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# Happy Holidays

Mobile roaming charges to drop as MEPs vote for cuts

Using your mobile abroad will cost less from July – with limits on data charges for the first time.

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May 10th 2012, 9:14 PM

# European Parliament

Sinn Féin's Bairbre de Brún steps down from European Parliament

Sinn Féin says the MEP for Northern Ireland has submitted her resignation, citing personal reasons.

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May 3rd 2012, 4:33 PM

# Transaction Tax

MEPs clear way for 'opt out' on transaction tax feared by Noonan

A European Parliament committee allows countries to opt out of a transactions tax – a proposal Michael Noonan openly opposes.

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Apr 25th 2012, 6:04 PM

# Do U Like Dis?

Irish MEP wants EU-wide ban on employers seeking Facebook passwords

Phil Prendergast says a new law in Maryland, banning employers from seeking employees’ passwords, should be copied here.

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Apr 16th 2012, 5:21 PM

Voices

Column: We must only stay in coalition if we can uphold Labour values

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.

Apr 13th 2012, 7:00 AM

# Phone home

Mobile roaming charges to fall again under new EU deal

A new price cap should be enforced in time for this year’s holiday season – with data charges among those to fall.

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Mar 29th 2012, 8:57 AM

# Lisbon Treaty

MEPs approve Ireland's Lisbon Treaty add-ons

A committee of the European Parliament approves a ‘draft protocol’ dealing with Ireland’s post-Lisbon parliament.

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Mar 20th 2012, 1:24 PM

# Roaming

MEPs vote to make further cuts to roaming charges

A Brussels committee votes to lower the ceiling for roaming charges within the EU, with call charges set to fall by June.

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Feb 28th 2012, 4:30 PM

# European Disunity

Is there an end in sight for European Parliament's two-chamber rule?

MEPs have backed plans to examine scrapping the arrangement where both Brussels and Strasbourg can house all meetings.

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Feb 18th 2012, 3:11 PM

# Acta

French MEP quits and slams ACTA process as 'a charade'

The controversial anti-counterfeiting agreement has caused concerns that it could limit online freedom.

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Jan 27th 2012, 8:04 AM

# BNP

UCC society withdraws Nick Griffin invite to 'free speech' debate

UCC’s Government and Politics Society withdraws its invite to the BNP leader, citing concerns for student safety.

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Jan 23rd 2012, 1:30 PM

# In Numbers

Prime numbers: the week in stats

How ‘special’ can a special adviser be? How many As can a credit rating have? And just how expensive can pneumonia be?

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Jan 21st 2012, 6:59 PM

# Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Tuesday

A roundup of the day’s main news – plus any bits and pieces you may have missed…

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Jan 17th 2012, 7:57 PM

# Martin Schulz

The European Parliament has a new president... but who is he?

Well, he’s a former bookseller, a football fan – and Silvio Berlusconi once compared him to a concentration camp guard.

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Jan 17th 2012, 7:40 PM

# Politics

Proinsias de Rossa to step down as MEP in February

The Labour MEP gave no reason for the unexpected announcement.

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Jan 16th 2012, 2:21 PM

# BNP

UCC pledges security support for Nick Griffin visit in February

The student society organising a debate featuring the BNP leader says it has been given full security support by the college.

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Dec 23rd 2011, 7:15 AM

# Libertas

Libertas spent €5.6m in year of second Lisbon vote

New accounts filed by the Libertas Institute show spending of €5.65m in 2009 – more than matching the spending of big parties.

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Dec 22nd 2011, 4:00 PM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

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Dec 13th 2011, 4:50 PM

# BNP

BNP's Nick Griffin set to address UCC society on free speech

The British right-wing politician is to participate in a UCC debate months after another Irish university group withdrew its invitation to him.

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Dec 13th 2011, 12:34 PM

# Court of Auditors

MEPs approve Kevin Cardiff's nomination to Court of Auditors

The European Parliament has this morning approved the nomination of Kevin Cardiff to the European Court of Auditors.

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Dec 13th 2011, 11:27 AM

# European Parliament

Barroso hails Euro deal - but slams UK's "impossible" demands

European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso says last week’s deal is a compromise of ’27 minus’, not of ’17 plus’.

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Dec 13th 2011, 9:10 AM

# Court of Auditors

MEPs set to vote on Cardiff's nomination for Court of Auditors job

The European Parliament’s plenary session will vote in Strasbourg this morning, and is expected to back Cardiff’s candidacy.

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Dec 13th 2011, 7:53 AM

# Court of Auditors

Largest MEP grouping confirms backing for Kevin Cardiff nomination

The European People’s Party, the largest group of MEPs, will vote in favour of Cardiff’s nomination to the European Court of Auditors.

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Dec 12th 2011, 4:25 PM

# Gay Mitchell

Gay Mitchell loses out again... in annual MEP awards

Mitchell was shortlisted for the Employment gong at last night’s ceremony, but was pipped by a French representative.

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Dec 1st 2011, 9:36 AM

# Kevin Cardiff

Cardiff off the agenda at European and Irish committee meetings

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.

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Nov 29th 2011, 10:27 AM

# Kevin Cardiff

Government likely to get second chance on Cardiff nomination

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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Nov 27th 2011, 8:15 AM

# Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Friday

Catch up on the day’s biggest stories as well as all the bits and pieces you may have missed.

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Nov 25th 2011, 7:40 PM

# Solidarity

Childers bemoans Gilmore’s handling of Labour bullying claims

MEP Nessa Childers says she is disappointed that Eamon Gilmore did not personally get in touch over claims she was bullied.

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Nov 21st 2011, 2:34 PM

# Aid

EU approves €35.7m of aid for redundant workers in Ireland

The money will help find new jobs for people who lost their jobs in construction, architecture, engineering and technical firms.

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Nov 18th 2011, 9:15 AM

# Construction

6,000 construction workers to benefit from €35m EU aid

The European Parliament’s budget committee approves €35.7m in aid for almost 6,000 people laid off in the construction sector.

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Nov 8th 2011, 8:07 AM

# Fine Gael

Fine Gael ready to "move on" from presidential election

The party’s presidential candidate Gay Mitchell did not attend tonight’s parliamentary party meeting.

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Nov 2nd 2011, 9:53 PM

# Construction workers

Government delays could mean unemployed miss out on €35million EU aid

The “clock is ticking” for Ireland to win support from a European fund, an EU official has said.

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Oct 28th 2011, 10:29 AM

# Race for the Áras

Gay Mitchell discloses full details of expenses

Mitchell’s campaign said he has no income other than his MEP’s salary and related payments.

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Oct 8th 2011, 1:20 PM

# Construction

Unemployed construction workers to get €35m in EU aid

The money is aimed at re-training unemployed construction workers in Ireland so as that they can return to work.

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Oct 5th 2011, 4:35 PM

# State of the Union

Barroso: More integration needed to address 'greatest crisis in EU history'

In his State of the Union address, Jose Manuel Barroso says Europe will need to “move forward with more unification”.

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Sep 28th 2011, 10:43 AM

# Your Say

Poll: How many hours a week do you work?

With staff at the European Parliament refusing to work for a 40-hour week, we’re wondering how much time readers of TheJournal.ie spend with their noses to the grindstone…

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Sep 23rd 2011, 11:50 AM