# european-parliament - Tuesday 19 October, 2021
# Polexit
# Polexit
Ursula von der Leyen warned that the European Commission “will act” to protect Polish citizens’ democratic institutions.
# european-parliament - Tuesday 12 October, 2021
# CLIMATE CRISIS
# CLIMATE CRISIS
Let’s explore the Green Deal and the EU’s other plans and policies around climate.
# european-parliament - Saturday 9 October, 2021
# The Good Info Project
# The Good Info Project
In October 2019, 290 MEPs voted against resuming search and rescue efforts in the Mediterranean. Four were Fine Gael MEPs. What was behind that vote?
# european-parliament - Saturday 18 September, 2021
# Speaking Out
# Speaking Out
A series of four EU citizens’ panels will run over the next few months – with one taking place in Dublin.
# european-parliament - Thursday 16 September, 2021
# Violence
# Violence
Ursula von der Leyen said legislation would be drawn up by the end of this year.
# european-parliament - Tuesday 14 September, 2021
# Climate Action
# Climate Action
A climate report has said the scale of recent changes to the climate system are “unprecedented” over hundreds and thousands of years.
# european-parliament - Thursday 9 September, 2021
# TGIP
Gráinne Ní Aodha asked all 13 Irish MEPs for their thoughts on the EU's response to the border wall in Poland. One Irish MEP said that what Poland was doing was "no better than what Trump was trying to do along the US-Mexico border", and that the EU should condemn it. This month, The Good Information Project will focus on migration and the EU.
# european-parliament - Monday 28 June, 2021
# European Parliament
# European Parliament
Daly and Wallace said that Ecuador’s and Venezuela’s elections were “conducted fairly and impartially, and their results are beyond question”.
# european-parliament - Wednesday 28 April, 2021
# Brexit
# Brexit
Members of the European Parliament had threatened to reject the agreement over the UK’s actions on the NI Protocol.
# european-parliament - Tuesday 27 April, 2021
# Sofagate
# Sofagate
The commission president was denied a chair at top-level talks in Ankara this month.
# european-parliament - Wednesday 14 April, 2021
# Covid Passports
# Covid Passports
If approved by the European Parliament , the Irish Government would be obliged to issue Digital Green Certificates when they are requested by citizens for EU travel.
# european-parliament - Saturday 27 March, 2021
# Stop The Clocks
# Stop The Clocks
The summer and winter changes were set to be scrapped from 2021, but there’s disagreement among EU countries.
# european-parliament - Wednesday 17 March, 2021
# Vaccination Cert
# Vaccination Cert
The commission is working to have the vaccine travel certificates ready by June.
# european-parliament - Wednesday 3 March, 2021
# So Long Farewell
# So Long Farewell
The Hungarian leader has overseen an increasingly authoritarian regime.
# 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.
Breezy; a touch of rain this afternoon
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Min: 12 °C
Variable clouds with a couple of showers
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Min: 7 °C
