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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.
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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Bowles slashes withholding tax incentive
Fri 24th Apr 2009
Sharon Bowles MEP, a leading ALDE member of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, welcomed the adoption by the European Parliament today of recommendations to the Commission and Council concerning new rules which will help to close loopholes on the taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments.
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Text for 11p anywhere in Europe this Summer
Thu 23rd Apr 2009
The European Parliament has come to an agreement with the European Council on a deal that will significantly cut the cost of mobile roaming sms and data charges from the 1st July 2009.
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