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20 Most Recent News Stories
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Tue 31st Aug 2010
A North East MEP has put her weight behind the Back on Track Campaign trying to bring train building back to the North East.
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Fri 27th Aug 2010
Commenting on the news that Corus and Thai firm SSI have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding for SSI to buy the Teesside Cast Products plant from Corus, Lib Dem North East MEP Fiona Hall said:
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Fri 27th Aug 2010
A Northumberland MEP has signed a petition in support of retaining Alnwick Magistrate Court.
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Fri 20th Aug 2010
Commenting on the news that Northumberland Foods has today stopped trading, North East Lib Dem MEP Fiona Hall said:
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Mon 9th Aug 2010
Lib Dem MEP for the North East, Fiona Hall, has reacted with anger over a developer's refusal to assess the flood risk of existing properties in Hurworth Place with the help of a new river model made available for free.
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Fri 23rd Jul 2010
A North East MEP is supporting moves in the European Parliament to designate a year focused on combating violence against women. Liberal Democrat MEP Fiona Hall says the level of violence against women is simply unacceptable.
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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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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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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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Fri 9th Jul 2010
North East MEP Fiona Hall has welcomed this week's vote in the European Parliament to approve a revised EU-US agreement on access to European banking data ('SWIFT' agreement) to help track terrorist financing.
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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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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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Tue 6th Jul 2010
Liberal Democrat MEP for the North East, Fiona Hall, has urged the EU Commission to speed up its action on hormone-disrupting chemicals widely found in pesticides but also in ordinary plastic products, including baby bottles and toys.
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Wed 30th Jun 2010
North East MEP Fiona Hall is reassuring local businesses and residents that contrary to media reports there are no EU proposals to ban selling eggs by the dozen. She said:
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Tue 29th Jun 2010
Liberal Democrat MEP for the North East, Fiona Hall, wants the European Union institutions to embrace video-conferencing as a more efficient and sustainable way of holding meetings.
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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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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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Mon 21st Jun 2010
Lib Dem North East MEP Fiona Hall has issued a warning about a potential scam that has left a number of businesses across the North East facing bills of thousands of pounds.
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Thu 17th Jun 2010
A North East MEP has criticised this week's vote in the European Parliament committing self-employed bus and lorry drivers to substantial working time restrictions.
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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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