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OCTOBER 2009 |
NEW LIGHTBULBS NOT
SUCH A BRIGHT IDEA |
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EU measures to phase out traditional incandescent light
bulbs are now well under way – but Marina Yannakoudakis
has raised concerns about the dangers that may be posed
by mercury in the new energy efficient flourescent replacements.
She has asked a question in the European
Parliament about when its Scientific Committee will
be asked to investigate the risk posed.
Marina said: “The Directive to change
light bulbs might have been made with good intentions
but, as the saying goes, the road to hell is paved with
good intentions. Whilst we need to do more to help the
environment this is one Directive that was not thought
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| Women on the way out |
A CRAZY plan to ban exit signs that only show a
male figure and replace them with men AND
women was proposed to the European
Parliament’s Women’s Committee.
Marina, who sits on the committee, was
amazed at the proposal.
She said: “A petitioner has created and
patented the new sign – in the name of equal
treatment. How costly!” |
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A winning performance in
the West End by-election! |
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CAMPAIGN STARS: Mark Field MP, Marina and canvassers
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WITH next year’s General Election approaching fast, Marina
is on the campaign trail once again.
She joined Mark Field
MP and fellow activists campaigning for Westminster Council
West End ward by-election candidate Jonathan Glanz. Jonathan
topped the poll with a 357 majority. |
| MARINA’S TORY TEATIME TALK |
Marina recently spoke to the Finchley
Conservative Women’s Tea about her EU work. |
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Working to find the missing of Cyprus |
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MARINA Yannakoudakis showed
solidarity with Greek Cypriots forced from
their homes in the 1974 invasion when
she attended the annual rally for the
town of Morphou on the island.
She was joined by Theresa Villiers MP
and Councillor Brian Coleman, the
Mayor of Barnet. The London Borough of
Barnet is twinned with Morphou - which
had to be abandoned during the Turkish
occupation. The President of Cyprus,
Dimitris Christofias, was also at the rally at
the point where the green line is closest
to Morphou.
Whilst on the island Marina was briefed
by the British High Commissioner and met
the Committee of Missing Persons in
Cyprus (CMP), which is working to
exhume, identify and return the remains
of 1493 Greek Cypriots and 502 Turkish
Cypriots listed as missing in the conflicts
of 1963-1964 and 1974.
Marina said: “There are almost 2000
people missing - sons, fathers and friends |
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HUNT FOR RELATIVES: Marina with committee members |
of both Greek and Turkish Cypriots. They
deserve to be found and given proper
respect. Their families need to have
somewhere to go to mourn. This is not a
political issue it’s a humanitarian one. The
EU has given £1.8million to help, but time is
running out. They rely on eye witnesses to
find where the mass graves are, and 35
years down the line there are fewer
survivors remaining. So it’s important the
CMP’s work is carried out quickly.” |
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IN ACTION: Marina gives advice on the MEPs’ stall |
Marina joined an estimated 12,000 activists at
the Conservative Conference in Manchester.
She manned the Conservative MEPs’ stall
where she was able to brief activists on the new
grouping in the European Parliament.
Marina said: “Both Eric Pickles and William
Hague gave strong speeches calling for a
General Election and David Cameron set out
our vision for change.”
Michael Kaminski, leader of the European
Conservatives and Reformists group in the
European Parliament, addressed a fringe
meeting. |
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