Congratulations to Jill Evans MEP, who will lead the Plaid team in the 2009 Euro elections. Plaid Cymru have issued this press release:Jill Evans will be Plaid Cymru’s lead candidate for the upcoming European elections following hustings across Wales and an internal election. Jill Evans will be joined on Plaid’s list of candidates by Eurig Wyn, Ioan Bellin and Natasha Asghar.Plaid Cymr...

Read Jill Evans' article following her visit to Gaza, as part of the European Parliament's delegation. It's on the Free Gaza website

Plaid Cymru MEP Jill Evans writes for the Muslim News about the European Parliament delegation to Palestine.

Welsh help for Gaza children Plaid Cymru is proposing that Wales takes part in European efforts to offer medical treatment to Palestinian children injured in the Israeli invasion of Gaza. Jill Evans MEP and Plaid President Dafydd Iwan will make the call at a protest march in Cardiff on Saturday 17 January to demand an immediate ceasefire. The European Union initiative was proposed by the Belgian g...

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...

Plaid Cymru MEP Jill Evans will be speaking in Porthmadog, Gwynedd on Sunday (10 May 2009) at the invitation of Cymdeithas y Cymod (Fellowship of Reconciliation). She will be speaking on peace issues and taking questions in relation to the European Parliament. Jill is also Chair of CND Cymru. Details: Sunday, 10 May, 7.30pm, Ebeneser Chapel, Porthmadog: Peace - a European Perspective. Public meeti...

The Flintshire Chronicle has reported on the visit to Gaza by a delegation from the European Parliament, including Plaid Cymru MEP Jill Evans. You can read it here: 'No roof was left above the Disney-painted walls of the children’s ward of the Al Quds Hospital.'

In Wales, by far the most effective vote for a credible and electable left candidate is Plaid Cymru, whose sitting MEP, Jill Evans, has been a consistent opponent of war, a supporter of workers’ rights and an advocate of social justice. This is an extract from their Euro manifesto launched last week. PEOPLE BEFORE PROFIT For Plaid

Plaid Cymru's President and Deputy President have called for real and urgent action to end the attacks on Gaza. Dafydd Iwan and Jill Evans MEP have condemned the Israeli bombing and invasion which to date have killed over 400 Palestinians, many of them children. Plaid Cymru has supported calls for an immediate ceasefire but say that words are not enough. ... full story

Plaid MEP Jill Evans has criticised a deal between European governments and the European Parliament which have watered down new laws on waste. The Parliament had originally adopted a much stronger position but it had been blocked by governments. The Plaid MEP does not believe that the new agreement will effectively tackle the problem of Europe's increasing waste mountain. ... full story