Ex-whisky trade MEP celebrates European spirits
 Tuesday, 27th March 2007
Roger Helmer MEP (East Midlands) spent part of his career marketing Johnnie Walker and other United Distillers/Diageo spirits products in Korea and South East Asia So he felt a certain nostalgia when invited to join a dinner organised in Brussels by the European Spirits Organisation CEPS (Helmer is pictured here with CEPS Communications Manager Lisa McCooey). The dinner was organised to enable the industry to brief MEPs on a range of regulatory issues which may affect the trade.
Commenting on the event, Helmer said:
"The first rule of politics is never to get photographed with a drink in your hand -- but I felt that this occasion justified an exception! Some of the happiest years of my career were spent in the Scotch whisky business, and I was glad of the opportunity to hear about the issues currently facing the sector"
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