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Tackle text message rip-off, say MEPs
2nd July 2008
AS thousands prepare to head to the continent for their summer holiday, Wales Euro-MPs Glenys Kinnock and Eluned Morgan are urging EU action to tackle rip-off charges for texting home from the beach. The Labour MEPs have written to the EU Telcoms Commissioner demanding Europe step in and force mobile phone companies to cut costs for sending SMS texts when in EU countries like Greece, Spain and
More...Birthday call for action to free Suu Kyi
19th June 2008
EURO-MP Glenys Kinnock marked Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's birthday today by joining a delegation of Burmese women to call for international action to secure the release of Burma's political prisoners.
More...Euro-MPs urge action on Burma - Regime response ‘crime against humanity' says Glenys
22nd May 2008
EURO-MPs have today backed a strong resolution condemning the Burmese regime's response to Cyclone Nagris and urging international action to address the humanitarian disaster unfolding in the country.
More...Euro-MPs welcome equal rights for agency staff
20th May 2008
A DEAL to give temporary and agency staff the same employment rights as permanent staff was today welcomed by Euro-MPs Glenys Kinnock and Eluned Morgan. The Labour MEPs have long campaigned to ensure that those working in temporary or agency roles are given the same protection as permanent staff.
More...MEPs urge ban on "hyperactivity" food additives
14th May 2008
WALES Euro-MPs Glenys Kinnock and Eluned Morgan have joined European calls to ban food colourings linked to hyperactivity in children. Following a recent report in the medical journal The Lancet, linking particular food additives - so-called ‘azo-dyes' - to hyperactive behaviour in children, Glenys Kinnock and Eluned Morgan are urging the European Food Standards Agency to ban these additives
More...Glenys urges international pressure to ensure aid reaches Burma cyclone victims
6th May 2008
INTERNATIONAL pressure must be exerted to force Burma's military regime to waive restrictions on aid for victims of Friday's cyclone, Burma Campaign UK Patron GLENYS KINNOCK today urged. The Euro-MP said that unless the severe conditions on aid were eased, the disaster death toll, which is already estimated at up to 22,000, would rise dramatically.
More...MEPs back co-operation to combat crime and terrorism
25th April 2008
NEW provisions for closer co-operation between EU countries in the fight against terrorism and cross-border crime were today welcomed by Wales Euro-MPs Glenys Kinnock and Eluned Morgan. The plans will improve the exchange of DNA data, fingerprints and other information between police forces in EU countries.
More...MEPs boycott vote on Zimbabwe
24th April 2008
THE European Parliament Socialist Group today refused to take part in a vote on Zimbabwe, having earlier refused to sign a motion on the crisis in the country. The Group said the resolution and debate would not gain anything in terms of supporting the democratic process in the country.
More...MEPs tackle organ donor shortage
22nd April 2008
PLANS to tackle the shortage of organ donors by introducing an EU-wide donor card were today backed by Wales Euro-MPs Glenys Kinnock and Eluned Morgan. The Labour MEPs are supporting a European Parliament report urging greater co-operation between EU countries to address the shortage of organ donors and crackdown on the illegal trade in the trafficking of organs.
More...Euro-MP joins fight to save St Donats Arts Centre
14th April 2008
WALES Euro-MP Glenys Kinnock has joined calls for the Arts Council Wales (ACW) to save St Donats Arts Centre from closure. The Labour MEP has written to ACW urging it to re-consider its decision to cut funding for the Centre.
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