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West Midlands Cabinet Meeting is Capital Idea	08/08/2008
West Midlands Labour MEP Neena Gill has welcomed the announcement that on September 8th cabinet will meet in the West Midlands, the first time it has met outside London.

UKIP MEPS going Loco says Neena Gill	16/07/2008
Neena Gill MEP for the West Midlands has slammed UKIP for failing to support the Heritage Railways movement in the European Parliament.

Neena’s Tigers are Biting Back	15/07/2008
Neena Gill MEP for the West Midlands recently met up with Louis to talk about his new Chokolit bar ‘Biting Back’ and his future plans to help protect the natural environments of our most endangered species.

Neena Gill Takes Fujitsu Fight to Europe	09/07/2008
The devastating news that 140 Fujitsu workers from across Birmingham and the West Midlands still remain at threat of losing their jobs has been highlighted this week at the European Parliament in Strasbourg by Local Labour MEP Neena Gill.

Neena Opens Major India Property Exhibition at NEC	30/06/2008
West Midlands MEP Neena Gill joined Lord King of West Bromwich, Mayor of Sandwell Cllr Price and the Consul general of India Mrs Jordana Diengdoh Pavel to open the India Property Investments Show 2008 at the NEC last Friday.

Neena speaks out against Forced Marriages.	27/06/2008
In the 21st century it remains a national and international scandal that forced marriages are still considered by some people in our community to be an acceptable practice.

Greets Green Partnership Seminar	18/06/2008
Equality and Human Rights Commission Seminar held at the Yemeni Community Association in Sandwell

Helping to Bridge the Digital Divide	17/06/2008
”However, one internet service provider has a monopoly on broadband in the town and although it is expanding to such areas, the connection is extremely slow and simply not conducive for running a business.”

Local MEP to Talk to Fujitsu	09/06/2008
Speaking from her West Midlands office, Neena Gill MEP said “I have received many calls from my constituents who are directly affected by this decision. They have asked me as their MEP to intervene on their behalf, and I was happy to do so.

Workers will make Tata deal a success, says Neena	06/06/2008
The £1.5 billion deal which will see West Midlands car maker Jaguar Land Rover sold to Indian conglomerate Tata has now been completed.

Neena Gill MEP supporting Fujitsu Workers	21/05/2008
Manufacturing workers at Fujitsu’s Birmingham plant voted overwhelmingly in favour of considering industrial action last week, in response to the company’s threat to move production to the USA.

Neena goes back to School	19/05/2008
May 9th is the day set aside to celebrate Europe; it was celebrated across the country, but nowhere more vigorously than at King Edward College in Stourbridge.

Neena Visits Sandwell Women's Aid	30/04/2008
The rights of women to lead a life without pain and suffering, were at the top of the agenda when Neena visited the Sandwell Womens Aid Centre.

Proud to be Sikh, Proud to be British	21/04/2008
Proud to be Sikh, Proud to be British was the banner that greeted festival goers from all across Wolverhampton at the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara on Sunday April 20th.

Failure to Televise Brum Derby is Snub to the City	18/04/2008
Speaking from her Birmingham today Neena Gill MEP said: “It is unbelievable that Sunday’s derby match won’t be shown on television.

Neena calls for greater funding for local culture	14/04/2008
This week a report was voted on in the European Parliament with the potential to reinforce the vibrant cultural industries of the West Midlands region.

Tata Takeover- From a West Midlands Perspective	01/04/2008
Last week the Indian conglomerate Tata finally agreed to take over Jaguar Land Rover in a deal worth approximately £1 billion.

Workers will make Tata deal a success	27/03/2008
The billion pound deal which will see West Midlands car makers Jaguar and Land Rover sold to Indian conglomerate Tata was finally agreed today.

Neena visits I-Home in West Bromwich	14/03/2008
In a week that has seen Neena steer through her ambient assisted living report through the European Parliament, it was particularly pleasing that right here on our own doorstep was a scheme at the cutting edge of technology.

West Midlands M.E.P. seeks better deal for elderly	13/03/2008
Neena Gill MEP for the West Midlands region welcomed today’s European vote to improve the quality of life for elderly people in the West Midlands.

Neena visits Hereward College in Coventry	12/03/2008
Neena Gill, Labour MEP for the West Midlands, visited Hereward College of Further Education in Coventry

International Womens Day	08/03/2008
Annually on 8 March, thousands of events are held throughout the world to inspire women and celebrate their achievements.

Neena interviews Minister for Europe, on radio XL	06/03/2008
Neena Gill was pleased to interview live on Radio XL , Jim Murphy MP and Minister for Europe.

Stourbridge students grill Neena in Brussels	05/03/2008
In Brussels yesterday Neena Gill, MEP for Stourbridge, met a group of sixth-form students from King Edward VI College. The Year 13 students are visiting the European Parliament as part of their course on the EU.

Neena welcomes EU funding for last year's floods	04/03/2008
Neena Gill, your local West Midlands MEP, today welcomed the European Parliament’s decision to release EUR 162 million in disaster aid from the EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF) to areas affected by flooding last summer

TATA to Ford	28/02/2008
The billion pound deal which will see the West Midlands car makers Jaguar and Land Rover sold to Indian conglomerate Tata could be just weeks away

Euro M.P. bats for the West Midlands in India	05/02/2008
Neena Gill M.E.P. for the West Midlands is holding leading talks in India in the hope of increasing greater links and trade opportunities for our local firms and businesses.

Join the Live debate on Neena's radio show	25/01/2008
Neena's weekly radio show on Radio XL is continuing to grow in popularity and now reaches a potential weekly audience of 250,000

Your vote counts in £50m Urban Park bid	01/12/2007
The call has gone out for businesses to support an ambitious bid for a £50 million Lottery bid to create an urban park across the Black Country.

West Midlands Summer Floods	31/10/2007
Neena meets with John Healey on West Midlands Summer Floods

Neena welcomes new EU Reform Treaty	19/10/2007
Neena Gill MEP welcomes the new EU Reform Treaty following this week's Lisbon summit

Radio XL	21/09/2007
Neena Gill on Radio XL

Wolves aiding Zambia	16/08/2007
Wolverhampton Wanders shirts for children in Zambia

Celebrating Indian Independence	15/08/2007
As India celebrates 60 years of Independence, Neena joins with Indians across the West Midlands to celebrate Indian Independence.

Neena visits Worcester floods.	03/08/2007
Neena Gill MEP today visited Worcester and the surrounding areas to see the devastation caused by the recent flooding.

European Parliament News

Motor Mouth Cars to Make Euro Roads Safer	18/08/2008
“We all know how frustrating it can be to get stuck in a traffic jam,” commented Neena this afternoon. “As long as my car stays in its place and doesn’t start lecturing me about women drivers I would be happy to accept its advice"

Euro Election Clock is Ticking	06/08/2008
We are one year away from the European elections, yet there is still a relatively low level of awareness of these among the public at large, Citizens still have little knowledge and information about the work of the Parliament and Commission

Peking Duck Hunt Over	04/08/2008
Rumours circulating that a ban on Peking Duck is to be enacted by the Mandarins at the EU, have once again shown how little some of our national newspapers check out their European facts before rushing to print.

Neena Gill MEP Welcomes Speaker's Conference	01/08/2008
Neena Gill has welcomed the announcement by the Speaker of the House of Commons that a Conference is to be convened to consider the representation of women and ethnic minorities in the House of Commons and the UK population at large

World Bank Boss joins Campaign to Save Old Stripy	28/07/2008
West Midlands Labour MEP Neena Gill today welcomed a pledge of support from World Bank president Robert Zoellick for her campaign to save the wild tiger.

EU ban on cruel hunt gets Neena’s seal of approval	25/07/2008
Neena Gill, Labour MEP for the West Midlands, today welcomed Wednesday’s move by the European Commission to propose a ban within the European Union on products derived from the inhumane hunting of seals.

Baobab Comes to Brum	23/07/2008
So next time your feeling a bit bored of banana’s, apples and pears ask your shopkeeper where he keeps his Baobab, don’t worry his confusion will be temporary!”

Strasbourg Roundup (July)	18/07/2008
Here are the headlines from Strasbourg: fighting to save Solihull Fujitsu jobs; improving food safety: examining food additives; ensuring safety for children in airplanes and cracking down on air fare cons

Major Boost for Action on Missing Children	17/07/2008
LABOUR'S campaign for action on missing children has received a major boost this week with support for a Europe-wide 'Amber Alert' system and the 116000 missing child hotline.

Women in Europe	14/07/2008
In order to be truly representative of all European society, political bodies must reflect the fact that more than half of the population is female.

Food additives pose threat to children, says MEP	11/07/2008
West Midlands Labour MEP Neena Gill has backed a European Parliament call for a ban on harmful food colourings linked to hyperactivity in children.

Neena Gill to Vote against Air Cost Con	10/07/2008
An end to hidden air fare costs comes a step closer this week when Labour MEPs in Strasbourg back plans to include all airport taxes, fees and charges in the basic ticket price advertised to travellers.

Neena Speaks on Diversity in Europe	07/07/2008
When I was elected in 1999, nobody believed I was a British MEP – they thought I might be Italian, Greek or Spanish – but certainly not British !

West Mids MEP Calls for Phone Fairness	03/07/2008
The date set by the EU for mobile phone companies to cut prices for customers making calls between networks whilst abroad has now been reached. This follows the EU's recent success in cutting international roaming charges.

Strasbourg Round Up (June)	02/07/2008
Welcome to the June edition of my monthly newsletter. These are the headlines from Strasbourg: working towards better energy prices for consumers; we accept a clean water and waste framework directive; EPLP abstains over illegal immigration,

Neena Welcomes Breakthrough on Flood Funding	01/07/2008
The European Commission has confirmed that 100% of EU Solidarity Fund Aid designated to help the regions affected by last summer's floods must be spent on the ground.

Neena at Westminster	25/06/2008
Having provided the legal opinion on the European White Paper on Sport, Neena Gill MEP was asked to give a European and British perspective on football to an inquiry entitled ‘Football and its Governance at Westminster Parliament.

Strasbourg Round Up (May)	24/06/2008
As ever, this Strasbourg week has been a busy one. In the Round Up this month: EP debates Burma's cyclone and China's earthquake; EP calls for global action on food prices; MEPs back anti-discrimination legislation;

Statement on MEP expenses	23/06/2008
Neena Gill, MEP, has made a statement on MEP expenses

Neena Stands Up for Energy Customers	23/06/2008
West Midlands MEP Neena Gill has been championing UK energy consumers’ rights in the European Parliament recently.

Neena Votes on Action for Poverty Report	19/06/2008
It is totally unacceptable 78 million people in Europe are currently living at risk of poverty. It is shocking in this day and age, that children and the elderly are unable to feed themselves or keep themselves warm.

Irish 'No' is not the End of the Lisbon Treaty	16/06/2008
It is deeply disappointing that the Irish Voters appear to have rejected the Lisbon Treaty out of hand and whilst this is a blow, should not and will not be the end of the road for the treaty.

Highly Skilled Migrant Workers are Needed says MEP	12/06/2008
The UK will need to attract more highly skilled workers from abroad — both from the European Union and outside it — in order to secure the future of high technology, ‘knowledge intensive’ industries in an increasingly global world

Red Card to sex slavery needed at Euro 2008	10/06/2008
Euro 2008 has kicked off . While we hope it will be an enjoyable festival of sport for millions of people from across the world, fears have been raised that the trafficking of women for prostitution will once again go unnoticed

Labour MEP speaks out on soaring food prices	04/06/2008
Neena Gill, the West Midlands Labour MEP, today welcomed the European Parliament’s comprehensive call for action on soaring world food prices.

MEP welcomes agency worker protection	03/06/2008
Labour MEPs, who have relentlessly campaigned for the protection of agency workers, welcomed the agreement reached recently in the UK on equal rights for agency workers after 12 weeks’ employment. This decision ends a six-year deadlock.

European Parliament must do more for minorities	22/05/2008
The European Parliament yesterday adopted a report on antidiscrimination in the European Union.

MEP demands end to child trafficking in sport	08/05/2008
Neena Gill, Labour M.E.P, is calling for the EU and sports bodies to collaborate in solving the growing problem of illegal trafficking of young footballers under 16 from Africa into the EU.

Sports piracy: a challenge for EU	07/05/2008
The European Parliament will vote on a report on Thursday calling for the EU to take a position on intellectual property rights in sports

EU Supports Quality Care for All	06/05/2008
Demands for quality and quantity of long-term care services bound to rise, says MEP

Neena calls for lower VAT on Greener Goods	29/04/2008
The European Parliament voted last week on a report looking at introducing more policy instruments such as VAT reductions, emissions trading, and subsidies to adapt the market to better reflect the environmental cost of carbon.

Strasbourg Roundup	28/04/2008
Spring is in the air and I've been a busy bee at Strasbourg this April session.

Ending Street Homelessness	25/04/2008
On 21st April, the European Parliament formally adopted a Written Declaration on Ending Street Homelessness in Strasbourg.

Neena Gill MEP thanks West Midlands Volunteers	24/04/2008
Labour MEP Neena Gill has today welcomed a European Parliament report on the role of volunteering in contributing to economic and social cohesion.

MEP calls for ‘opt-out’ Organ Donor System	23/04/2008
Neena Gill, Labour MEP for the West Midlands, today welcomed a report on cross-border organ donations adopted by the European Parliament.

The Fight to Save the Indian Tiger Begins	22/04/2008
Thanks to West Midlands MEP Neena Gill, Wednesday April 16th was the day, the European Parliament finally woke up to the very real possibility that the extinction of the Indian Tiger was drawing near.

Last Chance to Save the Tiger?	16/04/2008
Neena Gill MEP, President of the European Parliament's India Delegation, is holding a Tiger Day in the European Parliament on 16 April where she will call for greater EU-coordinated action to prevent the tiger from becoming extinct.

EU system will help to find missing children	15/04/2008
Kate and Gerry McCann, the parents of missing four-year-old Madeleine, addressed MEPs in Brussels last week as part of the couple’s campaign to bring in a dedicated alert system for abducted children.

Neena bends it like Beckham	07/04/2008
Neena Gill MEP as part of the “European film festival on intercultural dialogue” was asked to present her choice of British film which demonstrates how the dialogue between two cultures can be enhanced through the medium of film.

Neena Gill raises India's Dalit issue	04/04/2008
Neena Gill MEP, Chair of European Parliament's India Delegation invited Dr Udit Raj, Chair of Dalit International Foundation, to address the Parliament's India Delegation meeting on 1 April.

West Mids MEP backs free to view football	02/04/2008
West Midlands MEP Neena Gill has won unanimous support for her proposal to allow Member States the right to take measures to ensure wide access by the public to television coverage of national events of major importance,

Neena condemns loss of life at childbirth	25/03/2008
In a speech to parliamentarians of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) last week, Neena Gill, MEP for the West Midlands, condemned the disgraceful rate of progress in reducing death rates among mothers in the Third World

How ICT can help our ageing population	19/03/2008
Neena Gill MEP last week saw her report on Ambient Assisted Living become not just a policy for the European Parliament, but a new way of helping older people remain active in society for longer,

Strasbourg News	18/03/2008
In the week the European Parliament turned 50, the headlines from Strasbourg are – my elderly report voted through, flood funding for West Midlands approved, Gordon Brown meets European Socialists in Brussels and much more besides

Euro MP leads fight to save Tigers	20/02/2008
In the run up to the Beijing Olympics the focus of the international

Neena makes a series of videos about her work	25/01/2008
Number 1, European Parliament Work

Ambient Assisted Living	25/01/2008
Neena's report to help the elderly voted unanimously in the European Parliament!

Climate Change	24/01/2008
Neena raises climate change on European Agenda

Strasbourg Round up	23/11/2007
News from the European Parliament session in Strasbourg

Cut AIDS - Cut VAT on Condoms!	13/11/2007
Neena Gill MEP has signed up to the Socialist Campaign to encourage all EU member states to cut tax on condoms.

Strasbourg Roundup	26/10/2007
Latest news from Neena Gill MEP from this month's Strasbourg session.

Strasbourg Roundup	28/09/2007
The second Strasbourg session of September and a report from Labour Party Conference

Strasbourg Roundup	06/09/2007
Strasbourg Parliament's first session of September

EU flood application	03/09/2007
Neena Gill MEP urges EU to bring forward flood funding

South Asia News

Olympics joy hides inhuman trade	13/08/2008
As the Beijing Olympics got under way , a mixture of hope and anxiety hangs in the air. Already the build up has been dogged with controversy; and attacks on the Chinese state, both verbal and physical, have been increasing in regularity.

Neena welcomes measures to tackle forced marriages	30/07/2008
West Midlands Labour MEP Neena Gill has welcomed Government measures announced by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith to tackle forced marriages.

Neena Votes for EU-India Science Agreement	21/07/2008
I voted in favour of this report and I hope that the renewal of the science and technology agreement between Europe and India will be more meaningful

Save Old Stripy	11/06/2008
MORE powerful than any athlete, more graceful than any gymnast, more iconic than any sporting idol, and yet the magnificent tiger faces extinction.

MEP speaks out in EP against Burmese Junta	02/06/2008
Neena Gill, the West Midlands Labour MEP and President of the European Parliament’s Delegation for Relations with India, today made a speech in parliament against continuing human rights abuses in Burma following the recent cyclone.

Nepal Expects...	17/04/2008
Last Thursday, in the midst of violence, intimidation and killings, the people of Nepal finally made it to ballot box. I was in the country as part of a European Parliament mission to monitor the historic elections – the first in almost ten years.

UK MEP welcomes historic day for Nepalese voters	11/04/2008
MEP for the West Midlands Neena Gill, President of the European Parliament Friends of Nepal Group and a key member of the Parliament election monitoring mission, today gave her thoughts on Nepal’s first polling day for 9 years.

Neena Gill in Nepal, Latest Election News	10/04/2008
6 Communist Party Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist) cadres were killed by security forces yesterday. Mr R Sharma, A CPN-Unified Marxist-Leninist candidate also lost his life after clashes with a Nepalese party candidate were put down by police

Neena Gill MEP Calls for End to Election Violence	08/04/2008
Neena Gill MEP, founder of the European Parliament friends of Nepal, today urged Nepalese political parties and their supporters to end to the violence which is marring the run up to the country's polling day on April 10th.

Elections show the world what Nepal can achieve	04/04/2008
Neena Gill MEP, founder of the European Parliament’s Friends of Nepal, today urged the Nepalese people to participate in their forthcoming elections and show the world Nepal’s potential as a democracy.

UK should look to India for greener partnerships	31/03/2008
With the global economy hit by the US credit crunch and climate change escalating, Britain and Europe should look to India for an equal and profitable partnership to develop clean energy solutions, writes Neena Gill, Labour MEP

Pakistan Prime Minister Sworn in	26/03/2008
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has sworn in Yusuf Raza Gillani as the prime minister, leading a coalition government opposed to him.

Ambassador looks for a bright future for India	11/03/2008
Neena Gill, Labour MEP for the West Midlands, commented: “It was a privilege to meet up with the Ambassador and hear him speak. His address will take the existing strategic partnership between the EU and India to a new level.”

The people of Pakistan have spoken	21/02/2008
Neena Gill, West Midlands MEP, has welcomed the results of the Pakistan's elections.

EU-India seek deeper cooperation	27/11/2007
EU-India seek deeper cooperation at annual summit 2007

European Parliament urges Pakistan to end martial	14/11/2007
Neena Gill MEP calls for the end to Emergency Rule in Pakistan.

Flooding in South Asia	06/08/2007
As South Asia comes to terms with one of its most severe monsoon season ever, Neena Gill MEP Chair of the India delegation would like to express her sympathy for all the people who have been affected by the monsoons.

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