Sunday, December 20th, 2009 |
Caroline is replacing her MEP blog with a regular e-bulletin, designed to give a comprehensive update on all the work she [...]
Archive for 2009
Copenhagen: “World Leaders Have Failed Us”, Says Lucas
Saturday, December 19th, 2009 | Press Release
19 December 2009 - Green Party leader Caroline Lucas MEP today sharply criticised world leaders over the outcome of the [...]
Lucas Warns Of Last Chance To Save EU Animal Experiments Agreement
Friday, December 18th, 2009 | Press Release
18 December 2009 - Greens in the European Parliament, including UK MEP Caroline Lucas, are leading a challenge to the [...]
Crunch Time In Copenhagen As EU Leaders Contemplate Sell-out - Comment from Caroline Lucas MEP
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 | Press Release
16 December 2009 - As EU heads of state and government start arriving at the UN climate summit in Copenhagen, [...]
EU Agriculture Ministers Cut Out Tough Measures Backed By EU Parliament On Illegal Logging
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 | Press Release
16 December 2009 - Yesterday, the EU Agricultural Council reached a political agreement on the draft Regulation on the illegal [...]
Correspondence about the Protection of Marine Life
Monday, December 14th, 2009 | Correspondence
Letter to the European Commission about military sonar use in the Moray Firth 2009
Response from the Ministry of Defence
Letter to [...]
Correspondence about Asylum
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 | Correspondence
Despite asylum cases falling outside of an MEP’s remit, Caroline handles large amounts of casework each year on behalf of [...]
Correspondence about Live Exports
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009 | Correspondence
Letter to the European Commisison about revising the EU’s legislation on live transport of animals 2009
Response
Letter to the European Commission [...]
Caroline Lucas To Speak Out Against Climate Chaos At London Rally
Friday, December 4th, 2009 | Press Release
04 December 2009 - Green Party leader and Euro-MP will join ‘Wave’ rally to call for strong commitment to an [...]
Correspondence about Health Food Supplements
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 | Correspondence
Letter to the European Commission on setting maximum amounts of vitamins and minerals 2009
Response
Letter to the European Commission about upper [...]
Patenting and Copyrights
Monday, November 30th, 2009 | In the Parliament
Greens are keen to see legislation keep pace with evolving technology and new ways of consuming eg music and film. [...]
Written Questions - Trade Negotiations
Friday, November 27th, 2009 | In the Parliament
EU-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations - request for update on provisions for vulnerable workers 2009
Negotiation of an EU-Andean Community [...]
Written Questions - Animal Testing
Friday, November 27th, 2009 | In the Parliament
Replacement of the mouse bioassay for detection of diarrhetic shellfish poisons 2009
Replacement of mouse bioassay for detection of paralytic shellfish poisons 2009
Tests [...]
Written Questions - Pigs
Friday, November 27th, 2009 | In the Parliament
Welfare of pigs 2009
Pig welfare in Poland 2009
Response
Comment is free, Guardian: “Afghanistan: time to go”, 25 November 2009
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 | Article
25 November 2009 - Comment is Free, Guardian
Pull the troops out of Afghanistan - and end Operation Enduring Failure
Euro-MPs Unite In Call For EU To Raise Its Game Ahead Of Copenhagen
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 | Press Release
25 November 2009 - UK Green MEP welcomes Euro-Parliament vote on tough targets for climate talks
Plenary - Climate Change
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 | Speech
Ahead of the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit 2009
2050 The Future Begins Today - EU Climate Change Policy 2009
Greenhouse Gas Emissions [...]
Correspondence about Environmental Protection
Monday, November 23rd, 2009 | Correspondence
Letter to the European Commission about the Trump golf resort in Scotland 2009
Response
Letter to the European Commission about a planned [...]
Caroline’s eco heroes and villains - New Statesman feature now online
Thursday, November 19th, 2009 | Press Release
19 November 2009 - Green Euro-MP Caroline Lucas joins a panel of environmental experts in the latest issue of New [...]
Correspondence about Palestine and the Middle East
Sunday, November 15th, 2009 | Correspondence
Letter to the European commission calling for the immediate release of Mr Mohammad Othman
Reply from the Foreign Office about Jamal [...]
Written Questions - Workers Rights
Friday, November 13th, 2009 | In the Parliament
EU-India Free Trade Agreement and protection for vulnerable workers 2009
Written Questions - The EU’s Environmental Performance
Thursday, November 12th, 2009 | In the Parliament
EU measures taken in the wake of the 2006 Trafigura tragedy in the Cote d’Ivoire 2009
European Commission Staff Travel to [...]
Hampshire MEP’s Warning Over ‘Climate Ignorance’ As Councillors Prepare To Decide On Airport Expansion
Monday, November 9th, 2009 | Press Release
Monday 9 November 2009 - Green MEP Caroline Lucas has today branded a report by planners which recommends Council approval [...]
Greens Hail Victory For Internet Users In Euro-Parliament – But Warn Online Rights Still Under Threat
Thursday, November 5th, 2009 | Press Release
05 November 2009 - EU telecoms package
Correspondence - Consumer Rights
Friday, October 30th, 2009 | Correspondence
Caroline regularly tries to help constituents resolve consumer problems like the proper labelling of goods and misleading marketing. During her [...]
Correspondence about Captive Animals
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 | Correspondence
Letter to the European Commision about a British zoo accused of breeding animals for the Great British Circus 2009
Letter from [...]
Written Questions - Live Exports and Animal Transportation
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 | In the Parliament
Use of navigation systems during long distance transport of live animals 2009
Export of live pigs and cattle to third countries
Response
Permitted travel [...]
Written Questions - Animal Welfare And Trade
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 | In the Parliament
Welfare of dairy cows 2009
EU funding of MIKE (Monitoring of the Illegal Killing of Elephants)
Response
Animal Welfare Provision In Trade Agreements [...]
Green Euro-MP Condemns Blair ‘Absurd Suggestion’ Of ‘EU President Blair’
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 | Press Release
27 October 2009 - Commenting on the possibility of former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair running for the Presidency of [...]
Resolutions - Trade Negotiations
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 | In the Parliament
The EU’s Interim Trade Agreement with Turkmenistan 2009
On the suspension of the WTO Doha Development Agenda 2008
The Function Of The [...]
Controversial Trump Golf Course May Breach EU Law, Warns Green MEP
Monday, October 26th, 2009 | Press Release
26 October 2009 - The leader of the Green Party England and Wales, Caroline Lucas MEP, has urged the European [...]
Correspondence about LGBT Rights
Friday, October 23rd, 2009 | Correspondence
Letter to the Foreign Office about PRIDE 2009 across Central and Eastern Europe
Letter to the European Commission about the age [...]
Isle of Wight protest visit - read more
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 |
Just a quick note to say that you can read about my recent visit to the ’magic roundabout’ protest site at the [...]
Ice man
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 |
Jean and I joined in a Greens/EFA Group initiative this week in Strasbourg to highlight the devastating impact of climate [...]
Green Euro-MP Welcomes ‘Unique’ Cyber-March On Animal Testing
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 | Press Release
21 October 2009 - Cross-party MEPs from the European Parliament’s Intergroup on Animal Welfare (1) have been presented with pledges [...]
Euro-MPs Send Strong Message To EU Leaders Ahead Of UN Climate Negotiations
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 | Press Release
20 October 2009 - Finance and environment ministers meeting in Strasbourg will decide the EU’s position for the UN climate [...]
Correspondence about Promoting Animal Welfare
Monday, October 19th, 2009 |
Letter to DEFRA on the illegal use of gin traps
Letter to the South African government encouraging them to back a [...]
Reducing poverty through ‘decent work’
Monday, October 12th, 2009 |
It goes without saying that wherever you are in the world, you should have access to productive employment and decent work for decent [...]
