Bill Cash's European Journaltag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-17457952012-05-15T09:51:53+01:00The official blog of the European FoundationTypePadBill Cash: No repatriation of powers is a suicide note for the British nation. That is the message. We have to deregulate; we have to give oxygen to the SMEs. That is in the national interest.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a010534fd1ec0970c0168eb827811970c2012-05-15T09:51:53+01:002012-05-15T09:51:53+01:00During the third day of debate on the Queen's speech - Business and the Economy, Bill Cash made the following interventions: The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Vince Cable): The measures set out in the Queen’s Speech...The European JournalGlen Ruffle: Europe’s dead end policies in the Dead Seatag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a010534fd1ec0970c0167667b54d8970b2012-05-14T09:49:45+01:002012-05-14T09:49:45+01:00The EU is one of the latest global powers to wade into the fertile crescent of the Middle Eastern Levant, and to involve itself in political and historical situations far beyond its capabilities. This time, the EU is aiming to...The European JournalMargarida Vasconcelos: The European Parliament by granting discharge gives the illusion that EU taxpayers' money is being properly spenttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a010534fd1ec0970c0163058765c3970d2012-05-11T09:40:00+01:002012-05-14T09:41:51+01:00The European Parliament is the discharge authority. By granting a discharge the MEPs approve the implementation of the EU budget for a given year. Hence, they declare that a particular EU institution or agency has spent EU taxpayers’ money in...The European JournalBill Cash MP: The Coalition prevents the principles the Conservatives and Liberal Unionists merged to fight for a century ago todaytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a010534fd1ec0970c0168eb644adb970c2012-05-10T09:48:30+01:002012-05-10T09:48:30+01:00Bill Cash @ ConservativeHome: "Today, 9th May, is the centenary of the creation of the Conservative and Unionist Party out of the Conservative and Liberal Unionist parties of 1912. The merger took place at the Queen’s Hall in London. Against...The European JournalVáclav Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic, responding to a question from Bill Cash, MPtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a010534fd1ec0970c0163055800db970d2012-05-08T09:15:21+01:002012-05-08T09:15:21+01:00The European JournalMargarida Vasconcelos: The UK is set to be outvoted on rules on bank capital requirementstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a010534fd1ec0970c0167664de2c3970b2012-05-04T13:35:00+01:002012-05-04T13:35:00+01:00On 2 May, the Economic and Financial Affairs Council was expected to reach a general approach on the proposals amending the EU's rules on capital requirements for banks and investment firms, the so called revised capital requirements rules (CRD IV),...The European JournalThe European Scrutiny Committee said: The draft agreement on the Unified Patent Court (UPC) is likely to hinder, rather than help, the enforcement of patents within the European Uniontag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a010534fd1ec0970c0167661b7be5970b2012-05-04T10:38:25+01:002012-05-04T10:38:25+01:00The European Scrutiny Committee published yesterday its report “The Unified Patent Court: help or hindrance?”, and reached the following conclusions: "We are surprised that Member States, including the UK, acquiesced so readily in this negotiating process, particularly in view of...The European JournalMargarida Vasconcelos: The time has come to repatriate agriculture policy to Westminstertag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a010534fd1ec0970c01676610fb97970b2012-05-03T14:06:00+01:002012-05-03T14:06:00+01:00The competence over common agricultural policy is supposedly shared between the EU and the Member States. However, the EU has taken complete control of it with disastrous consequences over the past decades. The CAP has been trough different reforms but...The European JournalBill Cash asked the Chancellor of the Exchequertag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a010534fd1ec0970c0163050f9b95970d2012-05-02T13:06:09+01:002012-05-02T13:06:09+01:00if he will estimate the level of the current account transaction for goods and services between the UK and EU member states in each of the last five years; and what assessment he has made of the level of debt...The European JournalMargarida Vasconcelos: The Commission strikes again...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a010534fd1ec0970c0168eae5f3dc970c2012-04-29T18:47:09+01:002012-04-29T18:47:45+01:00On 26 April, the European Commission sent a reasoned opinion, second step of the infringement procedure, to the UK, formally requesting it to comply with EU rules on the free movement of EU citizens and their families across the EU....The European Journal