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Article: Apr 19, 2012During the debate in the European Parliament on reclassifying the areas of Europe that will still qualify as Less Favoured Area (LFA) land, Liberal Democrat MEP for Scotland George Lyon said:
"The inclusion of Excess Soil Moisture as one of the eight new criteria for reclassifying areas in Europe that qualify as LFA has helped iron out some of the anomalies discovered when the first maps of Scotland were drawn up.
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Article: Mar 30, 2012
After a meeting with the European Commission to discuss NFUS proposals to ensure the sheep EID system could work at a farm level, Liberal Democrat MEP for Scotland George Lyon, President of NFU Scotland Nigel Miller and George Milne and John Cameron from the NSA made the following joint statement:
"It was a tough meeting with the Commission who were willing to give the time to try to understand the real issues facing Scottish sheep farmers.
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Article: Mar 30, 2012
After a meeting with the European Commission to discuss NFUS proposals to ensure the sheep EID system could work at a farm level, Liberal Democrat MEP for Scotland George Lyon, President of NFU Scotland Nigel Miller and George Milne and John Cameron from the NSA made the following joint statement:
"It was a tough meeting with the Commission who were willing to give the time to try to understand the real issues facing Scottish sheep farmers.
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Article: Mar 1, 2012
George Lyon, Liberal Democrat MEP for Scotland, has warned that Scotland could still face fines for misinterpretation on land eligibility rules if the Scottish Government does not take sufficient action.
In answer to Parliamentary questions submitted by Mr Lyon, the European Commission confirmed that the £40 million set aside by the Scottish Government to cover fines already imposed for 2007/09 was sufficient.
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Article: Feb 29, 2012
George Lyon, Liberal Democrat MEP for Scotland, held talks with French Agricultural Minister Bruno Le Maire, President of French Farmers Union (FNSEA) Xavier Beulin and President of French Chambers of Agriculture Guy Vasseur, at the Paris Show earlier this week.
Speaking after the meetings, Mr Lyon said:
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Article: Feb 15, 2012
George Lyon, Liberal Democrat MEP for Scotland, has restated his view that the UK agriculture minister Jim Paice should not hesitate to wield the big stick of compulsory milk contracts if the dairy trade fail to reach agreement with producer representatives on a voluntary code of conduct for the milk industry.
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Article: Feb 15, 2012
George Lyon, Liberal Democrat MEP for Scotland and Vice-President of the European Parliament's Budget Committee, wants MEP allowances to be frozen until the end of this legislature in 2014 and is calling for a curb on travel expenses and a freeze on administrative spending for all EU institutions.
Commenting ahead of a vote on the 2013 EU budget guidelines in the European Parliament in Strasbourg tomorrow, Mr Lyon said:
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Article: Feb 2, 2012
George Lyon, Liberal Democrat MEP for Scotland, has held wide ranging discussions on CAP reform with the German government including Dr Freidrech Guth who heads up the Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection.
He also met with Gerd Sonnleitner, the President of both the German Farmers Union and COPA-COGECA.
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Article: Jan 26, 2012
George Lyon, Liberal Democrat MEP for Scotland, has warned that the Commission's new plans to compensate farmers affected by trade deals such as Mercosur are a poisoned chalice and should be rejected.
Under the plans, farmers hit by falling prices due to trade deals would not be compensated by increasing direct payments or coupled payments through the CAP.
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Article: Dec 20, 2011
EU Commissioner John Dali has revealed that action has already begun at European level to punish Member States that have made little or no effort to conform to new welfare laws.
The Commissioner said that letters have already been sent to Member States informing them they will be taken to court for failing to comply with law to outlaw battery cages.
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