# european-parliament - Wednesday 16 December, 2020
# Brexit
# Brexit
The European Commission president addressed the European Parliament this morning.
# european-parliament - Thursday 10 December, 2020
# EMA
# EMA
A decision on the approval of the Pfizer/BioNtech is due on 29 December.
# european-parliament - Friday 23 October, 2020
# Food For Thought
# Food For Thought
The move is seen as a victory for environmentalists.
# european-parliament - Wednesday 7 October, 2020
# Financial Services
# Financial Services
The Fine Gael MEP will replace Phil Hogan, who resigned in the wake of the Golfgate scandal.
# european-parliament - Tuesday 8 September, 2020
# Euro Star
# Euro Star
Ursula von der Leyen said that McGuinness has “significant political experience on EU issues”.
# MEP
# MEP
Colm Markey will replace Mairead McGuinness as an MEP.
# european-parliament - Tuesday 1 September, 2020
# Essential Workers
# Essential Workers
Billy Kelleher, Seán Kelly, and Ciarán Cuffe have written to Taoiseach Micheál Martin to ask for MEPs to be treated as essential workers for travel purposes.
# european-parliament - Saturday 11 July, 2020
# Euro Star
# Euro Star
Experts say that increased Irish influence in Europe could come at a cost.
# european-parliament - Tuesday 7 July, 2020
# David Sassoli
# David Sassoli
European Parlaiment President David Sassoli says he’s going to push for EU investment in opportunities for young people ahead of an EU financial package.
# european-parliament - Thursday 2 July, 2020
# EP Webinar
# EP Webinar
Join TheJournal.ie and a panel of experts tomorrow to explore another way the coronavirus pandemic has changed our lives.
# european-parliament - Wednesday 12 February, 2020
# Female Genital Mutilation
# Female Genital Mutilation
It comes after a couple were found guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal court last month of carrying out FGM on their young daughter.
# European Parliament
# European Parliament
A motion to veto the ‘Projects of Common Interest’ list because is contains 55 fossil fuel projects was rejected by MEPs.
# european-parliament - Wednesday 29 January, 2020
# Final Countdown
# Final Countdown
A vote by MEPs in Brussels paves the way for Britain to leave the EU on Friday with an agreement in place.
# European Parliament
# European Parliament
McGuiness cut off Farage’s mic mid-sentence for disobeying parliament rules.
# european-parliament - Sunday 27 October, 2019
# European Parliament
# European Parliament
All the UK MEPs were due to leave the European Parliament on 31 October, but this now remains up in the air.
# european-parliament - Wednesday 9 October, 2019
# Last Ditch Effort
# Last Ditch Effort
Michel Barnier said today that the EU and UK are “not really in a position to be able to find an agreement at this time”.
# european-parliament - Monday 30 September, 2019
# European Parliament
# European Parliament
“There’s nothing for free when it comes to trade,” Hogan told MEPs this evening.
# european-parliament - Thursday 18 July, 2019
# Fionn Wallace
# Fionn Wallace
Daly has hired Fionn Wallace as one of her European Parliament assistants.
# european-parliament - Sunday 7 July, 2019
# New Recruits
# New Recruits
Committee memberships, travel woes and accidentally calling the fire department. All in a week’s work.
# european-parliament - Thursday 4 July, 2019
# European Parliament
# European Parliament
Widdecombe made the remarks during her first speech in the European Parliament .
# european-parliament - Wednesday 3 July, 2019
The Fine Gael MEP secured over 93% of votes cast.
# European Parliament
# European Parliament
The Italian socialist was the Vice President of the EP in the last term, and is well liked across the chamber.
# european-parliament - Tuesday 2 July, 2019
# First Day Of School
# First Day Of School
Irish MEPs Clare Daly and Mick Wallace both wore ‘Free Assange’ t-shirts today, so is this allowed?
# Backs Turned
# Backs Turned
Irish MEPs Clare Daly and Mick Wallace wore t-shirts with an image of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
# EU Commission
# EU Commission
Talks ended without an agreement in Brussels yesterday.
# european-parliament - Thursday 30 May, 2019
# Wait And See
# Wait And See
Ireland was allotted an additional two seats as part of the redistribution of seats due to UK’s vote to leave the European Union.
# european-parliament - Tuesday 28 May, 2019
# European Commission
# European Commission
The German Chancellor prefers Manfred Weber, while Macron wants a centre-left pick, or one of two French candidates.
# european-parliament - Monday 27 May, 2019
# Ep2019
# Ep2019
Great Britain and Northern Ireland will send 73 MEPs back to Brussels.
# Ep2019
# Ep2019
Turnout was up to around 51% across the continent.
# european-parliament - Tuesday 21 May, 2019
# European Parliament
# European Parliament
10 Dublin candidates talked climate change, housing and the EU defence spend.
# european-parliament - Sunday 5 May, 2019
# On The Defensive
# On The Defensive
RTÉ’s The Week in Politics saw five candidates debating the issue today.
# european-parliament - Saturday 4 May, 2019
# Hey Eu
# Hey Eu
We’ve got you covered.
# european-parliament - Sunday 28 April, 2019
# Ep2019
# Ep2019
Have you been paying attention to these politicians over the last five years?
# Ep2019
# Ep2019
“What we can’t afford is to become a haven for freeloaders,” Casey told the Sunday Times.
# european-parliament - Tuesday 16 April, 2019
# The Candidates
# The Candidates
There are 59 candidates running across the three constituencies.
# european-parliament - Monday 8 April, 2019
# European Elections 2019
# European Elections 2019
President Michael D Higgins’ daughter joins several high profile politicians on the ballot in the constituency.
# european-parliament - Wednesday 27 March, 2019
# Plastic Pollution
# Plastic Pollution
The law passed by 560 votes to 35 in the Strasbourg assembly.
# european-parliament - Tuesday 26 March, 2019
# European Parliament
# European Parliament
Intense lobbying was done by tech giants like Google, which profits hugely from the advertising generated alongside the content it hosts.
# european-parliament - Saturday 23 March, 2019
# Tax Loophole
# Tax Loophole
Edmund Honohan has said there are many similarities to be drawn with the Apple case being taken.
# european-parliament - Friday 22 March, 2019
# European Parliament
# European Parliament
Galway TD Anne Rabbitte has also been selected as an MEP candidate for the party.
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