Graham Watson - Liberal Democrat MEP for South-West England and Gibraltar

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Graham Watson MEP

Graham Watson MEP- Liberal Democrat Member of the European Parliament for South West England and Gibraltar

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MEP urges climate action to mitigate future Pakistan floods New!

Tue 31st Aug 2010

Replying to EU Development Aid Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva at an extraordinary committee meeting in the European Parliament in Brussels today, SW LD MEP Graham Watson said:

Plastic Bag Free- From Salisbury to Cyprus! New!

Tue 31st Aug 2010

Members of Salisbury City Residents Action on Packaging (SCRAP) have enlisted the support of local Lib Dem Euro-MP Graham Watson in their campaign to make Salisbury a plastic bag free (PBF) city.

Graham and his assistant, Amy, support Salisbury's PBF campaign (photography: Jackie Frost)

Euro-officials to get front-line experience with Bristol-based SMEs

Thu 19th Aug 2010

Bristol businesses involved in consultancy, media and communication, or recruitment are being invited to employ a European Commission official for a week-long placement in either October or November as part of the EU's Enterprise Experience Programme.

MEP's frustration "erupts" over volcano compensation

Wed 18th Aug 2010

South West MEP Graham Watson has vowed to continue fighting for those constituents still awaiting reimbursement from airlines for costs incurred during the ash cloud disruption in April.

Graham Watson MEP (photography: Jackie Frost)

More must be done to help Pakistan flood victims- Watson

Mon 16th Aug 2010

Graham Watson MEP, a Lib Dem member of the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, has called upon the EU, member states and countries around the world to do more to help victims of the floods in Pakistan.

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