MEPs

As floods continue to inflict damage and disruption across the region, South West MEPs are being accused by Greens of voting against important measures to prevent and tackle flooding proposed in the EU in 2012.

An EU resolution in 2012 built on directives (EU law) that called on Member States to, ‘draw up maps identifying all areas posing a risk of flooding… and the potential damage...

The Conservatives and Labour have announced the results of regional party ballots for their European parliamentary candidates for 2014.

The UK will vote for its Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) on 22 May 2014 - the same day it goes to the polls for local council elections.

Six MEPs are elected, under a party list system of proportional representation, to represent the...