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Wednesday 28 October 2020
The European Parliament has voted in favour of a motion calling for the publishing of the letter.
“Have a charger?” “Yes, it’s an iPhone 4 though.” Damn.
The report gave recommendations on how to tackle inequality between men and women in the EU.
The independent TD is not playing down rumours that he will run for the European Parliament in Midlands North-West.
The junior minister said he definitely won’t be running in the next general election if he makes it to Europe.
Draft legislation for a new initiative was approved by the European Parliament today.
The Wicklow TD will be added to the ticket later today.
Socialist Party MEP Paul Murphy said the increase is welcome but it is still too low considering the scale of poverty across the EU.
The former minister thinks he has a pretty good chance in the upcoming European elections, despite his party’s hammering in the 2011 general election.
The independent MEP is taking big financial gamble that could leave her unemployed by the summer.
Spoiler: she’s already doing the job.
The Fine Gael MEP and former presidential candidate was the only Irish MEP not to vote in favour of the final resolution but insisted he supports the resolution.
Costello has linked her new constituency rival to other non-aligned independents in the European Parliament such as the controversial former UKIP MEP Godfrey Bloom.
The former Labour MEP’s current Ireland East constituency is being abolished.
Fancy a change?
Ireland needs a “straight-talking team” of 11 MEPs to help negotiate a debt write down, the Independent TD believes, but he has not held talks with any of the parties about joining them or getting their support.
The rise of hard right eurosceptic parties ahead of the Euro-Elections is causing some murmurs of concern. But do we really have anything to worry about?
A public hearing in Brussels yesterday heard from MEPs who stated that the social consequences of Troika policies can’t be ignored.
Enda Kenny is “flattered” by being linked to two top European jobs that become available next year, but has insisted he intends to lead his party into the next general election.
Fine Gael’s Jim Higgins said we fought ‘long and hard’ for our democracy and people should participate in it.
But France is likely to block any changes to the current system whereby MEPs decamp, at considerable cost, to Strasbourg every month.
One MEP is proposing that all publications featuring airbrushed images should also carry mandatory labelling.
One of those surveyed answered sincerely that they believed Angela Merkel was their MEP.
The agreement brings to near conclusion a lengthy process of getting 28 member states to agree on its spending priorities for the coming years.
Eamon Gilmore said it’s imperative that the UN Security Council Presidential Statement on the humanitarian situation in Syria agreed last month is implemented.
European Council president Herman van Rompuy is said to have approached one Irish MEP, asking them to find out if Kenny is interested in taking one of two top EU jobs that become available next year.
The former Labour MEP faces an uphill battle to retain her European Parliament seat next year.
The former TD is the sitting MEP for ‘Ireland North-West’ but will compete in vastly expanded ‘Midlands-North-West’ constituency next year.
While the focus has been on Dublin and how to replace Gay Mitchell, Fine Gael is targeting half of the eight seats outside of the capital.
A 400 million fund to help countries hit by flooding and drought had been one of the main stumbling blocks in the negotiations.
Following a visit to Palestine, Irish MEP Emer Costello said the rapid expansion of these settlements was resulting in “the death of so many communities”.
The proposed legislation seeks to improve transparency of information for patients and medical staff.
What to do with senators now they’re saved? Seán Kelly has an idea…
Cigarette companies have been accused of spending millions to influence new European directives on tobacco, but Enda Kenny and James Reilly are asking their European counterparts to vote against any change to warning labels.
Phil Hogan believes candidates will need at least €100,000 if they want to be elected to the European Parliament next year.
O’Reilly said today that she will focus on bridging the cap between citizens and EU institutions.
MEPs want a cap placed on the use of less environmentally friendly biofuels, and a switch to fuels derived from seaweed and other sources.
Jim Higgins is dismissing speculation that FG HQ are trying to get rid of him, but says he’ll fight any attempt they make to run another candidate in next year’s European elections.
The President of the European Commission told MEPs that the focus of this term should be on adopting the single banking mechanism and tackling unemployment.
LIKE ALMOST EVERYTHING this year, Halloween in 2020 will be a bit different from usual.
Large scale fancy-dress parties shouldn’t be happening under Level 5.
One thing we can still do, however, is watch some horror films.
There’s plenty to choose from ranging between the child-friendly to the very scary ones available on streaming platforms and set to be shown on TV in the coming days.
So, this morning we’re asking you: Do you plan to watch some horror films this Halloween?
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'Ludicrous': Pat 'The Cope' Gallagher dismisses Sinn Féin attack over Trichet letter vote
Sinn Féin MEP candidate Matt Carthy said that the odds of three votes being incorrect due to a technical fault were ‘astronomical’.