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Opinion: Climate change – a final chance to act
So it has finally arrived, the first day of the Copenhagen Climate Change summit. We have been led to believe that it’s going to fail, then it’s going to succeed and then it will fail again, it’s been...
View ArticleLib Dem MEPs help expose draft ACTA text
The secrecy surrounding Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has concerned me and many of my constituents as it has many MEPs. As a member of the European Parliament’s Committee on International...
View ArticleCatherine Bearder MEP writes… Lib Dem MEPs kill ACTA
After careful consideration, Lib Dem MEPs have decided to reject the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) in the European Parliament. There is now a majority in the Parliament that...
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Catherine Bearder MEP writes…The simple Lib Dem approach to aviation
Why was I not surprised? The knee-jerk, short-sighted reaction of Tory backbenchers to dwindling airport capacity was simple: Bung another runway onto the sprawling tarmac at Heathrow. The airport...
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Catherine Bearder MEP writes … The British media is in love with the Euromyth
The invented tales about European Union policy have the ability to amuse and terrify the public. But Catherine Bearder, a Liberal Democrat MEP for South East England, explains why she has launched her...
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Catherine Bearder writes … Back to work in the European Parliament
In May’s European elections, it was liberals across the EU who stood up against the growing tide of nationalists, anti-Europeans and populists. Today, the newly elected MEPs met for the first time in...
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Catherine Bearder MEP writes…Working with the new European Commission
While the UK media has been focusing on Cameron’s cabinet reshuffle and what it means for the Tories’ 2015 election strategy, an even bigger shake-up has been taking place in the running of the...
View ArticleCatherine Bearder writes… Now the referendum is over, we need a unifying...
Now that the people of Scotland have voted to remain a part of the UK, discussions over what further devolution of powers for Scotland will take place – as well as for the other British nations and...
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Catherine Bearder MEP writes… EU climate targets thanks to Ed Davey and Lib Dems
This week, European leaders including David Cameron thrashed out an agreement on the EU’s climate change targets up until 2030. The EU has been a world leader in the fight against climate change,...
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Catherine Bearder MEP writes… We need to act now to protect elephants
Every 15 minutes an elephant is killed for its ivory. This rapid rate of human destruction has seen the population of African elephants plummet from 10 million in 1910 to a low 434,000 now. If we want...
View ArticleCatherine Bearder writes… 100 days to stop the Tories or Labour neglecting...
View image | gettyimages.com The countdown starts today. Just 100 days left to ensure that any future government has a strong Liberal voice in it. That means a strong voice for social justice and...
View ArticleCatherine Bearder MEP writes… Launch of MEP group on Wildlife Crime
View image | gettyimages.com Wildlife crime is a major threat to international security. This trade is now worth an estimated $20 billion a year and has become the fourth largest illegal activity in...
View ArticleCatherine Bearder MEP writes…The fight for Britain’s future starts now
As the dust settles from the elections and we lament the loss of so many talented and dedicated Liberal Democrat MPs and councillors, there will inevitably be discussions over what went wrong and how...
View ArticleCatherine Bearder MEP writes…Why Tim Farron is the right person to rebuild...
Liberal Democrats have taken an electoral pounding over the last five years. When we entered coalition government in 2010 it gave us the opportunity to put Liberal Democrat policies into practice for...
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Catherine Bearder MEP speaks… Britain after Brexit
Catherine delivered the following speech to the Oxford Union, painting a picture of what life would be like after Brexit. I want to take you to a land, not so far away. Close your eyes and think of...
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Catherine Bearder MEP writes: Europe is about more than the economy, it’s...
At the official launch of the Stronger In Campaign on Monday it was great to see such a huge range of people, of all ages and from all walks of life, prepared to work together to secure Britain’s place...
View ArticleCatherine Bearder MEP writes…Our best weapons against terrorism are unity,...
Last Friday’s sickening Paris attacks shocked us all. They weren’t just attacks on France, but attacks on our shared values and way of life. Seeing such horrific tragedy being inflicted on a city that...
View ArticleCatherine Bearder MEP writes…Nominate a hard-working local activist or...
I am encouraging Lib Dem members to help me nominate a hard-working local activist or councillor for the Europe-wide Local Leader award. Last year I was delighted when two of my nominations, Andrew...
View ArticleCatherine Bearder MEP writes…Government U-turns on EU flood funding in...
As many of you know Tim Farron and I have been fighting for months to persuade the government to apply for EU solidarity funding for flood victims. The European Commission had confirmed to me last...
View Article100 Days to go to secure our place in Europe
There are now just 100 days to secure Britain’s place in Europe. There is so much at stake. If we leave, the country faces a future of uncertainty, isolation and diminished influence in the world. If...
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