May 19, 1999


Tory's agree Greens are good for EU

 
Conservative MEP's have admitted in their latest issue of 'Voice in Europe' which is dropping through letter boxes in the South East today.  That despite their "ten-year campaign" to expose fraud and corruption inside the European Commission, it was in fact the Flemish Green Party (AGALEV) member Paul van Buitenen who submitted to the EU Parliament the dossier on fraud and irregularities.

West Sussex Green Party's John Tyler said:  "The Tory's tried to claim the credit for exposing EU fraud, but they've been caught and had to admit  Greens are good for EU".   "Clearly the Green Party has a massive advantage over the Tory's. We don't have big business payrolling us. Our loyalties are with the British Tax payer and the voters know that".

"European Greens have run a magnifying glass over EU debates in Brussels and succeeded in forcing reductions in the number of hours that animals can be transported across the EU. They have successfully limited the planting of GM crops and they want to divert EU subsidies for intensive farming into Organic agriculture".

"And Now British Green Votes Count.  Proportional Representation (PR) in the Elections on June 10th will give the Green Party the best chance ever to join with our colleague Greens in Europe.  We will fight for safe food. An end to live animal exports. The protection of local economies from currency speculators, and to obtain the highest possible environmental standards in everything that is done".
 
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