http://bearder.eu/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Catherine Bearder MEP en-GB Catherine Bearder MEP http://bearder.eu/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Catherine Bearder MEP 2010-09-10T08:06+01:00 United Kingdom http://bearder.eu/news/000168/trafficked_sex_workers_on_our_doorstep.html Commenting on the report by the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo), which revealed for the first time the true scale of human trafficking across the South East of England, Euro MP and anti-Trafficking campaigner Catherine Bearder MEP said: 2010-08-25T15:52+01:00 http://bearder.eu/news/000167/euro_mp_welcomes_margate_marine_protection.html Commenting on Margate and Long Sand's designation as a Special Area of Conservation, Margate's Euro MP Catherine Bearder said: 2010-08-24T17:46+01:00 http://bearder.eu/news/000166/innovative_care_improves_patients_lives.html Last week people at the Lovat Fields Village in Milton Keynes had a surprise visit from their local Euro MP. 2010-08-10T11:36+01:00 http://bearder.eu/news/000165/low_carbon_living_in_milton_keynes.html This week Milton Keynes' Euro MP Catherine Bearder met with representatives from Milton Keynes Council to hear about their plans for low carbon living. 2010-08-06T11:11+01:00 http://bearder.eu/news/000164/bearder_gets_a_grilling_from_law_students.html Catherine Bearder was invited to speak to a European Law class this week and ended up facing some tough questions! 2010-08-05T15:20+01:00 http://bearder.eu/news/000163/environmental_standards_on_the_rise.html Today Catherine Bearder MEP met with representatives from Hastings Borough Council to discuss plans to improve the environmental standards of Hastings beach. 2010-08-05T15:15+01:00 http://bearder.eu/news/000162/victory_for_south_east_fishermen.html Fishermen from South East England have returned triumphantly from Brussels after putting their case for reform to the most powerful decision maker on European fisheries policy. 2010-07-14T15:55+01:00 http://bearder.eu/news/000161/euro_mps_axe_illegal_timber_trade.html MEPs have taken an axe to the illegal logging trade today by banning the sale of illegal timber in Europe and setting up strict penalties for those caught doing so. 2010-07-09T15:10+01:00 http://bearder.eu/news/000160/fairer_agriculture_in_the_south_east.html Catherine Bearder MEP has written to the regional press about the Parliament's vote on the future of the CAP. Please see below for the full text: 2010-07-09T12:18+01:00 http://bearder.eu/news/000158/if_the_commissioner_cant_come_to_hastings_hastings_will_go_to_the_commissioner.html Hastings' Lib Dem Euro MP Catherine Bearder will take a delegation from Hastings to meet with the European Fisheries Commissioner, Maria Damanaki, to explain to her the problems faced by the traditional fishing communities across South East England. 2010-07-07T13:53+01:00 http://bearder.eu/news/000159/proposed_thames_water_reservoir_at_abingdon.html This week Catherine Bearder MEP wrote a letter to the local press in Oxford on the proposed Thames Water reservoir at Abingdon. Please see below for the full text: 2010-07-06T13:00+01:00 http://bearder.eu/news/000157/food_labelling_great_for_south_east_consumers_and_farmers.html Liberal Democrat MEP Catherine Bearder today welcomed the European Parliament vote for mandatory food labelling. 2010-06-17T15:05+01:00 http://bearder.eu/news/000156/the_real_losers_in_the_world_cup.html In anticipation of the football World Cup in South Africa Catherine Bearder MEP wrote a letter to the Guardian warning fans to be vigilant for the dark side of major sporting competitions. Please see the full text below: 2010-06-15T11:04+01:00 http://bearder.eu/news/000155/catherine_visits_millennium_seed_bank_in_west_sussex.html Last week Catherine Bearder MEP visited the Millennium Seed Bank project at Wakehurst Place in West Sussex. 2010-06-11T11:58+01:00 http://bearder.eu/news/000154/olympics_bring_students_together_at_stratford.html Last month S2R Europe, a project run by the educational social media network Radiowaves, took students from Ravensbourne School in Bromley and Colegiul National Banatean from Timisoara in Romania to visit the Olympic Park in Stratford. 2010-06-03T15:48+01:00