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

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......

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 will speak tomorrow (Saturday 28 February) at a human rights and civil liberties event which is taking place in seven parallel venues across the UK. Jill, who represents the whole of Wales in the European Parliament, will speak in the session on Human Rights, Democracy and Governance, at the Convention on Modern Liberty, at St David’s Hall, Cardiff. She will talk about t...

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 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...

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 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...

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