Welcome to the web site of Sharon Bowles

Liberal Democrat Member of the European Parliament for South East England

Thank you for visiting my website. I became a Liberal Democrat Member of the European Parliament representing South East England in May 2005, and was re-elected in June 2009 with Catherine Bearder.

You can use this website to keep track of what I'm doing in the European Parliament and my thoughts on many of the issues that come up in my postbag every month, to find out information about the European Parliament and the European Union, and read news stories about my activities in Brussels as well as here in the South East.

I hope you find this website informative, interesting and useful. If you have a comment or inquiry about my work in the European Parliament, please get in touch using the contact details on this site.

Sharon Bowles celebrates re-election and welcomes Catherine Bearder MEP Tue 9th Jun 2009 Sharon Bowles is celebrating the success of the Liberal Democrats in the South East as they retained their two seats in the European Parliamentary elections.
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Revised Capital Requirements Directive - A step towards recovery Wed 6th May 2009 Sharon Bowles MEP, Liberal Democrat economic affairs spokesman, welcomed the first reading agreement on the Capital Requirements Directive, saying that the package should help to build confidence.
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Bowles stresses importance of adequate funding for financial supervisors Wed 6th May 2009 The European Parliament today voted in favour of a measure that will establish funding for the EU financial supervisory committees. Due to pressure from the Parliament the funding levels have been increased from €36.2m to €38.7 for a three year programme.
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Extension of music copyright not fit for the future - Bowles Fri 24th Apr 2009 Sharon Bowles MEP, ALDE Shadow Rapporteur for the Crowley Report on Term of Protection and Related Rights, today expressed her hope that the large number of MEPs who voted for rejection of the extension of copyright for audio recordings will send a strong message to the Council of the European Union that this measure is not fit for the future. At present there is a blocking minority in the Council.

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One step closer in keeping illegal timber off the market-Bowles Thu 23rd Apr 2009 Progress was made yesterday in protecting one of the world's most valuable and threatened resources. A vote in the European Parliament took the EU one step closer to banning the import and sale of illegally logged timber.
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