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Green MEP spends days with RSPCA to show support for work against animal cruelty - February 3rd, 2012
3 February 2012 – Keith will visit East Sussex today to meet with RSPCA animal shelter staff, inspectors and the rescued animals.
Green MEP calls on council to raise costs for live animal exporters at Ramsgate port - February 1st, 2012
1 February 2012 - Keith has called on Thanet Council to raise the fee for boats using Ramsgate port to export live animals.
Keith condemns ACTA - January 31st, 2012
31 January 2012 - Keith today has condemned the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). The agreement was signed last Thursday by the EU and 22 member states, before it came to the European Parliament to be finally voted on.
Keith speaks at planning protest in Hove - January 30th, 2012
30 January 2012 - Keith spoke about the proposed changes to planning laws at a 'Save Our Sussex Alliance' demonstration in Hove on Saturday.
Green Euro-MP vists Balcombe to offer support to anti-fracking protestors - January 20th, 2012
20 January 2012 - Keith will visit Balcombe, West Sussex today to meet with local people who are concerned about the possibility of fracking being carried out at a site just outside their village.
Letter to The Guardian: Uprising against fracking nuisance - January 16th, 2012
16 January 2012 - Keith's letter about energy company Cuadrilla's plans to start fracking for shale gas in Balcombe, West Sussex was published in The Guardian on Saturday.
Keith responds to government go-ahead for HS2 rail plans - January 15th, 2012
15 January 2012 - Following the government's decision to approve plans to build a high speed railway from London to Birmingham , Keith sent this letter to local papers in the areas of his constituency which would be affected by HS2 - Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and the Chilterns.
Petition for eight hour live animal journey limit gathers a million signatures - January 15th, 2012
15 January 2012 - Keith has welcomed the news that the petition supporting a maximum journey time of eight hours for transporting live animals within the EU has gather over one million signatures.
Green MEP supports anti-fracking campaigners in Balcombe - January 11th, 2012
11 January 2012 - Keith has lent his support to local people in Balcombe, near Haywards Heath, who are worried about damage to their local environment, including the risk of earthquake tremors, which could be caused by hydraulic fracturing.
Surrey commuters face ‘unfair’ fare hikes - January 10th, 2012
10 January 2012 - Keith has responded to articles in the Surrey press which detail the huge train fare rises commuters faced on their return to work:
Keith calls for ban on battery cage eggs - January 6th, 2012
6 January 2012 - Keith has today sent a letter to local press recognising the improvements to laying hen welfare which were brought in at the beginning of the year and detailing his work towards a ban on all battery cages.
After High Court ruling Green MEP asks European Commission to take tough action on UK’s dirty air - December 21st, 2011
21 December 2011 - Keith has written to European Environment Commissioner Potočnik following last week’s ruling at the High Court which declared that it was the responsibility of the European Commission to hold the UK to account for its failure to meet air pollution limits.
Keith calls for a Directive on the Welfare of Cattle, Sheep and Ducks - December 20th, 2011
20 December 2011 -Today Keith called for the need for better animal welfare regulation through species specific legislation.
Keith welcomes tightening of export controls on drugs used for lethal injections - December 20th, 2011
20 December 2011 - Keith today welcomed the news that the EU has strengthened its export controls on drugs that can be used in lethal injections.
Green MEP calls for swift action to end keeping hens in barren battery cages - December 19th, 2011
19 December 2011 - Keith Taylor has called on the European Commission to take swift action to ensure a new law which bans hens being kept in barren battery cages from 1 January next year is enforced across the EU.
Euro MEP calls for enforcement to protect Europe’s wild birds - December 15th, 2011
15 December 2011 - Keith Taylor has today called on the European Commission to take urgent action to bring an end to the illegal hunting of wild bird populations in Italy.
European Parliament stands up for people of Western Sahara - December 14th, 2011
14 December 2011 - The European Parliament today voted not to give its consent to a controversial EU-Morocco fisheries agreement.
Keith welcomes Esher College students to parliament in Brussels - December 8th, 2011
8 December 2011 - Keith Taylor, Green MEP for Surrey and the South East, last week welcomed Politics students from Esher College to the parliament in Brussels.
Green Euro-MP calls for more action on air pollution in Reading - December 7th, 2011
7 December 2011 - Keith Taylor, the Green MEP for Berkshire and the South East, recently visited one of Reading’s pollution hotspots to raise awareness of the high levels of air pollution in the town.
Keith calls for fairer practices in the food industry - December 6th, 2011
6 December 2011 - In an informal MEP working group today Keith called for fairer practices in the food industry
A week in the life… - December 6th, 2011
6 December 2011 - Public Service Europe has published a diary piece, ‘A week in the life of Keith Taylor’, on their website. Read it here.
EU laws to protect environment must not be weakened in planning reforms - December 2nd, 2011
2 December 2011 - Follwoing George Osborne's comments on the government's proposed changes to UK planning laws and the need to weaken the implementation of the EU Birds and Habitats Directives, Keith has sent a letter to The Telegraph.
Government sticks its head in the sand over Isle of Grain airport plans - November 29th, 2011
29 November 2011 - Keith has responded to the Chancellor’s announcement today that the government "will explore all the options for maintaining the UK's aviation hub status”.
Keith says no to corporations suing governments - November 29th, 2011
29 November 2011 - In a meeting with the European Commission this morning, Keith raised concerns over the lack of transparency of Investor to State Dispute Settlement mechanisms (ISDS) which the Commission are proposing to include in upcoming trade agreements with third countries.
Keith to speak out against live exports at Broadstairs public meeting today - November 26th, 2011
26 November 2011 - Keith will call on Defra to explain if transportation conditions are being monitored and whether they meet EU animal transportation standards.
Green MEP backs calls for lower speeds in Shinfield - November 25th, 2011
25 November 2011 - Keith Taylor, the Green MEP for Berkshire and the South East is visiting Shinfield today to support local people’s calls for lower speed limits and safer streets.
Green MEP welcomes European funding for world’s largest off-shore wind farm in Kent - November 23rd, 2011
23 November 2011 - Keith has welcomed £150m of European funding for the Thanet Offshore Wind Farm.
Green MEP to speak out against live exports at Broadstairs public meeting on Saturday - November 23rd, 2011
23 November 2011 - Keith Taylor, the Green MEP for Kent and the South East, will detail his concerns and thank local campaigners for their work to highlight this cruel practice.
Keith calls for measures to reduce air pollution from shipping - November 19th, 2011
19 November 2011- Today Keith tabled amendments to a report on maximum levels of sulphur permissible in marine fuels, which is currently being debated in the European Parliament's Transport and Tourism Committee.
Keith puts across Green view in parliamentary debate on integrated maritime policy - November 18th, 2011
18 November 2011 - Watch Keith speak in parliament about plans to integrate EU maritime policy.


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