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Archive for 2009

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 [...]

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 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 - 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 [...]

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

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Green Euro-MP Welcomes Heathrow Runway Decision

Monday, October 12th, 2009 | Press Release
12 October 2009 - Commenting on BAA’s decision to halt plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport, Dr Caroline [...]

Written Questions - Western Sahara

Friday, October 9th, 2009 | In the Parliament
Western Sahara Resources Response Fishing Under the Moroccan Fisheries Partnership Agreement 2008 Response Follow up question Response Fishing In The Western Sahara February 2006 Response Follow up question [...]

Friends of the Earth - Food Chain Speaker Tour

Friday, October 9th, 2009 | Speech
This speech was given as part of a tour designed to raise awareness of the links between a typical meat [...]

Kent’s Green Euro-MP Hails Kingsnorth Decision ‘A Triumph’

Thursday, October 8th, 2009 | Press Release
08 October 2009 - The Green Party Leader and MEP for Kent and the South East today welcomed the decision [...]

Written Declaration - Animal Testing

Thursday, October 8th, 2009 | In the Parliament
This calls on the EU to promote alternatives to animal testing and research. Read the declaration

Isle Of Wight’s Euro-MP To Visit Vestas ‘Magic Roundabout’ Camp

Thursday, October 8th, 2009 | Press Release
08 October 2009 - Caroline Lucas, Green Euro-MP for the Isle of Wight and the South East, will join ex-Vestas [...]

Leading Green Launches New Euro Campaign To Replace Animal Testing

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009 | Press Release
07 October 2009 - The South East’s Green Euro-MP launched a new campaign in the European Parliament today to urge [...]