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Tuesday 20 October 2020
On average, every person in the EU consumes up to 106 litres of bottled water every year.
The parliament said its ban across the EU targets single-use cutlery, cotton buds, straws and stirrers.
Farmers have welcomed moves to rebalance power in the supply chain.
Macron addressed the European Parliament for the first time this morning.
The final decision will be taken on 22 March at an EU summit.
The practice involves dragging an electrified net across the sea floor, stunning all of the marine life in its path.
Flanagan says the remarks have been taken out of context.
The European Parliament’s fishing committee allowed a motion to pass legalising the controversial technique.
More than a dozen women spoke to the Sunday Times this week and accused politicians of harassment.
The airline was criticised it on numerous fronts for its treatment of its workers and passengers.
Jean-Claude Juncker has called for the EU to implement plans for a common defence strategy
But his remarks drew a sharp response from parliament head Antonio Tajani.
Le Pen faces claims her party illegally claimed millions of euros from the European Parliament to pay for France-based staff.
The word appeared in legislation on women and their role in rural areas which was supported by two Fine Gael MEPs.
But the EU plan stops short of replicating Ireland’s country-of-origin labelling system.
Seb Dance was caught on camera holding up the handwritten message behind Farage.
The measures were approved yesterday allowing “cross-border portability” of paid-for online content.
McGuinness said that she hoped her gender doesn’t influence the decision either way, and that the position was by no means secured.
Irish MEP Seán Kelly said people who break rules should be “dealt with”.
Earlier, Fine Gael MEP Brian Hayes said: “Changing the rules, however appalling [they are], is not smart.”
The Independent MEP says he’s the only Irish member who regularly shows up for the Agriculture Committee. FactCheck puts that claim to the test.
“It’s a pleasure,” replied Nigel Farage.
The aim is to ensure all EU citizens access the same services and prices, regardless of where they’re based.
One Irish MEP was unable to attend plenary sessions in 2015 due to illness.
Seán Kelly had been booked on the flight and had paid for his ticket well in advance. And he’s not happy with what happened…
The organisation made a number of claims in a letter sent last year.
In a harsh statement, Cairo also called on the European body to reconsider its approach to similar cases in the future.
MEPs voted overwhelmingly in favour of the resolution.
The men have been suspended for 10 days but will still be allowed to vote.
Fine Gael says a vote in the European Parliament means Sinn Féin is now in favour of water charges, but the reality is somewhat different.
Several European countries have tried to ban the app, but where does Ireland stand?
It’s ten years since Irish was made an official language of the EU.
Flanagan didn’t hold back in his criticism.
Debate on the so-called TTIP was suspended this morning amid angry scenes.
…and then Fifa should hand it over to us again as a legitimate grant.
Eurocrats are gearing up, once again, to meddle with our corporate tax rate. We should take a leaf out of our neighbour’s book and demand better.
An Irish MEP has proposed that the use of the antibiotics without prescription be banned.
They’ve also been making fewer speeches and asking fewer questions.
Fine Gael MEP Brian Hayes on the ‘disgraceful’ moving of the European Parliament to Strasbourg once a month, every month.
Most people want better labelling on country-of-origin, but that change could come at a price.
THE IRISH FARMERS Association has urged Irish MEPs to vote to ban words traditionally linked to meat products from being used on vegetarian alternatives.
The European Parliament is to vote this week on the terminology used for plant-based meat and dairy substitutes.
Amendments put forward would restrict the naming of such products so that they could not use terms normally associated with meat products.
One amendment would curtail the use of terms such as ‘steak’, ‘sausage’, ‘escalope’, ‘burger’ or ‘hamburger’ on products that do not exclusively contain meat.
The IFA has written to MEPs urging them to accept both amendments to protect Irish consumers and the agricultural industry here.
IFA President Tim Cullinan said yesterday that dairy products or plant-based meat branded with ‘real’ meat descriptions is “deliberately misleading to our consumers and undermines our industry.”
What do you think: Should vegetarian foods be allowed use words like ‘steak’ and ‘burger’?
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