2008 (31 articles)

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• 12 November 2008: SNP MEP WELCOMES EU TOY SAFETY LAWS
  

  SNP MEP and Party President Ian Hudghton has welcomed European plans to update toy safety laws which have not been changed in twenty years. Mr Hudghton is a member of the European Parliament's Interna...

• 22 October 2008: SNP WELCOMES CRACKDOWN ON TIMESHARE TOUTS
  

  SNP President Ian Hudghton MEP has today (Wednesday) welcomed measures adopted in the European Parliament aimed at ending scams in the timeshare and holiday industry. The new legislation, which should...

• 21 October 2008: EU AIRPORT CHARGES SCHEME FAIR FOR SCOTLAND
  

  SNP MEP Ian Hudghton believes that new EU plans to harmonise airport charges will provide a fairer deal for Scottish airports. Edinburgh and Glasgow airports will be affected by the scheme, but all ot...

• 25 September 2008: PROPOSALS TO TACKLE OBESITY WELCOMED
  

  SNP MEP Ian Hudghton has welcomed moves by EU authorities to tackle the serious problem of obesity. The SNP President voted in favour of the proposals contained in a report to the European Parliament ...

• 24 September 2008: BETTER SAFETY AT SEA MEASURES WELCOMED
  

  EU moves to improve maritime safety are being backed by SNP MEP Ian Hudghton who broadly supported proposals which came before the European Parliament in Brussels today (Wednesday). The SNP President ...

• 23 September 2008: WASTEFUL STRASBOURG COMMUTE RETURNS
  

  SNP MEP and Party President Ian Hudghton has expressed regret that the European Parliament is set to restart its costly and wasteful monthly commute to Strasbourg in October. The MEP is a member of t...

• 23 September 2008: SNP CAUTION ON EU FINANCIAL MARKETS REPORT
  

  SNP Members of the European parliament Alyn Smith and Ian Hudghton have today (Tuesday) expressed their reservations over and very guarded support for a report passed by the full parliament today in B...

• 03 September 2008: SNP MEP WELCOMES SUPPORT FOR HYDROGEN POWERED CARS
  

  SNP President and Member of the European Parliament's Transport Committee Ian Hudghton MEP has welcomed a vote in the European Parliament which sees renewed backing for hydrogen powered cars. The SNP...

• 15 July 2008: ROAMING RIP-OFFS TARGETED
  

  EU plans to cut the cost of sending text messages when abroad have been welcomed by SNP MEP Ian Hudghton who is supporting the plans as a member of the European Parliament's Consumer Affairs Committee...

• 19 June 2008: EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT SHOWS SOLIDARITY WITH FISHERMEN
  

  Action Necessary For Fuel Crisis SNP President Ian Hudghton MEP has welcomed a resolution adopted today (Thursday) in the European Parliament calling for solidarity with fishermen at a time of rising...

• 18 June 2008: SNP MEP: TIME TO DITCH LISBON TREATY
  

  SNP MEP and Party President, Ian Hudghton MEP has called for the EU's Lisbon Treaty to be declared dead following its rejection in a referendum by the Irish people. The MEP made the call addressing an...

• 17 June 2008: SNP MEP CRITICISES LIB/LAB/TORY ‘UNHOLY ALLIANCE’
  

  SNP MEP Ian Hudghton has criticised the actions of Liberal, Tory and Labour MEPs which harm the interests of the Scottish fishing industry. Commenting on the actions of Liberal, Labour and Tory MEPs i...

• 16 June 2008: MAKING SCOTLAND’S ROADS SAFER - SENSIBLE RESTRICTIONS ON BULLBARS
  

  Proposals in the European parliament to help reduce the number of pedestrians and cyclists killed on Scotland's roads are being supported by SNP MEP Ian Hudghton. The SNP MEP and Party President is a ...

• 20 May 2008: FIRST EU MARITIME DAY - HUDGHTON CALLS FOR EU TO RECOGNISE SCOTLAND’S CONTRIBUTION
  

  On the first European Maritime Day - Tuesday 20 May - SNP President Ian Hudghton MEP has called on the EU to recognise Scotland's contribution to Europe's maritime resources. The event was marked at a...

• 08 May 2008: SNP MEP BACKS CONTROLS ON LOBBYING
  

  SNP MEP and Party President Ian Hudghton is supporting stronger checks on political lobbyists who try to influence legislation in the European Parliament and other EU institutions. MEPs meeting in Bru...

• 22 April 2008: HUDGHTON WINS SUPPORT IN REELECTION BID
  

  MEP Ian Hudghton, President of the SNP, has passed the first hurdle to re-standing as a candidate in the European Parliament elections in June 2009. At their Spring Conference in Edinburgh last weeken...

• 18 April 2008: MEP WELCOMES EU COMMITMENT TO “CHILDPROOFING” IN CARS
  

  SNP MEP Ian Hudghton says he is heartened by an EU commitment to fit additional safety mechanisms in cars which would prevent children being able to start a car's engine. The MEP contacted Commissione...

• 09 April 2008: László Tőkés JOINS EFA GROUP IN EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
  

  EFA Group President Ian Hudghton MEP (Scottish National Party) has welcomed the decision of László Tőkés MEP to join the EFA Group in the European Parliament, part of the Greens/EFA Parliamentary Grou...

• 03 April 2008: SNP PRESIDENT LEADS DEBATE AMONG EU PARTNERS
  

  The European Free Alliance, which draws together political parties from Europe's stateless nations, recently staged a conference in Edinburgh. The event brought together representatives of 5 parties c...

• 02 April 2008: EU COMMISSIONER STATEMENT ON VAT FOR DISABLED PEOPLE WELCOMED
  

  Ian Hudghton MEP joined Brian Adam MSP welcoming the statement made by E.U. commissioner for taxation, Laszlo Kovacs which stated that VAT can be reduced to 5% on medical products specifically designe...

• 01 April 2008: SALMOND AND HUDGHTON CONGRATULATE LOCAL SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
  

  Gordon MSP Alex Salmond, and MEP Ian Hudghton have written to the Director of Wood RecyclAbility, Marcia Morris, to congratulate her on a recent award for social enterprise. Wood RecyclAbility, based ...

• 12 March 2008: EU STATEMENT HIGHLIGHTS MISSED JOBS OPPORTUNITY FOR SCOTLAND
  

  "UK Government Has Bypassed Scotland On EU Agencies" SNP President Ian Hudghton MEP today (Wednesday) welcomed the start of a debate on the role of EU agencies, highlighting the fact that to date no ...

• 27 February 2008: HUDGHTON MEP CALLS FOR END TO STRASBOURG CIRCUS
  

  SNP President Ian Hudghton MEP is supporting a campaign to end the European Parliament's wasteful practice of having two meeting places. Although most MEPs, staff and offices are based in Brussels, a...

• 25 February 2008: HUDGHTON CALLS FOR FISHERIES REFORM
  

  Speaking at an international conference in Peterhead on Control and Compliance within Fisheries Management, SNP President Ian Hudghton MEP gave a view from the European Parliament. He called for impro...

• 20 February 2008: SNP MEP URGES REFERENDUM ON LISBON TREATY
  

  SNP President Ian Hudghton MEP has today criticised the failure to hold a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty during a key debate on the issue at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. The SNP MEP also sl...

• 19 February 2008: HUDGHTON TELLS EU SCOTLAND IS READY FOR A GREATER ROLE
  

  SNP President Ian Hudghton MEP has used a debate at the European Parliament in Strasbourg to tell EU leaders that Scotland is ready to play a greater role in the European Union. MEPs meeting in Strasb...

• 19 February 2008: KOSOVA - INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION WELCOMED
  

  MEPs from Scotland, Wales and the Basque Country have welcomed Kosova's independence declaration. MEPs meeting in Strasbourg will discuss the issue of Kosova this week. Representatives of the Scottis...

• 13 February 2008: SNP BACKS EAST RENFREWSHIRE EU TREATY VOTE
  

  "People Should Not Be Denied Their Say" The Scottish National Party is drumming up support for the postal vote referendum on the EU Reform Treaty in East Renfrewshire, which is the parliamentary cons...

• 31 January 2008: EU PRAISE FOR SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT’S APPROACH TO FISHING INDUSTRY
  

  SNP President Ian Hudghton MEP has welcomed a vote in the European Parliament which recognised the policies being implemented by the Scottish government to help Scotland's fishing industry. MEPs meet...

• 30 January 2008: BETTER FOOD LABELLING RULES WELCOMED
  

  SNP President Ian Hudghton MEP has welcomed today's proposal from the European Commission to tighten up the rules that apply to food labelling in the European Union. The new rules would apply to all p...

• 15 January 2008: EXEMPTION OF SMALLER AIRPORTS FROM EU RULES WELCOMED
  

  SNP MEP Ian Hudghton has given a cautious welcome to new European proposals for a common set of rules on how airports can levy charges for their services. The rules aim to ensure fair play in the air...