On 20th February, we had the pleasure of hosting our first annual Projekt Hansa Youth Event at the European Parliament in Brussels.

The East Midlands War Memorials Association has produced a number of free educational resources for schools in the region to use on the subject of the First World War. The lesson plans can be used by teachers for Key Stages 1, 2 & 3. They can be found on the Association's website here.

War memorials in the East Midlands have featured in an exhibition at the European Parliament last week.

They featured as part of a trail featuring twenty-five distinctive war memorials stretching from Derbyshire to the Menin Gate at Ypres in Belgium

On Monday 28 January I hosted an event in Westminster to promote local food and drink producers from across the East Midlands. Since I became the MEP back in 2017 I have been working on promoting local food and drink.

On Monday 28 January I hosted an event in Westminster to promote local food and drink producers from across the East Midlands. Since I became the MEP back in 2017 I have been working on promoting local food and drink.

East Midlands MEP, Rupert Matthews, has today echoed concerns by Conservative European Parliament leader about the Irish backstop.

Rupert Matthews MEP passed on Christmas greetings to postmen and women at the Market Harborough Delivery Office

"Future generations should not suffer as ours did,” Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told Conservative MEP Rupert Matthews and his European delegation of MEPs and MPs at Gana Bhaban — her official residence.

Thank you Chairman.

I would like to congratulate the rapporteur on his draft opinion. We hope that a compromise can be reached swiftly to send clear instructions to REGI regarding our key priority areas, such as digital and energy.