Label calories on alcohol, says Labour MEP
Labour’s leader in Europe, Glenis Willmott MEP, has called for European rules on food labelling to be extended to alcoholic drinks. Under a new EU law coming into force next year all food and...
View ArticleLocal MEP calls for action on alcohol-related harm
A local MEP has led a vote in the European Parliament calling for action to reduce alcohol-related harm in Europe. The Resolution adopted on Tuesday asks the European Commission to immediately begin...
View ArticleEast Midlands MEP calls for EU action on alcohol-related harm
Local Labour MEP, Glenis Willmott, has called on the European Commission to take action to reduce the burden of alcohol-related harm in Europe. Voting in the European Parliament today, MEPs supported a...
View ArticleEU must raise awareness of links between alcohol use and cancer
First published on The Parliament Magazine, May 2015 Europe is the world’s heaviest drinking region, with alcohol consumption reaching double the global average. Alcohol is the second largest...
View ArticleFurther action is needed to tackle alcohol-related harm
Alcohol-related harm is a key public health concern in the UK and across Europe. Glenis Willmott MEP in her role as a co-sponsor of the EU Resolution on the Alcohol Strategy has written to the European...
View ArticleLabour MEP joins calls for tough action to combat drink driving in EU
An East Midlands MEP has joined with colleagues from across the EU to demand tougher action to bring down the number of drink driving deaths on Europe’s roads. MEPs have written to the European...
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