# european-parliament - Wednesday 21 November, 2012
# Digital Citizens
# Digital Citizens
MEPs have called for children, parents and teachers to be given education in new digital media for young people.
# european-parliament - Friday 9 November, 2012
# EU Budget
# EU Budget
The council of ministers were “unable to negotiate”, a spokesperson said.
# EU
# EU
The Minister of State will meet with other EU finance ministers to discus the bloc’s budget for the coming year.
# european-parliament - Tuesday 6 November, 2012
# EU Accounts
# EU Accounts
The European Court of Auditors says the ‘overwhelming’ majority of payments were error-free, and formally approves the 2011 accounts.
# european-parliament - Thursday 4 October, 2012
# Martin Schulz
# Martin Schulz
Martin Schulz told the Dáil the public must have trust in European leaders – who therefore have to act on their promises.
# european-parliament - Tuesday 24 July, 2012
# Constituency Commission
# Constituency Commission
Ministers have agreed to table new laws enforcing cuts to the size of the Dáil, in line with independent recommendations.
# european-parliament - Wednesday 4 July, 2012
# Acta
# Acta
The European parliament has massively rejected a controversial global pact to battle counterfeiting and online piracy, quashing any possibility of EU ratification.
# european-parliament - Thursday 21 June, 2012
# Daily Fix
# Daily Fix
All the day’s main news, plus a few bits and pieces you may have missed along the way…
# Employment
# Employment
That’s according to the Court of Justice of the European Union, which said today that if a worker becomes ill during annual leave, they are entitled to take that leave at another date.
# Acta
# Acta
The international trade committee has said that the European Parliament should not ratify ACTA next month.
# Dáil Boundaries
# Dáil Boundaries
The report of the Constituency Commission cuts the number of TDs, with significant boundary reforms.
# european-parliament - Wednesday 13 June, 2012
# Arms Trade
# Arms Trade
New UN Arms Trade Treaty should require the public disclosure of all arms deals by UN members, says Parliament.
# european-parliament - Tuesday 22 May, 2012
# Debt
# Debt
Latest Eurobarometer poll gauged attitudes to EU debt – and measures to tackle it.
# european-parliament - Friday 11 May, 2012
# Referendum
# Referendum
The representatives from Germany, Sweden, Denmark and Portugal will join the No campaign next week.
# european-parliament - Thursday 10 May, 2012
# Happy Holidays
# Happy Holidays
Using your mobile abroad will cost less from July – with limits on data charges for the first time.
# european-parliament - Thursday 3 May, 2012
# European Parliament
# European Parliament
Sinn Féin says the MEP for Northern Ireland has submitted her resignation, citing personal reasons.
# european-parliament - Wednesday 25 April, 2012
# Transaction Tax
# Transaction Tax
A European Parliament committee allows countries to opt out of a transactions tax – a proposal Michael Noonan openly opposes.
# european-parliament - Monday 16 April, 2012
# Do U Like Dis?
# Do U Like Dis?
Phil Prendergast says a new law in Maryland, banning employers from seeking employees’ passwords, should be copied here.
# european-parliament - Friday 13 April, 2012
# Opinion
# Opinion
As the Labour Party meets for its annual conference, MEP Nessa Childers argues that the party must maintain its core beliefs – or bring down the Government.
# european-parliament - Thursday 29 March, 2012
# Phone Home
# Phone Home
A new price cap should be enforced in time for this year’s holiday season – with data charges among those to fall.
# european-parliament - Tuesday 20 March, 2012
# Lisbon Treaty
# Lisbon Treaty
A committee of the European Parliament approves a ‘draft protocol’ dealing with Ireland’s post-Lisbon parliament.
# european-parliament - Tuesday 28 February, 2012
# Roaming
# Roaming
A Brussels committee votes to lower the ceiling for roaming charges within the EU, with call charges set to fall by June.
# european-parliament - Saturday 18 February, 2012
# European Disunity
# European Disunity
MEPs have backed plans to examine scrapping the arrangement where both Brussels and Strasbourg can house all meetings.
# european-parliament - Friday 27 January, 2012
# Acta
# Acta
The controversial anti-counterfeiting agreement has caused concerns that it could limit online freedom.
# european-parliament - Monday 23 January, 2012
# BNP
# BNP
UCC’s Government and Politics Society withdraws its invite to the BNP leader, citing concerns for student safety.
# european-parliament - Saturday 21 January, 2012
# In Numbers
# In Numbers
How ‘special’ can a special adviser be? How many As can a credit rating have? And just how expensive can pneumonia be?
# european-parliament - Tuesday 17 January, 2012
# Daily Fix
# Daily Fix
A roundup of the day’s main news – plus any bits and pieces you may have missed…
# Martin Schulz
# Martin Schulz
Well, he’s a former bookseller, a football fan – and Silvio Berlusconi once compared him to a concentration camp guard.
# european-parliament - Monday 16 January, 2012
# Politics
# Politics
The Labour MEP gave no reason for the unexpected announcement.
# european-parliament - Friday 23 December, 2011
# BNP
# BNP
The student society organising a debate featuring the BNP leader says it has been given full security support by the college.
# european-parliament - Thursday 22 December, 2011
# Libertas
# Libertas
New accounts filed by the Libertas Institute show spending of €5.65m in 2009 – more than matching the spending of big parties.
# european-parliament - Tuesday 13 December, 2011
# BNP
# BNP
The British right-wing politician is to participate in a UCC debate months after another Irish university group withdrew its invitation to him.
# Court Of Auditors
# Court Of Auditors
The European Parliament has this morning approved the nomination of Kevin Cardiff to the European Court of Auditors.
# European Parliament
# European Parliament
European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso says last week’s deal is a compromise of ’27 minus’, not of ’17 plus’.
# Court Of Auditors
# Court Of Auditors
The European Parliament ’s plenary session will vote in Strasbourg this morning, and is expected to back Cardiff’s candidacy.
# european-parliament - Monday 12 December, 2011
# Court Of Auditors
# Court Of Auditors
The European People’s Party, the largest group of MEPs, will vote in favour of Cardiff’s nomination to the European Court of Auditors.
# european-parliament - Thursday 1 December, 2011
# Gay Mitchell
# Gay Mitchell
Mitchell was shortlisted for the Employment gong at last night’s ceremony, but was pipped by a French representative.
# european-parliament - Tuesday 29 November, 2011
# Kevin Cardiff
# Kevin Cardiff
Neither the Oireachtas committee on EU Affairs, and the EU Budgetary Control Committee, are due to discuss the Kevin Cardiff situation at today’s meetings.
# european-parliament - Sunday 27 November, 2011
# Kevin Cardiff
# Kevin Cardiff
European Parliament rules mean the full plenary vote now cannot give Kevin Cardiff the EU job – opening the door for a second nominee.
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