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Welcome to the web site of Elspeth Attwooll

Liberal Democrat MEP for Scotland

Elspeth Attwooll was first elected for the Liberal Democrats to the European Parliament in 1999. In June 2004, Elspeth was re-elected and the Liberal Democrats saw their share of the vote rise in the European Elections across Scotland. Labour, the SNP and Tories all saw their vote share fall.

This site is the best way to keep in touch with Elspeth Attwooll and her work for Scotland in the European Parliament. Elspeth works hard all year round and keeps in touch with regular news updates on this site.

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Cross-border healthcare proposals a step in the right direction New!

Thu 3rd Jul 2008

Elspeth Attwooll MEP today welcomed the Commission's new social agenda, which includes proposals for a directive on cross-border healthcare in the European Union.

Read "Cross-border healthcare proposals a step in the right direction" in full (111 words).

MEP Packs European Health Insurance Card

Wed 2nd Jul 2008

With the holiday season upon us, Elspeth Attwooll MEP is reminding Scots to pack their European Health Insurance Card when travelling throughout the European Union.

Read "MEP Packs European Health Insurance Card" in full (230 words).

MEP raises awareness of EU emergency contact number 112

Tue 1st Jul 2008

Elspeth Attwooll MEP is campaigning to raise awareness of the European emergency contact number 112 that provides immediate access to emergency services in most of the European Union's 27 Member States.

Read "MEP raises awareness of EU emergency contact number 112" in full (404 words).

Credit card companies must come clean

Mon 30th Jun 2008

Scots MEP Elspeth Attwooll is insisting that credit card companies come clean over the extortionate hidden costs of withdrawing cash from holes in the wall in other EU countries.

Read "Credit card companies must come clean" in full (333 words).

Scots MEP Enjoys Kelso Veterans' Concert

Mon 30th Jun 2008

Elspeth Attwooll, Lib Dem MEP for Scotland, was in the Borders at the weekend, where she attended the Veterans' Concert in Kelso's Tait Hall on Friday night and a local Farmers' Market on the Saturday morning. She was joined at the market by Euan Robson, the former Liberal Democrat MSP for Roxburgh and Berwickshire and current number two on the Scottish Lib Dem list for the 2009 European Parliament elections.

Read "Scots MEP Enjoys Kelso Veterans' Concert" in full (275 words).

Scottish Lib Dems - say NO to child trafficking

Fri 27th Jun 2008

Scottish Lib Dems Elspeth Attwooll MEP and Robert Brown MSP have joined forces with Liberals and Democrats from all over Europe to fight the sickening abuse of children by sex tourists from the European Union.

Read "Scottish Lib Dems - say NO to child trafficking" in full (304 words).

Scots MEP calls for safer car fronts

Mon 23rd Jun 2008

Elspeth Attwooll MEP is backing new European Parliament proposals to make car-fronts safer to protect pedestrians and cyclists when on the road. The plans, forwarded by Italian Liberal MEP Francesco Ferrari in a report published last week, call for new braking technology to be made compulsory from 2009 and for more research to be devoted to developing new anti-collision systems for car-fronts.

Read "Scots MEP calls for safer car fronts" in full (239 words).

Attwooll MEP backs urgent action over fisheries fuel crisis

Thu 19th Jun 2008

Elspeth Attwooll has backed the emergency measures adopted today by the European Parliament to solve the current fuel crisis caused by rising fuel costs.

Read "Attwooll MEP backs urgent action over fisheries fuel crisis " in full (220 words).

Regret at Irish 'No'

Fri 13th Jun 2008

Elspeth Attwooll has expressed deep regret at the result of Irish referendum on the Lisbon Treaty.

Read "Regret at Irish 'No'" in full (113 words).

Tackle Illegal Fishing Globally - Attwooll MEP

Thu 5th Jun 2008

Elspeth Attwooll MEP has welcomed a new European Parliament report on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, saying that it represents an important step in the right direction on a problem that has to be tackled globally if it is to be solved properly.

Read "Tackle Illegal Fishing Globally - Attwooll MEP" in full (229 words).

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