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# European Parliament

Last week
10th March 2024 - 16th March 2024
'Challenging' road ahead for FG to keep its European seats, says Taoiseach
The EU is confusing - here's how all its bits work together
Seán Kelly and John Mullins, former Bord Gáis CEO, to run for Fine Gael in European elections
This month
March 2024
EPP willing to work with radical parties but only if they 'respect European values' - Taoiseach
Nature restoration law reveals cracks and divisions in Sinn Féin and Fine Gael
Last month
February 2024
Ireland must introduce laws to protect journalists from strategic lawsuits, says new EU directive
Sinn Féin accused of hypocrisy after voting against landmark EU nature restoration law
Labour select Limerick sociologist Niamh Hourigan as EU candidate in Ireland South constituency
What parties will 18-34-year-olds vote for in the EU elections? And why?
New poll shows Sinn Féin out in front for upcoming European elections in June
The EU's Israel-Gaza response has been poor according to two-thirds of Irish voters
The negative feeling is most keenly felt among younger people.
A major The Journal/Ireland Thinks poll, the first in a series of EU 2024 polls, published this morning.
The EU's response to the Gaza conflict has damaged its reputation with Irish people.
There remains, however, a huge motivation across the population to vote in four months with over 80% signalling intention to make it to the polling booths.
Irish MEPs cite Catalan solidarity as reason for opposing resolution on Russian interference
EU agrees on first law that combats violence against women
Government parties' MEPs pick opposing sides in Brussels row with big pharma over drug costs
Pádraic Fogarty: Farmers must find a more sophisticated way to be heard than tractor protests
French farmers lift roadblocks after tense week of protests
'You reap what you sow': At the scene of the farmers' protest that shut down Brussels city centre
Smoke filled the air as farmers burned bales, as well as tires and wooden pallets.
January
January 2024
Families affected by the mica scandal escalate crisis to European Commission
European Parliament report says mica redress scheme needs to be improved and red tape reduced
MEPs take first steps to greenlight potentially €1 trillion retrofitting plan
Irish MEPs say Ireland should have supported South Africa's genocide case against Israel
Who is standing and what can Ireland expect in the run up to European elections in June?
Last year
2023
Viktor Orban, Gaza, and an EU-wide definition of rape: Irish MEPs' top concerns going into 2024
EU member states reach preliminary agreement on reducing industrial emissions
Delegation from the European Parliament arrives in Ireland to investigate the Mica scandal
The EU plan to increase the energy rating of all buildings could cost up to €1 trillion
'Old style reporting is gone': MEPs call for Oireachtas TV-style channel for EU Parliament
Fianna Fáil MEPs expect 'a big shift to the right' in the upcoming elections, pushing them out
Commissioner to be quizzed by MEPs on his 'solo run' to remove aid to Gaza
Lack of urgency to tackle violence against women 'unacceptable', Frances Fitzgerald says
'It's not just Ursula von der Leyen, it's broader than her': Irish MEPs on European politics failing
EU Parliament backs Middle East motion but it's not unanimous among Irish MEPs
Public asked to give views on which part of the country should get another MEP seat
Ireland gains one additional seat for upcoming European Parliament elections
Why didn’t the Electoral Commission do anything about the European Parliament constituencies?
EU countries green light disputed law to restore Europe's natural habitats
Countdown starts on EU election as MEPs race to finish new laws
Rewilding row: Green minister warns of ‘horrible conservative scaremongering’ on EU nature law
EU parliament tightens lobbying rules for ex-MEPs following bribery scandal
15 EU countries to take legal action over Hungary's anti-LGBTQ+ laws