Plaid Cymru president Jill Evans claimed Wales wants "independence, not dependence" as the party opens its conference ahead of elections for a new party leader.

I know I disagree with a lot of what Plaid Cymru MEP Jill Evans stands for but it's always nice to know there's something else I can label her bonkers with. A Welsh MEP says practitioners of herbal medicine should be given professional healthcare status. Plaid Cymru MEP Jill Evans wants to see herbalists being given professional status on a par with radiographers and paramedics.Giving he...

Congratulations to Jill Evans MEP who has seen her campaign for the Welsh language to be recognised as an official language in the European Union end in success. Fair play to Jill she has been battling for this for some time, often in the face of bitter opposition by Labour’s Welsh MEP’s who did all they could to block this from happening. Eluned is no doubt stomping her feet at this d...

Tomorrow the UK's Permanent Representative to the European Union will sign a memorandum of understanding in Brussels that will officially allow Welsh speakers to correspond with the European Commission in the Welsh language. This follows a long campaign by Plaid MEP Jill Evans to improve the status of the Welsh language at European level. Jill has welcomed the news: "I'm pleased that we've taken a...

Congratulations to Plaid MEP Jill Evans who has been elected president of the European Free Alliance and vice president of the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament.

Plaid Cymru had more votes than Labour in 7 out 7 target seats. Came a very good second to Labour in many of the South Wales valley seats. By the next election there will be no safe Labour seat in Wales. When Labour say "a vote for Plaid is a vote for the Tories", well Plaid don't stand in England and that is where the Tories will gain control of London. When Labour has retreated into their i...

Plaid leader Ieuan Wyn Jones AM today congratulated Jill Evans on being re-elected to represent Wales in the European Parliament and announced the creation of a new development unit to build on the party's success in the EU poll. Ms Evans joined the Deputy First Minister in the Senedd to celebrate last night's result which saw the MEP returned with an increased share of the Welsh nationa...

Plaid Cymru politicians have said that they are committed to working together at all levels to fight for improved rights for workers. Plaid MEP Jill Evans and local Assembly Members Leanne Wood and Chris Franks today met with former ASW steelworkers to discuss Plaid's Workers' rights pledge. Jill Evans highlighted better pension rights for workers as a key commitment. ... full story

Plaid will return to the scene of Gwynfor Evans' historic electoral victory this Wednesday in the centre of Carmarthen town. Gwynfor Evans famously addressed the crowds from the balcony of Carmarthen 's town hall after beating Labour there in 1966. Now, fighting for an equally historic win, Plaid's Jill Evans MEP will return to the scene of Gwynfor's victory as she campaigns to...

PAD (Protecting Animals in Democracy) have congratulated Plaid Cymru MEP Jill Evans in their preview of the European elections: "Congratulations and thanks to Jill Evans, Plaid Cymru's MEP in Wales, for scoring a perfect +15 in her votes on animal experimentation. It might be worth considering voting for them in Wales for tactical reasons as the best party with a good chance of winning a seat...