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Wednesday 23 September 2020
Ursula von der Leyen said that McGuinness has “significant political experience on EU issues”.
Colm Markey will replace Mairead McGuinness as an MEP.
Billy Kelleher, Seán Kelly, and Ciarán Cuffe have written to Taoiseach Micheál Martin to ask for MEPs to be treated as essential workers for travel purposes.
Experts say that increased Irish influence in Europe could come at a cost.
European Parlaiment President David Sassoli says he’s going to push for EU investment in opportunities for young people ahead of an EU financial package.
Join TheJournal.ie and a panel of experts tomorrow to explore another way the coronavirus pandemic has changed our lives.
It comes after a couple were found guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal court last month of carrying out FGM on their young daughter.
Strict new Covid-19 measures are now in effect in the capital – here’s what they mean for you.
A motion to veto the ‘Projects of Common Interest’ list because is contains 55 fossil fuel projects was rejected by MEPs.
A vote by MEPs in Brussels paves the way for Britain to leave the EU on Friday with an agreement in place.
McGuiness cut off Farage’s mic mid-sentence for disobeying parliament rules.
All the UK MEPs were due to leave the European Parliament on 31 October, but this now remains up in the air.
Michel Barnier said today that the EU and UK are “not really in a position to be able to find an agreement at this time”.
“There’s nothing for free when it comes to trade,” Hogan told MEPs this evening.
Daly has hired Fionn Wallace as one of her European Parliament assistants.
Committee memberships, travel woes and accidentally calling the fire department. All in a week’s work.
Widdecombe made the remarks during her first speech in the European Parliament.
The Fine Gael MEP secured over 93% of votes cast.
The Italian socialist was the Vice President of the EP in the last term, and is well liked across the chamber.
Irish MEPs Clare Daly and Mick Wallace both wore ‘Free Assange’ t-shirts today, so is this allowed?
Irish MEPs Clare Daly and Mick Wallace wore t-shirts with an image of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Talks ended without an agreement in Brussels yesterday.
Ireland was allotted an additional two seats as part of the redistribution of seats due to UK’s vote to leave the European Union.
The German Chancellor prefers Manfred Weber, while Macron wants a centre-left pick, or one of two French candidates.
Great Britain and Northern Ireland will send 73 MEPs back to Brussels.
Turnout was up to around 51% across the continent.
10 Dublin candidates talked climate change, housing and the EU defence spend.
RTÉ’s The Week in Politics saw five candidates debating the issue today.
We’ve got you covered.
Have you been paying attention to these politicians over the last five years?
“What we can’t afford is to become a haven for freeloaders,” Casey told the Sunday Times.
There are 59 candidates running across the three constituencies.
President Michael D Higgins’ daughter joins several high profile politicians on the ballot in the constituency.
The law passed by 560 votes to 35 in the Strasbourg assembly.
Intense lobbying was done by tech giants like Google, which profits hugely from the advertising generated alongside the content it hosts.
Edmund Honohan has said there are many similarities to be drawn with the Apple case being taken.
Galway TD Anne Rabbitte has also been selected as an MEP candidate for the party.
It’s a choice now between brighter evenings or brighter mornings.
A campaign has begun in Europe to create a public holiday across the continent on 9 May.
The directive was passed in the European parliament earlier this week.
On average, every person in the EU consumes up to 106 litres of bottled water every year.
IT’S A QUESTION that has been asked throughout the pandemic, but which has been raised again recently after the Oliver Bond Street party – would you call the Gardaí on your neighbours if you saw they broke Covid-19 restrictions on mass gatherings?
In the UK, junior minister for policing Kit Malthouse suggested that people should report their neighbours to the police if they’re concerned about gatherings that break the rules.
At the moment, Dublin is at Level Three which means that you can have visitors from one other household to your home or garden; while the rest of the country is at Level Two, which means you can have six visitors from up to three households to your home or garden.
So we’re asking you: Would you call the Gardaí if you saw your neighbours break Covid-19 restrictions on gatherings?
Poll Results:
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