News Releases Archive

Wednesday, 26th February 2014

Human rights in Iraq [VIDEO]

Wednesday, 19th February 2014

High-level Brussels conference exposes human rights abuse in Iraq

A high-level conference involving some of the most prominent political and religious leaders in Iraq, was held in the European Parliament, Brussels, on Wednesday 19th February.

Wednesday, 19th February 2014

Euro President confirms independent Scotland would face challenge to re-enter EU

At a meeting of the European Parliament’s European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) Group yesterday (Tuesday 18 February) afternoon in Brussels, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy confirmed the view of European Commission President José Manuel Barroso that he expressed to Andrew Marr this past Sunday where he cast considerable doubt on the ability of Scotland to regain its membership of the European Union in the event of independence.

Wednesday, 5th February 2014

Massacre of dogs in Sochi stains the snow of the Winter Olympics with blood, says senior Scots MEP

Scottish Conservative Euro MP and longtime animal welfare campaigner Struan Stevenson has hit out against the “breath-taking” hypocrisy of Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying that while the strongman portrays himself as an animal lover, he is turning a blind eye to a brutal cull of thousands of stray dogs in Sochi on the eve of the Winter Olympics.

Wednesday, 5th February 2014

Turbine blight at Gleneagles [VIDEO]