30/01/12: Plaid MEP warns further spending cuts will be catastrophic for Wales
All Wales Plaid MEP, Jill Evans, has today called for an increase in government spending to help boost the Welsh economy. With European leaders meeting to discuss the way forward for the Eurozone against a backdrop of a general strike in Brussels, the Plaid president warns against spending cuts. .................
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18/01/12: More Welsh in the European Parliament
Plaid Cymru MEP Jill Evans has welcomed the promise of the new President of the European Parliament, Martin Schultz, to support the use of 'co-official' languages such Welsh, Catalan and Basque in parliament's debates. Mr Schultz was elected on Tuesday. He had previously assured Ms Evans of his support for such a move.................
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20/12/11: Job Advert - Parliamentary Assistant, Brussels
This is a busy office that works in close cooperation with staff in the MEPs constituency offices in Wales, with the Green/EFA Group staff in the parliament and the Plaid Cymru The Party of Wales staff and members...............
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14/12/11: MEPs welcome EU's Western Sahara decision
Plaid Cymru MEP Jill Evans has welcomed the European Parliament's rejection of a controversial agreement with Morocco. The MEP said that extending the EU Morocco Fisheries Agreement would be in violation of international law..............
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13/12/11: EU budget wastes over a billion pounds on nuclear research
Plaid MEP Jill Evans has slammed a deal on the EU budget which will give over a billion pounds to the controversial ITER nuclear fusion research project. MEPs meeting in Strasbourg voted to approve the deal which will take
€1.3 billion from the EU budget over the next two years to fund the project's substantial budget over-run..............
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07/12/11: Jill Evans MEP welcomes announcement on EID regulation
Jill Evans MEP today welcomed a decision meaning that the introduction of rules for electronically tagging older sheep has been delayed for three years. The requirement for individually recording movements of animals born before December 31, 2009, was due to come into force on January 1, 2012, just over three weeks from now..............
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06/12/11: Jill Evans MEP raises concerns about the treatment of Bradley Manning
Plaid Cymru President presses US authorities on prisoner’s treatment in custody. Jill Evans MEP has signed a letter to the United States Government raising concerns about the treatment of Bradley Manning, the soldier in military detention for allegedly leaking classified documents to the whistleblowing site WikiLeaks..............
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02/12/11: Jill Evans MEP raises concerns about the treatment of Bradley Manning
Plaid Cymru President presses US authorities on prisoner’s treatment in custody. Jill Evans MEP has signed a letter to the United States Government raising concerns about the treatment of Bradley Manning, the soldier in military detention for allegedly leaking classified documents to the whistleblowing site WikiLeaks..............
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01/12/11: Green light for Croatia's EU membership
Plaid MEP Jill Evans has welcomed today's European Parliament vote which gives the green light for Croatia to join the European Union in 2013. The Plaid MEP voted in favour of the legislation which was passed by a large majority.
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07/11/11: MEP calls for action to cut food waste at Machynlleth conference
Plaid Cymru MEP and Party President, Jill Evans, was at the Centre for Alternative Technology in Machynlleth last Friday to take part in the “This is Rubbish” tour, an initiative to raise awareness about food waste generated by the food industry and lobby government for change..............
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