http://www.elspethattwoollmep.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Elspeth Attwooll MEP en-GB Elspeth Attwooll MEP http://www.elspethattwoollmep.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 Elspeth Attwooll MEP 2008-07-05T10:14+01:00 United Kingdom http://www.elspethattwoollmep.org.uk/news/000270/crossborder_healthcare_proposals_a_step_in_the_right_direction.html Elspeth Attwooll MEP today welcomed the Commission's new social agenda, which includes proposals for a directive on cross-border healthcare in the European Union. 2008-07-03T00:00+01:00 http://www.elspethattwoollmep.org.uk/news/000269/mep_packs_european_health_insurance_card.html With the holiday season upon us, Elspeth Attwooll MEP is reminding Scots to pack their European Health Insurance Card when travelling throughout the European Union. 2008-07-02T00:00+01:00 http://www.elspethattwoollmep.org.uk/news/000268/mep_raises_awareness_of_eu_emergency_contact_number_112.html Elspeth Attwooll MEP is campaigning to raise awareness of the European emergency contact number 112 that provides immediate access to emergency services in most of the European Union's 27 Member States. 2008-07-01T00:00+01:00 http://www.elspethattwoollmep.org.uk/news/000265/scots_mep_enjoys_kelso_veterans_concert.html Elspeth Attwooll, Lib Dem MEP for Scotland, was in the Borders at the weekend, where she attended the Veterans' Concert in Kelso's Tait Hall on Friday night and a local Farmers' Market on the Saturday morning. She was joined at the market by Euan Robson, the former Liberal Democrat MSP for Roxburgh and Berwickshire and current number two on the Scottish Lib Dem list for the 2009 European Parliament elections. 2008-06-30T00:00+01:00 http://www.elspethattwoollmep.org.uk/news/000266/credit_card_companies_must_come_clean.html Scots MEP Elspeth Attwooll is insisting that credit card companies come clean over the extortionate hidden costs of withdrawing cash from holes in the wall in other EU countries. 2008-06-30T00:00+01:00 http://www.elspethattwoollmep.org.uk/news/000264/scottish_lib_dems__say_no_to_child_trafficking.html Scottish Lib Dems Elspeth Attwooll MEP and Robert Brown MSP have joined forces with Liberals and Democrats from all over Europe to fight the sickening abuse of children by sex tourists from the European Union. 2008-06-27T00:00+01:00 http://www.elspethattwoollmep.org.uk/news/000263/scots_mep_calls_for_safer_car_fronts.html Elspeth Attwooll MEP is backing new European Parliament proposals to make car-fronts safer to protect pedestrians and cyclists when on the road. The plans, forwarded by Italian Liberal MEP Francesco Ferrari in a report published last week, call for new braking technology to be made compulsory from 2009 and for more research to be devoted to developing new anti-collision systems for car-fronts. 2008-06-23T00:00+01:00 http://www.elspethattwoollmep.org.uk/news/000262/attwooll_mep_backs_urgent_action_over_fisheries_fuel_crisis.html Elspeth Attwooll has backed the emergency measures adopted today by the European Parliament to solve the current fuel crisis caused by rising fuel costs. 2008-06-19T00:00+01:00 http://www.elspethattwoollmep.org.uk/news/000261/regret_at_irish_no.html Elspeth Attwooll has expressed deep regret at the result of Irish referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. 2008-06-13T00:00+01:00 http://www.elspethattwoollmep.org.uk/news/000260/tackle_illegal_fishing_globally__attwooll_mep.html Elspeth Attwooll MEP has welcomed a new European Parliament report on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, saying that it represents an important step in the right direction on a problem that has to be tackled globally if it is to be solved properly. 2008-06-05T00:00+01:00 http://www.elspethattwoollmep.org.uk/news/000258/keep_the_blue_flags_flying_high.html Elspeth Attwooll MEP has expressed her delight at the news that a record number of Scots beaches have gained the prestigious Blue Flag or Seaside Award status for water quality and hygiene. 2008-06-03T00:00+01:00 http://www.elspethattwoollmep.org.uk/news/000259/norway_delegation_photos_now_available.html From the 28th - 31st May Elspeth led a delegation from the European Parliament's Fisheries Committee to Norway, to learn more about the Norwegian experience in fisheries management and control and their approach to dealing with the problem of discards. 2008-06-03T00:00+01:00 http://www.elspethattwoollmep.org.uk/news/000256/know_the_score_with_your_euro_consumer_rights__elspeth_attwooll_mep.html One week before the European Championships, Elspeth Attwooll MEP has welcomed a new consumer rights initiative for football fans travelling to Austria and Switzerland, while adding that much of the information is also relevant to anyone travelling to the continent. 2008-05-27T17:45+01:00 http://www.elspethattwoollmep.org.uk/news/000255/how_many_politicians_does_it_take_to_change_a_light_bulb_wwwthechangerseu.html It's the burning question: how many politicians does it take to save the environment? Well, we needn't wait any longer to find out-because we all have it in us to become a changer and help stop global warming. 2008-05-27T00:00+01:00 http://www.elspethattwoollmep.org.uk/news/000257/elspeth_attwooll_mep_celebrates_inaugural_eu_maritime_day.html Scottish MEP Elspeth Attwooll today celebrated the Europe's first ever Maritime Day by welcoming a new European Parliament Report on "An integrated Maritime Policy for the European Union", while at the same time cautioning that a pragmatic approach is now needed if the policy is to work. 2008-05-20T00:00+01:00