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...

Plaid Cymru's Jill Evans MEP: Speech to the European Parliament in the Plenary Debate on the Middle East 18 February 2009 I was a member of the delegation that travelled to Gaza last week to see the devastation. The focus of this parliament's resolution today is humanitarian action and this is desperately needed. This is a real humanitarian crisis and it needs to be addressed urgently......

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...

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 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

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

Official figures published by the European Parliament show that Plaid MEP Jill Evans has the best attendance at full sessions of the European Parliament of any of the four MEPs from Wales. The European elections take place on 4 June and Ms Evans is the only one of Wales' four current MEPs seeking re-election. The European Parliament has published details of all MEPs attendance at full plenary...

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.'

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...