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Green MEP Supports Calls For EU Ban On Seal Products At Brussels Animal Welfare Protest - July 4th, 2008
4 July 2008 - The South East’s Green MEP Dr Caroline Lucas continued her campaign for a ban on the [...]
Green Euro-MP Up In Arms At US Military’s ‘Defence’ Bases On UK Soil - July 3rd, 2008
03 July 2008 - Locating elements of the US military’s Missile ‘Defence’ System at military facilities in the UK amounts [...]
Green MEP To Share Platform With Political Leaders To Debate Government Role In Fight Against Climate Change - July 2nd, 2008
02 July 2008 - Dr Caroline Lucas MEP joins Conservative and Lib Dem leaders at LGA conference in Bournemouth
Green Euro-MP And RSPCA Vice-President To Urge For Tighter Laws To Safeguard Animal Welfare - June 25th, 2008
25 June 2008 - The South East’s Green MEP will address the AGM of the UK’s biggest animal welfare charity [...]
‘Globalised Food System Stifles, Threatens And Harms’, Says Green MEP - June 25th, 2008
25 June 2008 - Caroline Lucas MEP calls for end to ‘great food swap’ and urges food sovereignty at London conference The [...]
Green MEPs Speak Out Against US Missile Defence System Ahead Of CND Protest - June 20th, 2008
20 June 2008 - The UK’s two Green MEPs will speak out this week in support of Czech hunger strikers [...]
UK And EU Must Take A Stand Against GMOs, Urges Green MEP - June 19th, 2008
19 June 2008 - Responding to news reports today that Ministers are considering easing restrictions on GM crops, South East Green [...]
Green Euro-MP Urges Caution On Tory Green Credentials After Euro- Parliament Vote On Electricity Market - June 18th, 2008
18 June 2008 - Responding to today’s vote on the internal electricity market in Strasbourg, Green MEP for the South East [...]
Euro-Commission Refuses To Rule Out Excluding Microsoft From Future Procurement After Green MEPs Call For Review - June 18th, 2008
18 June 2008 - The European Commission has refused to rule out excluding computer giant Microsoft from future EU public [...]
South East Green Euro-MP Labels EU Vote On Directive A ‘Wasted Opportunity’ - June 17th, 2008
17 June 2008 - A plenary vote in the European Parliament today, which sealed an agreement on a second Council [...]
Get Real Gordon: The Free Market Won’t Save Us From Dangerous Climate Change, Says Green Euro-MP - June 13th, 2008
13 June 2008 - The world’s governments cannot rely on the free market to protect their people from ecological disaster [...]
Green Euro-MP: Nothing ’Great’ About British Animal Circus On Tour In The South East - June 11th, 2008
11 June 2008 - The South East’s Green MEP has called for an end to the exploitation of wild animals [...]
Transition Towns Are ‘Crucial’ In Era Of Peak Oil And Rising Food Prices, MEP To Tell East Sussex Launch Event - June 11th, 2008
11 June 2008 - The South East’s Green MEP will be in Mayfield tomorrow (Thursday 12 June) to help launch [...]
South East Euro-MP: SEERA Report ‘Finally Catches Up’ On Green Price Of Economic Growth - June 9th, 2008
09 June 2008 - A warning from the South East England Regional Assembly about the high environmental price of unfettered [...]
South East MEP Supports Calls For New Licensing Of Lapdance Clubs - June 5th, 2008
05 June 2008 - Caroline Lucas MEP asks for EU ruling on whether current licensing contravenes gender equality laws in the [...]
Green MEP To Chair Anti-Bullfighting Seminar In Euro-Parliament - June 3rd, 2008
03 June 2008 - Green MEPs in the European Parliament will hold an open seminar to call for an end [...]
Green Euro-MP Highlights Crucial Links Between Environment And Mental Health At London Conference - June 3rd, 2008
03 June 2008 - Mental wellbeing is intrinsically linked to an individual’s relationship with the environment, Green MEP Caroline Lucas [...]
South East Green MEP Labels Public Consultation On Southampton Water Fluoridation A ‘Sham’ - May 28th, 2008
28 May 2008 - Dr Caroline Lucas MEP has slammed the public consultation process on water fluoridation in Southampton today, [...]
Green MEP To Host Expert Briefing On Animal Testing With Leading Primatologist Dr Jane Goodall DBE - May 27th, 2008
27 May 2008 - Caroline Lucas MEP will host a meeting of leading scientists and animal protection organisations in the [...]
Green MEP Welcomes Strong Euro-Parliament Vote On Aviation And Climate Proposals - May 27th, 2008
27 May 2008 - UK Green MEP Caroline Lucas has welcomed a strong result in the Environment Committee’s vote in [...]
Green MEP Calls For Public Ownership Options And Community Spirit To Overcome Obstacles In UK’s Wind Energy Market - May 22nd, 2008
22 May 2008 - Green MEP for the South East Dr Caroline Lucas has today criticised the Government’s failure to adequately [...]
Green MEPs Lead On Vote Win In European Parliament Calling For Ban On Depleted Uranium Weapons - May 22nd, 2008
22 May 2008 - Members of the European Parliament have voted overwhelmingly in favour a groundbreaking resolution that calls for negotiations with a view to enacting a [...]
Green MEP Welcomes Bid To Protect Environment Through EU Law - May 21st, 2008
21 May 2008 - The South East’s Green Euro-MP has today welcomed the European Parliament’s overwhelming support in favour of [...]
Lucas Welcomes Home Office Decision To Grant Asylum To Gay Iranian - May 21st, 2008
21 May 2008 - Green Euro-MP and human rights campaigner Caroline Lucas has today welcomed the decision by the Home [...]
South East Euro-MP Slams Local Council Over ‘Green Light’ For South Downs Oil - May 15th, 2008
15 May 2008 - The Green Euro-MP for the South East has condemned West Sussex County Council today after it [...]
Green MEP Calls For World Human Rights Campaign At Brighton Anti-Homophobia Rally - May 14th, 2008
14 May 2008 - Green MEP Caroline Lucas will call on world leaders to renew efforts to secure the protection [...]
Lucas Turns Up The Heat at Climate Change Conference - Watch The Speech Here - May 9th, 2008
Green MEP for the South East Dr Caroline Lucas called on world leaders to leave behind destructive free market economics and move towards a [...]
Euro Parliament Vote On New Lobbying Rules Reveals Extent Of Lobbyists’ Power, Say Greens - May 8th, 2008
Green Euro-MPs abstained on a vote to adopt a report on lobbying transparency in the European Parliament today, because important [...]
Euro Commission Shies Away From Crucial Decisions On GMOs - May 7th, 2008
07 May 2008 - The European Commission has once again failed to show leadership on GMOs, according to UK Green [...]
Green Euro-MP Urges Commission To Say No To GMO On Eve Of Crucial Vote - May 6th, 2008
06 May 2008 - The Green MEP for the South East has urged the European Commission to oppose an application [...]