Hi Dave (and Murray, and All)

> I suspect there are/will be some video links lurking on the Irish List.

No video links, but you can see the tabled document, a transcript of the debate, the outcome of the vote and text adopted here:

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=PV&reference=20081119&secondRef=ITEM-020&language=EN&ring=B6-2008-0579

or:

http://tinyurl.com/657zk3

The debate was broadcast live, but I don't think that there are archives of the video.  We were castigating the officials of the European Parliament for their slackness on their 'news' site (the image used was a fly, and was later changed for a mining bee!) and indeed the lead politician (who also went for Einstein as his lead-in) but it is clear that this was an initiative that might deliver something positive for beekeeping (well done Murray!).

best wishes

Gavin

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