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Sharon Bowles MEP backs Pets' Passport scheme for cats, dogs and ferrets New!

Tue 9th Mar 2010

New EU rules will allow family pets to take continental holidays for years to come.

Sharon Bowles MEP

South East MEP Sharon Bowles supports a common standard for electric cars New!

Tue 9th Mar 2010

Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles has proffered her support for a common standard for electric cars in advance of a parliamentary debate on the issue in Strasbourg this week.

Sharon Bowles MEP

Chair of ECON Sharon Bowles comments on proposed European Monetary Fund New!

Mon 8th Mar 2010

Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles, who chairs the European Parliament's powerful Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON), has commented today on German and French plans to establish a European Monetary Fund.

Sharon Bowles MEP

South East MEP Sharon Bowles welcomes UK benefits of Europe 2020 strategy

Wed 3rd Mar 2010

Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles, Chair of the European Parliament's powerful Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, has today welcomed the European Commission's communication on the Europe 2020 strategy.

Sharon Bowles MEP in the European Parliament

Capping Internet roaming charges is a triumph for mobile Internet surfers says South East MEP Sharon Bowles

Wed 3rd Mar 2010

Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles, who chairs the European Parliament's powerful Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, has today welcomed the cut-off limit facility on Internet roaming charges.

Sharon Bowles MEP with mobile phone

South East MEP Sharon Bowles addresses key concerns at Brussels Tax Forum

Mon 1st Mar 2010

Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles delivered a keynote speech to the third annual Brussels Tax Forum today in which she addressed the concerns of millions of EU taxpayers.

Sharon Bowles MEP

South East MEP Sharon Bowles updates City on key EU Directive

Fri 26th Feb 2010

Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles delivered a keynote speech in London today in which she discussed amendments to the much anticipated and controversial AIFM Directive.

Sharon Bowles MEP

Environment Agency Flooding Risk Update

Fri 26th Feb 2010

Our Forecasting Centre, which we run with the Met Office, has told us there is a risk of coastal and river flooding in Kent over the next few days as a result of predicted heavy rainfall. Rising spring tides and rain falling on already saturated land could result in localised flooding. We wanted to advise you of that and let you know what we, and others, are doing.

South East MEP Sharon Bowles speaks out on RBS bonuses of £1.3 billion

Thu 25th Feb 2010

Sharon Bowles, who chairs the European Parliament's powerful Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, today raised concerns about the ongoing bonus culture after RBS announced it would hand out £1.3 billion in bonus shares to its investment bankers.

Sharon Bowles MEP

South East MEP Sharon Bowles supports Actio2n Woking's 'green revolution'

Wed 24th Feb 2010

Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles has proffered her support for a 'green revolution' across the South East after visiting Actio2n Woking's new Low Carbon Advice Centre.

Sharon Bowles with Rosie Sharpley

South East MEP Sharon Bowles calls for Wokingham railway bridge to be built

Fri 19th Feb 2010

Euro MP Sharon Bowles met with Lib Dem Parliamentary Candidate, Prue Bray, this week to discuss Airtrack's proposals to build a new Terminus at Heathrow, which will result in four more trains an hour passing through Wokingham.

Sharon Bowles MEP (right) and PPC Prue Bray (left) at Barkham Road level crossing

South East MEP Sharon Bowles welcomes 'step in the right direction' on ending cruelty to horses

Fri 19th Feb 2010

Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles has welcomed the European Parliament's adoption of a written declaration outlining steps to end cruelty to horses.

Sharon Bowles feeding horses

South East MEP Sharon Bowles meets Reading University Vice Chancellor to discuss future of physics department

Wed 17th Feb 2010

Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles met with the Vice Chancellor of Reading University today to discuss the possibility of re-opening the Physics Department which is due to close this summer.

Sharon Bowles MEP with Reading Vice Chancellor Prof Gordon Marshall

Campaign against one off sale of Ivory

Sat 13th Feb 2010

Today Cllr Elvie Lowe signed the petition supporting the Lib Dem led campaign against a one off sale of Ivory.

Congratulations to Graham Webster, new District Councillor for Aylesbury Central.

Fri 12th Feb 2010

"I would like to congratulate Liberal Democrat Graham Webster who won the Aylesbury Central by-election yesterday by 141 votes.

Liberal Democrats

South East MEP Sharon Bowles slams Eurostar in wake of Independent Review

Fri 12th Feb 2010

South East MEP Sharon Bowles has criticised Eurostar after an Independent Review highlighted serious flaws in its emergency procedures.

Sharon Bowles MEP with Sarah Ludford MEP at Independent Review of Eurostar

Waterloo for US authorities' attempts to access British bank transfers

Thu 11th Feb 2010

The European Parliament has blocked attempts by the Obama administration and EU governments to allow American counter-terrorism authorities to access confidential data about EU citizens' financial transactions.

Bowles calls for total ban on trade in blue fin tuna

Thu 11th Feb 2010

South East MEP Sharon Bowles has called for a total ban on the trade in blue fin tuna.

Sharon Bowles MEP

South East MEP Sharon Bowles calls for Council to get tough on tax fraud

Wed 10th Feb 2010

The European Parliament has today voted through proposals that EU Member States should work harder at eliminating tax fraud by sharing more information.

Sharon voting in the Strasbourg Parliament

South East MEP Sharon Bowles celebrates confirmation of new Commission after historic signing of commitment pledges

Tue 9th Feb 2010

Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles is today celebrating the confirmation of the new European Commission.

Sharon with Commissioners' pledges

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