday 11 February 2010 (11-2) is European '112' day. The aim is to publicise the new pan-European emergency number.

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