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Campaigning in Farnley and Wortley
Mon 1st Sep 2008
Yorkshire & the Humber Liberal Democrat MEP, Diana Wallis, supports the party's local candidate, Rosie Spencer, ahead of the by-election in the Farnley and Wortley ward in Leeds on Thursday 18th September.
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Read "Campaigning in Farnley and Wortley" in full (37 words).
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Diana gains support for National Judge Report at Bordeaux conference
Tue 22nd Jul 2008
Speaking alongside EU Commissioner Barrot and French Justice Minister, Mrs Racida Dati, at a conference on education of national judges in Bordeaux today, Diana Wallis said that the three EU institutions were pushing in the same direction in responding to her report on the role of the National Judge in the European Judicial system. Her own initiative report, resoundingly passed by the European Parliament at its July meeting in Strasbourg, surveyed the views held by national judges on the EU's legal system.
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Read "Diana gains support for National Judge Report at Bordeaux conference" in full (155 words).
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Lobbyists should join transparency register says Diana Wallis MEP
Thu 17th Jul 2008
Since the European Commission's voluntary register for lobbyists was opened on 23 June 2008, to date, 174 organisations have registered with the Commission, providing a certain amount of financial disclosure. However, only 9 public affairs consultancies have registered with the Commission. The bulk of registrants are professional organisations and NGOs.
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Read "Lobbyists should join transparency register says Diana Wallis MEP" in full (208 words).
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"Gordon Brown needs to wake up to the reality that we are now teetering on the brink of recession. He must act to help the millions of families struggling against high taxes, rising bills and falling disposable income. "
Vince Cable - Lib Dem Shadow Chancellor
www.libdems.org.uk - 26 August
"The work begins anew, the hope rises again, and the dream lives on. "
Senator Edward Kennedy
Endorsing Democrat Presidential Candidate Barack Obama - 26 August
"Just as Britain invested in the North Sea in the 1970s to transform our energy prospects through oil production, we must today make similar investment in renewable technologies to harness Britain's vast renewable energy resources, combined with major reductions in energy consumption. "
Nick Clegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats
Launching Liberal Democrat proposals to become energy independent by 2050 - 21 August
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