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

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...

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......

Plaid MEP Jill Evans has welcomed new European rules which will lower the cost of using mobile phones abroad from this summer. Ms Evans voted in favour of the measures at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. ... full story

Plaid MEP Jill Evans, who represents the whole of Wales in the European Parliament, has welcomed the investment of resources by the One Wales Government to improve services for eating disorders sufferers ... 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

A ban on the commercial trade of seal products has been welcomed by Plaid MEP Jill Evans. The European Parliament voted overwhelmingly to ban the sale of seal products in Europe. The ban is the result of a long campaign and reflects the deep concern of people in Wales about the cruelty of seal clubbing. Speaking after the vote in Strasbourg, Jill Evans said: "The commercial killing of seals is a b...

Plaid MEP Jill Evans is hopeful that a containment system for fallen stock developed in Bangor University will bring about a change in European law. Ms Evans hosted a presentation at the European Parliament in Brussels by the University of Wales, Bangor, on an innovative new system they have devised for the safe on-farm containment of dead animals. ... full story

Plaid MEP Jill Evans has joined animal rights campaigners in the European Parliament in Strasbourg to support a review of the law on animal testing and a ban on testing on primates. The Welsh MEP is a long standing campaigner against unnecessary animal testing and author of a report adopted by the European Parliament in 2003 which highlighted the urgent need to European laws on animal testing. The...

Plaid MEP Jill Evans is hopeful that a containment system for fallen stock developed in Bangor University will bring about a change in European law. Ms Evans hosted a presentation at the European Parliament in Brussels by the University of Wales, Bangor, on an innovative new system they have devised for the safe on-farm containment of dead animals. The proposal has the backing of the Welsh Rural A...