http://www.grahamwatsonmep.org/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Graham Watson MEP en-GB Graham Watson MEP http://www.grahamwatsonmep.org/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2009 Graham Watson MEP 2009-07-04T14:21+01:00 United Kingdom http://www.grahamwatsonmep.org/news/000624/new_alde_group_leader_thanks_watson_for_excellent_job.html Former Belgian Prime Minister, Guy Verhofstadt, was elected today unopposed as the new ALDE group leader succeeding outgoing leader, Graham Watson. 2009-06-30T17:23+01:00 http://www.grahamwatsonmep.org/news/000623/mep_to_bring_eu_bigwigs_to_bristol.html SW MEP Graham Watson hosts in Bristol next week a meeting of prominent members of the Group he leads in the European Parliament. Three former prime ministers, countless former Ministers and European Commissioners will gather in the city on Tuesday 23 June 2009, at the Thistle Grand Hotel for three days of talks about the EU's direction over the next five years. 2009-06-19T13:24+01:00 http://www.grahamwatsonmep.org/news/000621/european_commission_to_investigate_south_west_gm_incident.html South West Liberal Democrat MEP Graham Watson has called on the Government to come clean on GM crops being grown in the region. In 2008 GM oil seed rape was accidentally mixed with regular seeds and grown somewhere in South Somerset. The Government is refusing to provide full details of the incident. Following Mr Watson's intervention the European Commission has said it will investigate whether the EU Law has been infringed. 2009-06-18T16:05+01:00 http://www.grahamwatsonmep.org/news/000619/graham_watson_mep_encouraged_by_solid_result.html Liberal Democrat MEP Graham Watson is responding to results for the European Parliamentary elections for the South West & Gibraltar this afternoon. 2009-06-08T15:12+01:00 http://www.grahamwatsonmep.org/news/000618/south_west_voters_urged_to_make_it_count.html Liberal Democrat European Parliamentary elections candidates for the South West will spend their penultimate day of campaigning calling on voters to 'make their voice count'at the polls tomorrow. 2009-06-03T00:00+01:00 http://www.grahamwatsonmep.org/news/000617/glyn_ford_loses_support_of_labour_activists.html Liberal Democrat European Parliamentary election candidates for the South West are challenging Labour's Glyn Ford today over a reported lack of support within his own party. 2009-06-02T11:46+01:00 http://www.grahamwatsonmep.org/news/000614/graham_watson_appeals_to_gibraltarian_voters_on_visit_to_rock.html Liberal Democrat European Parliamentary candidate for the South West of England & Gibraltar Graham Watson has arrived in Gibraltar for a visit ahead of polling day on 4 June. 2009-06-01T00:00+01:00 http://www.grahamwatsonmep.org/news/000616/graham_watson_praises_south_west_mep_over_tory_comments.html Graham Watson has today praised the courage of South West Conservative MEP Caroline Jackson, after she spoke out against her party. 2009-05-28T19:51+01:00 http://www.grahamwatsonmep.org/news/000615/graham_watson_joins_nick_clegg_for_bristol_jamming_session.html European Parliamentary elections candidate Graham Watson has joined Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg on a visit to Bristol. 2009-05-28T19:30+01:00 http://www.grahamwatsonmep.org/news/000612/graham_watson_speaks_out_on_bath_bnp_protest.html Liberal Democrat European Parliamentary elections candidate Graham Watson is responding to an anti-BNP protest at a Bath hustings this morning (23 May). 2009-05-23T02:43+01:00 http://www.grahamwatsonmep.org/news/000610/graham_watson_attends_somerset_twinning_dinner.html European Parliamentary elections candidate Graham Watson will tonight attend a dinner dance with the Wiveliscombe Twinning Association. 2009-05-23T00:00+01:00 http://www.grahamwatsonmep.org/news/000611/european_candidate_graham_watson_joins_nick_clegg_in_bristol.html European Parliamentary elections candidate Graham Watson will join Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg on a visit to Bristol on Wednesday 27 May. 2009-05-22T14:59+01:00 http://www.grahamwatsonmep.org/news/000609/graham_watson_stands_up_for_independent_garages_in_dorset.html Liberal Democrat European Parliamentary elections candidate for the South West Graham Watson is fighting the corner of independent garage owners in Dorset over recent EU legislation. 2009-05-21T10:44+01:00 http://www.grahamwatsonmep.org/news/000608/graham_watson_meets_pupils_at_cornwall_school.html European Parliamentary elections candidate Graham Watson will pay a visit to a Cornwall school today (21 May). 2009-05-21T00:00+01:00 http://www.grahamwatsonmep.org/news/000607/liberal_democrats_the_real_choice_for_green_voters.html European Parliamentary elections candidate Graham Watson has called on green voters in the South West of England to choose the Liberal Democrats at the polls on 4 June. 2009-05-18T11:34+01:00