Yesterday marked a historic moment in the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). For the first time, the European Parliament was given a chance to have an equal say on the CFP with the European Council, and MEPs voted overwhelmingly in favour …

So the skeleton under the tarmac of a social services car park in the middle of Leicester turned out to be King Richard after all.

And as the international media flooded into the city to hear the news, it was …

“Too many results from clinical trials are misleading, biased or missing,” according to Glenis Willmott MEP, Labour’s health spokesperson in Europe and Leader of Labour MEPs.  “It is time that all pharmaceutical companies and researchers made the full results of …

The battle lines in the Tory party over Europe are being drawn up, and today, Minister without Portfolio Ken Clarke, at the launch of the cross-party campaign for British Influence through Europe, nailed his colours once again to …

A survey published this week by the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) found more than 70% of consumers would like to know the country of origin of their food, and would like this to be clearly labelled.  

The results show that …

Nottingham South MP, Lillian Greenwood, and East Midlands MEP, Glenis Willmott, enjoyed an insight into the benefits of buying Fairtrade when they visited The Co-operative Food in Wollaton on Friday (25 January).

The politicians met the Trowell Road store’s manager, …

Cameron has finally delivered his much anticipated speech on Europe.  Thanks to the long wait, we largely knew what he was going to say before he actually said it.  Nevertheless, where we might have hoped for more detail and clarification, …

An East Midlands Euro MP will visit a local hospital next week as part of her work drawing up new European laws on clinical trials.

GlenisWillmott will visit the Leicester Royal Infirmary from 11.00 am to 1.00 pm on Monday …

An East Midlands MEP has slammed Conservatives for their failure to vote for new laws to regulate credit rating agencies.

The European Parliament voted this week for new laws on credit rating agencies (CRAs) as a move towards creating greater …

Plans for “youth guarantee” schemes to ensure that all young people get a job, education or internship offer after four months’ unemployment, were agreed in the European Parliament today.

In Strasbourg, MEPs voted overwhelmingly in favour of new plans to …