2011 (21 articles)

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• 27 December 2011: POTENTIAL, AND PITFALLS, FOR SCOTLAND’S WATER RESOURCES IN 2012
  

  "EU Opportunities To Be Seized, UK Priorities Must Be Resisted" SNP President Ian Hudghton MEP has today stated that the European Commission's decision to make water policy a key priority in the comi...

• 21 December 2011: PENULTIMATE DECEMBER COUNCIL OF CURRENT CFP HIGHLIGHTS FAILINGS OF THE SYSTEM
  

  Speaking after the conclusion of this year's December fisheries negotiations in Brussels, SNP President Ian Hudghton MEP has stated that the outcome highlighted the need for the radical reform of fish...

• 22 November 2011: CFP DEBATE BEGINS FOR REAL
  

  "Equal Access Remains The Obstacle To Recovery" SNP President Ian Hudghton MEP has today (Wednesday) called for a fundamental rethink into key aspects of the Common Fisheries Policy as the European P...

• 28 October 2011: “CHANCE TO NAIL EUROPEAN SCAMS”- HUDGHTON
  

  SNP MEP Ian Hudghton is urging businesses and charitable organisations to take part in an EU wide consultation on misleading advertising. The MEP says anyone who has been targeted by the European City...

• 24 October 2011: IAN HUDGHTON RE-ELECTED TO 7TH TERM AS SNP PRESIDENT
  

  At the SNP Conference in Inverness on Sunday Euro-MP Ian Hudghton was elected as Party President for the 7th consecutive year. He was first elected to the role of President in 2005 when he succeeded D...

• 27 September 2011: SNP DISAPPOINTED AT FISH QUOTA PROPOSALS - COMMISSION HIGHLIGHTS INADEQUACIES OF CFP
  

  SNP President Ian Hudghton MEP has today criticised the European Commission's proposals for fishing quotas for 2012. Amongst the proposals, the Commission has also called for a zero TAC on cod in west...

• 14 September 2011: SNP MEP CALLS FOR MORE EU ACTION TO TACKLE FOOD WASTE
  

  Speaking ahead of European Food Safety Day (Thursday 15 September), SNP MEP Ian Hudghton has called for the EU to do more to tackle the significant problem of food waste. It is estimated that across ...

• 13 September 2011: SNP WELCOMES EUROPEAN REJECTION OF OIL MORATORIUM
  

  SNP President Ian Hudghton MEP has today (Tuesday) welcomed a vote in the European Parliament which rejected calls for a moratorium on deep-sea oil exploration. The vote was on a report relating to th...

• 22 August 2011: EURO-MP & REGIONAL MSP EMBARK ON WEST ABERDEENSHIRE SURGERY TOUR
  

  SNP Euro-MP Ian Hudghton will be embarking on his annual surgery tour of West Aberdeenshire towns and villages next week. Mr Hudghton will be visiting local communities in his Mobile Office on Thursda...

• 13 July 2011: CFP REFORMS PRESENT NEW RISKS TO FISH STOCKS AND COASTAL COMMUNITIES
  

  Tough Negotiations Ahead To Ensure Positive Outcome SNP President Ian Hudghton MEP had today (Wednesday) expressed concern at the contents of the Commission's proposals to reform the Common Fisheries...

• 12 July 2011: EU OFFSHORE DRILLING REGULATOR REJECTED
  

  Scottish National Party MEP Ian Hudghton has welcomed today's vote by the European Parliament's Energy Committee to reject proposals for a European regulator for offshore oil and gas drilling. MEPs h...

• 06 July 2011: ROAMING RIP-OFFS MUST BE TACKLED
  

  SNP MEP and Party President Ian Hudghton has welcomed proposals from the European Commission to further lower the costs of using mobile phones abroad. Today's package of measures to lower charges for...

• 09 June 2011: WELCOME FOR BRAILLE LABELLING PROPOSAL
  

  Scots politicians, Ian Hudghton MEP and Dennis Robertson MSP, have today welcomed a European Parliament initiative which, if ultimately successful, would greatly assist blind and visually impaired sho...

• 05 April 2011: COMMISSION FEARS OVER IMPORTED RADIOACTIVE FISH
  

  "Radioactivity Knows No Borders" SNP President Ian Hudghton MEP has today expressed concern after the European Commission confirmed their fears over possible radioactivity in imported fish. The Comm...

• 01 March 2011: Scottish Election a Golden Opportunity for Scotland
  

  Croatia could become the 28th member state of the EU within a few months, if membership negotiations proceed as planned, and if some necessary reforms are delivered by the Croatian government. The fi...

• 15 February 2011: NEW RIGHTS FOR BUS AND COACH PASSENGERS
  

  SNP MEP and Party President Ian Hudghton has welcomed today's vote in the European Parliament to improve the rights of bus and coach passengers. The SNP MEP said that the new EU law would be particul...

• 14 February 2011: SNP PRESIDENT WELCOMES EGYPT/ TUNISIA PROGRESS
  

  SNP MEP and Party President Ian Hudghton has spoken on the historical events that have unfolded in both Egypt and Tunisia in recent weeks. Mr. Hudghton welcomed the effects of people power within the ...

• 14 February 2011: SNP MEP WELCOMES HELP FOR SCOTTISH FOOD AND DRINK BUSINESSES
  

  Ian Hudghton MEP today praised the efforts of the Scottish Government in their recent raft of help to Scottish food businesses, as announced by Cabinet Secretary Richard Lochhead MSP. The Scottish Gov...

• 25 January 2011: HUDGHTON CALLS FOR MACKEREL TALKS RESUMPTION
  

  Ian Hudghton MEP today called for a resumption of round the table talks involving Iceland, Faroe, Norway and the EU, the bodies involved in the North-East Atlantic mackerel dispute. At a public hearin...

• 19 January 2011: SWITZERLAND AGREEMENT GOOD NEWS FOR SCOTLAND SAYS MEP
  

  A new agreement between the EU and Switzerland to safeguard distinctive national products will be good news for Scotland's economy according to SNP MEP and Party President Ian Hudghton. The EU and Sw...

• 12 January 2011: HUDGHTON ON CFP REFORM AND DISCARDS SCANDAL!
  

  Ian Hudghton MEP today commented on 'Hugh's Fish Fight' campaign, which was highlighted last night on Channel 4. The programme highlighted the issue of discards, affecting Europe's fishermen as a dire...