Welcome to the web site of Sharon Bowles MEP

Sharon Bowles MEP

MEP for South East England;

Chair of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee

Thank you for visiting my website. I became a Liberal Democrat Member of the European Parliament representing South East England in May 2005.

In addition to my normal duties as a constituency MEP, as of 16 July 2009, I also serve as Chair of the European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee.

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 and Strasbourg, as well as here in the South East. I will also keep this website updated with news regarding my work as Chair of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee.

You can find further information about my activities in the download area. This has past Annual Reports, information about my Parliamentary Expenses and other materials.

Download area.

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.

You can also access the website for Catherine Bearder who was elected as the second Liberal Democrat MEP for South East England in June 2009.

Sharon champions vote to ban testing on great apes and wild-caught primates Thu 2nd Sep 2010 On Wednesday 8th September the European Parliament will vote on whether or not to ban scientific testing on great apes and wild-caught primates.
Read "Sharon champions vote to ban testing on great apes and wild-caught primates" in full.

Sharon does tanks as well as banks Thu 19th Aug 2010 South East MEP Sharon Bowles has pledged her support for a UK charitable foundation which hopes to restore rare WWI tanks in time for centenary commemorations in 2014.
Read "Sharon does tanks as well as banks" in full.

Bank stress tests cannot be a half-way house Thu 22nd Jul 2010 The EU's bank watchdog, The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS), is to publish the results of its bank stress tests.
Read "Bank stress tests cannot be a half-way house" in full.

Sharon calls on SMEs in the South East to 'look to Europe' for business opportunities Wed 14th Jul 2010 Sharon has called on small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the South East to 'look to Europe' for business opportunities after a recently published report showed a positive link between exports and SME performance.
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Sharon named most influential woman in European finance Wed 14th Jul 2010 Sharon has been named as the most influential women in European finance according to a Top 100 list published in the Financial News this week.
Read "Sharon named most influential woman in European finance" in full.

Archive of earlier news stories.

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