Plans to force large companies to change auditors every six years are being proposed European law makers. The draft law proposed last November would force listed companies to rotate or switch to a rival auditor after six years to increase competition and giving smaller firms a chance. Some … [Read more...]

This is the right decision and one I welcome. The FBI describes Hamza him as a "terrorist facilitator with a global reach" and he will now have a chance to put his own case. The US authorities have rightly met the standard demanded by the court. There can be no complaints and extradition and trial … [Read more...]

Sajjad and his Conservative colleagues in the European Parliament have today welcomed plans to make it cheaper and simpler to re-register a motor vehicle between one European Union country and another. The proposals from the European Commission would also remove the obligation in many … [Read more...]

Saj has this week welcomed a move by Conservative MEPs to end the farcical rules which force the European Parliament to hold sessions in both France and Belgium. An important vote held in Brussels on Thursday, as part of the 2013 budget preparations, has helped to deliver an amendment demanding … [Read more...]

Plans to introduce a new set of European laws for small and medium seized business have been described as 'burdensome and unnecessary' The EU believes its Common European Sales Law will encourage consumers to buy across borders, especially when buying online. But North West MEP Sajjad Karim says … [Read more...]

Following his recent visit to  Jaguar Land Rover's Halewood plant, Sajjad was delighted to learn that JLR is creating a further 1000 jobs at the North West plant. These jobs will support both the huge demand for the Freelander and Evoque that are manufactured there, and also JLR's ambitious … [Read more...]

As Chairman of the EU monitoring delegation to the Turkish trial, Sajjad has welcomed  news that four of the journalist being held by the Turkish authorities have been released. "Their release is to be welcomed and I would urge the courts to free the other journalists some of which have been … [Read more...]

"In the 21st century we don’t just have to do right; we have to be seen to be doing right.   It is with this background that the parliament has introduced the first ever code of conduct for members." - Sajjad Karim is the only British MEP to sit on the advisory committee of the new MEP code … [Read more...]

 Sajjad has described Cammell Laird as a model for all Merseyside businesses. “A decade after the company went bankrupt and Laird’s turnover is expected to pass £100 million this year for the first time. But what impresses me most is the commitment shown to the local community. There is a … [Read more...]

Sajjad is delighted that Karen Garrido has been selected to contest the forthcoming Mayoral Election for the City of Salford as the Conservative Candidate Karen Garrido currently leads the Conservatives on Salford Council was unanimously adopted at a general meeting of members of Salford … [Read more...]