News

July 2004

Some recent press coverage of John Bowis in local and international press

18th July 2004: Letter in The Sunday Times: Caring, not caging.

15th July 2004: Agence Europe: EPP rolls out red carpet for candidate Barroso:

Answering questions by Ingo Friedrich of Germany and Othmar Karas of Austria in particular and by British Conservative John Bowis, on what he plans to do to cut back bureaucracy or ensure respect of the principle of subsidiarity, the candidate simply said that he will pursue the process of simplification begun by his predecessor. "I cannot give a concrete response" on implementation of the Lisbon process on regulation before having received the new report by Wim Kok, he commented.

14th July 2004: Ceska Tiskova Kancelar (Czech Republic): Psychiatrists not optimistic that end of cages to bring reforms:

"I am convinced that former British health minister John Bowis, who is a member of the European Parliament and always appears in connection with this issue, has taken it as his own programme and is making it very visible, with a high media presence," Basny (Director of Prague's Bohnice psychiatric hospital) said, but added that he hoped public officials would at least begin to take an interest in the problems facing the Czech mental health system.

18th June 2004: Ceska Tiskova Kancelar (Czech Republic): New EU members must focus on medicines - European Health Academy:

The new EU members should focus on medicines policy, its control and a law on medicines in future, MEP John Bowis said at a two-day meeting of the European Health Academy in Prague today.

Bowis told CTK that the EU countries should find procedures how to promote the innovation of medicines and control costs of new medicines so that patients could afford them. He added that relations between companies focused on medical research and suppliers of clinical medicaments should be solved. According to Bowis, older EU countries could share their experience in this field with new members.

7th June 2004: Streatham Guardian: Funds will help bring films to life:

The Ritzy cinema in Brixton will now show the latest blockbusters with subtitles for deaf people and audio-description for blind or partially-sighted people. The cinema is one of 78 in England to receive funding from the UK Film Council after a campaign by groups representing disabled people called for better facilities for deaf and blind cinema-goers.

Conservative MEP for London John Bowis said: "This announcement will allow thousands of sensory impaired people in London to enjoy the world of cinema in the same way millions of hearing people do.
"More than one million people in London have a hearing loss. Increased subtitling in cinemas could also greatly benefit many foreign language students learning English in the UK because they can both hear and read film dialogue and so improve their language skills."

7th June 2004: Wimbledon Guardian: Slaughter threat in hands of Government:

The export of live horses and ponies for slaughter in Europe could become a reality if the Government does not safeguard its opt-out clause, MEP John Bowis warned last weekend. Britain's current right to prevent such exports was supported in the European Parliament last week, but the Government has still not confirmed whether it will continue with this policy.

The Conservative MEP visited Wimbledon Village Stables last week to highlight the issue.

"For 70 years Britain has had an exemption from exporting our horses for slaughter, under what are known as minimum value rules," he said.
"My visit to the stables follows calls from members for help with highlighting the threat to horses in Britain if these new rules become a reality."
"It is important to keep up the pressure on the Labour Government to maintain the ban on live horse exports," he added.