Friday, 26th June 2009
A repsonse to David Martin’s letter
Dear Sir,
David Martin MEP is deliberately misleading readers with his blatant attempt to smear the new European Conservatives and Reformist Group (letters June 24).
The new group will wield significant power and, together with centre right MEPs, will have an overall majority to outvote the socialists, greens, communist and liberal democrat groups combined.
David Cameron's 26 UK Conservative MEPs are now in a hugely powerful position to represent millions of people in Britain and Europe who are tired of the relentless drive towards a federal united states of Europe. The new group is committed to the urgent reform of the EU based on openness, accountability and democracy in a way that respects the sovereignty of nations and concentrates on economic recovery, growth and competitiveness.
There is no question that the old federalist mould has been broken.
Yours faithfully,
Struan Stevenson MEP
