Home News News Unlawful and secret deals behind people's backs should not be allowed to kill British financial services News Unlawful and secret deals behind people's backs should not be allowed to kill British financial services 29 06 2010 18:30 webmaster 16 Global Print PDF RSS Feeds In order to force through the AIFM Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive , the EPP Group European People's Party have organised a secret meeting from which most other political groups have been excluded , contrary to the rules of procedure of the European . Parliament UKIP MEP Marta Andreasen who sits on the EU Budget Committee said in reponse today : I am disgusted to hear that secret talks are going on from which many of the political groups are excluded . It is undemocratic and completely lacking
Home News News EU labelling directive will make scrambled egg' of UK shopping experience News EU labelling directive will make scrambled egg' of UK shopping experience 28 06 2010 19:05 webmaster 42 Global Print PDF RSS Feeds We in UKIP did everything possible to stop this senseless EU regulation which makes egg sellers display the weight and not just number of their produce , quot said UKIP Agri spokesman , Stuart Agnew MEP We tabled three amendments to allow manufacturers sell their goods by number alone , as is normal , nbsp without a useless weight requirement . quot Mr Agnew was reacting after MEPs voted against UKIP amendments that would have allowed member states to continue making exemptions for certain products to be sold by number alone . nbsp Speaking in Brussels , MEP Agnew said
NO WONDER PEOPLE ARE CRACKING UP WITH EU AFTER ATTEMPT TO BAN A DOZEN EGGS
Brussels 28 June 2010. New legislation being considered by the EU would block shops from selling food by quantity and restrict them to sell by weight only.
The move, if implemented, would see a dozen eggs become a thing of the past.
Conservative [...]
Which will it be? At the beginning of this month the Belgian State Secretary for European Affairs Olivier Chastel is known to have stated that Belgium will mark a “rupture”, or a break, from current practice following the changes introduced by the Lisbon Treaty that, to an extent, give the EU Presidency a backseat role [...]Home News News EU seeks to impose 7.34 per hour minimum wage on UK News EU seeks to impose 7.34 per hour minimum wage on UK 24 06 2010 13:56 webmaster 30 Global Print PDF RSS Feeds The European Parliament's Employment and Social Affairs committee today moved closer to establishing an EU wide minimum wage , which would see the rate in the UK increase to 7.34 . hour UKIP MEP Derek Clark a member of the committee , said that although the amendments which would have set the minimum wage at 60 of the national average wage for member states was defeated , the report as a whole was passed , meaning that the principle of EU interference in wage rates was accepted . The amendments were rejected only because of poor wording which led the socialist MEPs to abstain : both are expected to pass at a: , Home News News EU budget : As crisis bites , EU grabs for power News EU budget : As crisis bites , EU grabs for power 24 06 2010 13:22 webmaster 69 Global Print PDF RSS Feeds By Marta Andreasen MEP Telegraph What does the EU do best Blame others and grab . power That is the only sensible conclusion to be drawn from the European Commission's intention to press on with its insistence on scrutinising national governments' budget plans , including that of . Britain At last week's EU summit David Cameron , in his first Brussels outing as the newly-elected Prime Minister , made clear that the UK was not happy at the prospect of having its tax and spending peer reviewed by other EU members before it could be put into . effect But within minutes of the meeting ending , and despite signs thatHome News News UKIP MEP uncovers 3 billion euro sweetner to Serbia News UKIP MEP uncovers 3 billion euro sweetner to Serbia 24 06 2010 11:55 webmaster 71 Global Print PDF RSS Feeds While the UK's taxpayers are facing rising taxes and cuts to public services to clear the budget deficit , the EU has been caught paying more than 3 billion in sweetners to Serbia which is not even a Member of the . EU This only came to light when a UKIP MEP William Dartmouth asked a Parliamentary Question to find out what financial support had been given to . Serbia The grants and loans are channelled through various initiatives including the Community Assistance for Reconstruction , Development and Stabilisation Programme CARDS and the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance IPA Yet more money will be paid out_(%25_share_of_total_gross_value_added).PNG)
This is both extraordinary and unusual. A group of MEPs has publicly complained of the pressure exerted by the financial and banking industry to influence the laws governing it (hat tip: Hajo Friedrich). The MEPs call on NGOs, trade unions, academic researchers, think-tanks, etc., to organize to create one (or more) non-governmental organizations capable of [...]Home News News Van Rompuy is modern-day Walter Mitty Nigel Farage News Van Rompuy is modern-day Walter Mitty Nigel Farage 23 06 2010 18:46 webmaster 2 Global Print PDF RSS Feeds VIDEO EU Council President , Herman Van Rompuy must be a modern-day Walter Mitty to believe that the euro had been a victim of its own success , quot said UKIP MEP Nigel Farage today in the European Parliament in Brussels , debating the conclusions of the 17 June European Council . meeting Addressing Van Rompuy throughout his speech , Mr Farage said , you gave us a great insight as to why so much is failing inside the European Union today . You said the Summit had happened and the euro crisis had gone away that we stepped back from the edge of the premises . And then you gave us the gem the quote of the day : you
Today I don’t want to discuss budgetary deficits or the WEEE Directive as I feel, like many others, caught up by the collective frenzy of the World Cup. Although I don’t really like football, I have read, over the last couple of weeks, a lot of articles, comments and alternately shared hopes and disappointments. What [...]Home News News Money trail shows bureaucracy more important than democracy Nigel Farage News Money trail shows bureaucracy more important than democracy Nigel Farage 21 06 2010 18:13 webmaster 14 Global Print PDF RSS Feeds That so many EU officials earn more than elected MEPs shows that bureaucracy is more important than democracy in the EU , 039 said UKIP spokesman , Nigel Farage MEP Responding to the revelation that over a 1,000 EU officials earn more than David Cameron on 142,000, Mr Farage said , Just as people's wages are falling and unemployment is rising , the man in the street should be appalled at the amount of money that these EU officials are being paid , many for pretty menial . tasks People should be appalled to learn how much money many of these EU bureaucrats earn . For
The EU loves a good crisis. In the past we’ve had a Treaty crisis, a referendum crisis, an economic crisis, and a Euro crisis – and now, we have a World Cup crisis. So far this has not been a good World Cup for EU Member States. Favourites Spain lost their opener to a non-EU [...]• MEPs in Brussels today voted against attempts to exclude self-employed hauliers from the Working Time Directive.
UKIP MEP Derek Clark said that it meant that time spent on administrative tasks, including seeking new contracts, was now included towards the daily limit on driving time.
"This is yet more hyper-regulation from Brussels, which will do nothing but increase costs on the self-employed. The only people this will increase work for are staff in unemployment benefit offices as self-employed drivers find they can no longer make ends meet., Home News News Food labelling proposals a Dog's Breakfast' , says Stuart Agnew News Food labelling proposals a Dog's Breakfast' , says Stuart Agnew 16 06 2010 19:17 webmaster 21 Global Print PDF RSS Feeds New European food labelling rules have been branded a complete dog's breakfast which mislead consumers by UKIP Agriculture spokesman Stuart Agnew MEP Mr Agnew said that the rules had been rushed through on the basis of insufficient information , and would lead to greater confusion over where food had come from . He said that even the MEP responsible for the report thought it was ill . advised UKIP voted against the Sommer Report in the European Parliament because it is a sloppily-drafted dogs dinner which does not clearly support country of origin labelling for simple foods like meatsHome News News Help Member States break free from this economic prison of nations Nigel Farage News Help Member States break free from this economic prison of nations Nigel Farage 16 06 2010 11:59 webmaster 20 Global Print PDF RSS Feeds VIDEO The very people that have put Europe in the mess that it's in , want more power for themselves , quot UKIP MEP Nigel Farage told Euro-Parliamentarians in Strasbourg . today The whole thing is headed in the wrong direction , quot he said , addressing the Commission President , José Manuel Barroso , who attended the debate on the preparation for tomorrow's EU . summit Greece , Spain and Portugal don't fit inside this economic and monetary union , Mr Farage said , adding that what they actually need is help to break free from this economic prison ofHome News News Get rid of inefficient programmes to reduce EU budget Marta Andreasen News Get rid of inefficient programmes to reduce EU budget Marta Andreasen 15 06 2010 22:01 webmaster 7 Global Print PDF RSS Feeds VIDEO Member states are not in a position to finance an increase in the EU budget , UKIP MEP Marta Andreasen said today in Strasbourg . The EU budget needs to be reduced by getting rid of the many inefficient EU programmes which it . includes Some difficult choices will have to be made at this point to allow a reduction of the EU budget , quot Ms Andreasen told Euro-Parliamentarians debating the Revision of the Multiannual Financial . Framework' It is now time to get rid of programmes that have not proved efficient of which we have many in the present EU budget , quot Ms, Home News News EU's own credit rating agency will fool no one , says Godfrey Bloom News EU's own credit rating agency will fool no one , says Godfrey Bloom 15 06 2010 19:48 webmaster 17 Global Print PDF RSS Feeds VIDEO Credit rating agencies have long sold their souls to the devil , UKIP MEP Godfrey Bloom told Euro-Parliamentarians in Strasbourg today , but the creation of the EU's own credit rating agency will fool no . one Speaking during the debate on credit rating agencies , Mr Bloom said most credit rating agencies employ children who can barely read a balance sheet . They only change their gradings when a disaster is apparent to all . quot Paradoxically , it is usually the hedge funds who find out the truth behind the numbers . They exposed Enron , for example . quot However , evenHome News News Commission President refuses to reply to conflict of interest question News Commission President refuses to reply to conflict of interest question 15 06 2010 17:58 webmaster 24 Global Print PDF RSS Feeds VIDEO Commission President José Manuel Barroso today refused to answer a question by UKIP MEP John Bufton on the possibility of a conflict of interest relating to his friendship with giant Greek banker , Spiro . Latsis Barroso was answering MEPs' questions in Strasbourg in the segment Question Time with the Commission President' , when Mr Bufton brought up the question of who is benefiting from the Greek bailout . package Can you please tell me , who is really profitting from the Greek bailout package John Bufton asked . Is it the people of Greece , or Greece's richest: Home News News Lord Dartmouth to Baroness Ludford : Join our campaign against European Arrest Warrant News Lord Dartmouth to Baroness Ludford : Join our campaign against European Arrest Warrant 15 06 2010 14:30 webmaster 52 Global Print PDF RSS Feeds VIDEO Speaking during yesterday's debate in Strasbourg on the directive concerning rights to interpretaion and translation in criminal proceedings' , UKIP MEP Lord Dartmouth appealed to the rapporteur , Baroness Ludford Lib Dems , ALDE to join our campaign to repeal the European Arrest Warrant . quot This directive is one of a series whose total effect is that every citizen and resident of the United Kingdom is subject to being carted off to jail in other European countries , quot Dartmouth . said This translation directive is a fig leaf .: Home News News EU millennium goals : Where is the money coming from News EU millennium goals : Where is the money coming from 14 06 2010 20:29 webmaster 1 Global Print PDF RSS Feeds VIDEO Speaking in Strasbourg today on the EU's Millennium Development Goals of 2000, UKIP MEP Gerard Batten said no one can fail to be astounded by the complete lack of reality in believing that such goals could be achieved by the target date of 2015. Mr Batten said that apart from the totally unrealistic time-scales to achieve these gargantuan tasks , is the amount that the report now says should be spent . quot Where is the money to come from Mr Batten asked . Most countries in Europe , including Britain , are on the verge of bankruptcy and only stringent public spending cuts will reverse the . situation WeHome News News Stop wasting taxpayers' money Marta Andreasen News Stop wasting taxpayers' money Marta Andreasen 14 06 2010 18:42 webmaster 12 Global Print PDF RSS Feeds VIDEO Those who believe they have a right to get salary increases while their counterparts in the member states are suffering reductions , or losing jobs , are wrong , quot UKIP MEP Marta Andreasen told Euro-Parliamentarians in Strasbourg . today Those who believe we can continue to spend more and more at a European Union level without anybody noticing are wrong . Please , let us stop this waste of taxpayers' money , now Addressing the European Parliament during the debate on the mandate for the trilogue on the 2011 Draft Budget' , Ms Andreasen said she was there to ask for a drastic reduction in the EU's 2011 budget . nbsp
Silver like our seniors’ hair colour. I came across this term for the first time when reading the Council Conclusions on Active Ageing, adopted last week. Whilst everyone seems to be focused on tackling the immediate crisis and betting on the death of the Eurozone, the EU also has longer term ambitions. We all know that challenges [...]
The Netherlands, a country once praised for its tolerance and open mindedness, held its national elections on Wednesday. During these elections, the so-called Freedom Party (PVV) won 24 out of the 150 available seats. The most concerning thing however is that the winners of the elections, the Liberals (VVD) who won 31 seats, seem to [...], Home News News EU won't save the whale , as UK vote goes up the spout News EU won't save the whale , as UK vote goes up the spout 11 06 2010 14:57 webmaster 40 Global Print PDF RSS Feeds Save the Whale could soon become a global catch-cry again because Britain's voice has been lost in the muddle of the talking shop that is the EU in Brussels' , says UKIP MEP Nigel Farage The British Government rightly opposes whaling , which makes sense , because there are so few of them , quot said Nigel Farage on Friday , as he recovers at home after a recent plane . crash However , because Britain is part of the political union in Brussels we will be forced to abstain in an upcoming vote at the International Whaling Commission . quot As it stands the EU demands a common position at these types ofHome News News EU uses CSR for extra-territorial aspirations News EU uses CSR for extra-territorial aspirations 10 06 2010 18:32 webmaster 24 Global Print PDF RSS Feeds VIDEO We are very much against the concept of an EU superstate , but even more so are we against the concept of an EU superstate that uses the principle of corporate social responsibility CSR as a fig leaf for extra-territorial and crypto-imperialist pretentions and aspirations , quot UKIP MEP William Dartmouth told Euro-Parliamentarians at the 1 June sitting of the International Trade committee in . Brussels Given that the UK has no representation at the World Trade Organisation apart from the EU Commissioner , we don't want British trade to be handicapped by someone else's political agenda , said Lord Dartmouth , who wasHome News News EU makes UK liable for Greek debt News EU makes UK liable for Greek debt 10 06 2010 16:00 webmaster 29 Global Print PDF RSS Feeds The Government has finally confirmed that Britain could be liable to pay nearly 8bn of Greece's . debts The news came in the House of Lords when the coalition were forced to answer a question asked by UKIP leader Lord Pearson and showed how European Finance Ministers bent the rules about financial aid in order to prop-up the failing euro-zone . economy When Lord Pearson asked if the UK could be forced to pay billions of pounds towards other EU countries' debts , Lord De Mauley , on behalf of the government , replied : Finance ministers agreed up to 60 billion of emergency finance . Where there are defaults on loan payments . member states would be
, Home News News Government cannot give in to Brussels over budget demands , warns UKIP deputy leader News Government cannot give in to Brussels over budget demands , warns UKIP deputy leader 08 06 2010 14:28 webmaster 10 Global Print PDF RSS Feeds The pillars of the EU are buckling under the weight of their own contradictions , warned UKIP deputy leader David Campbell Bannerman MEP His comments follow press revelations today that the British budget in its draft form will be reviewed by EU leaders in Brussels before it is even seen by MPs in the House of . Commons The first test of the coalition's new politics' is to reject , outright , any kind of EU economic intervention . The government has necessary and essential spending reductions to make that the EU cannot get in the way of , quot• UKIP leader Lord Pearson is demanding to know if Britain will have to pay off Greece's debts before it can deal with its own.
In a question to the Coalition Government he will seek clarification today on whether the UK could be liable to pay-off billions of pounds of other countries' debts.
UKIP believe that a little known paragraph in one of the many EU treaties could be used to force the UK to pay a whooping £9.6 billion towards other EU countries' debts, before being able to pay off our own deficit., , Home News News EU's Hedge Fund Directive costly , wrongly targeted , slows recovery Andreasen News EU's Hedge Fund Directive costly , wrongly targeted , slows recovery Andreasen 04 06 2010 16:56 webmaster 4 Global Print PDF RSS Feeds VIDEO Speaking at the journalists' roundtable on the Hedge Fund Directive AIFM Wednesday in Brussels , UKIP MEP Marta Andreasen said in the presence of the rapporteur and other shadows on the directive , that the directive will cost investors money , reduce returns , and slow the recovery of the economy from the crisis . nbsp The financial crisis . was not caused by the hedge funds , it was caused by the banks , quot Marta Andreasen said . And it was not caused because of lack of regulation it was caused by the lack of implementation of this regulation byHome News News Is mass movement of workers agenda aimed at destruction of nation state News Is mass movement of workers agenda aimed at destruction of nation state 03 06 2010 22:33 webmaster 51 Global Print PDF RSS Feeds VIDEO Speaking at the Employment and Social Affairs committee hearing , yesterday in Brussels , UKIP MEP Derek Clark asked whether the EU's agenda to promote the mass movement of workers is actually aimed towards the ultimate destruction of the nation . state Mr Clark was speaking at the committee hearing on how the European Court of Justice ECJ judgements on Viking' , Laval Rüfert' and Luxembourg' have affected collective bargaining and the posting of workers since 2008. Laval , et al , is a question not of individuals but of mass movement , quot Mr Clark said . And whatHome News News Lord Monckton is new UKIP deputy leader News Lord Monckton is new UKIP deputy leader 03 06 2010 15:10 webmaster 19 Global Print PDF RSS Feeds Lord Pearson of Rannoch today announced that the Viscount Monckton of Brenchley has been appointed deputy leader of UKIP with immediate effect . nbsp The UKIP leader said : I am extremely happy that Christopher Monckton wants to be more involved with the Party . He will be helping me to develop our strategy for the future . David Campbell Bannerman remains joint deputy leader and head of policy . rdquo Lord Monckton , a former advisor to Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister , has recently become famous for his compelling critique of the now collapsing climate catastrophe . theory Christopher Monckton said : I am delighted that Malcolm