The European Parliament is voting today on a motion to sack Jean-Claude Juncker’s European Commission. 76 MEPs put forward a motion of censure against Mr Juncker because of the allegations that emerged from the so-called Lux-leaks. They were to do with recent media investigations into alleged secret tax deals between Luxembourg and international corporations. Mr Juncker was Luxembourg’s Prime Minister during the years these deals were allegedly done. He is expected to survive the vote. However, the Fine Gael MEP, Mairead McGuinness says the move is a sign of changing political times in the EU.

Out words: to work

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The Sinn Fein MEP Matt Carthy says the refusal of the ECB to participate in the Irish Banking inquiry shows their disregard for democratically elected parliaments. Mr Carthy was speaking in the European Parliament. He has called on his fellow MEPs to put pressure on the European Central Bank to cooperate with the Irish Banking inquiry. Last week the ECB president Mario Draghi said they wouldn’t formally participate in any such inquiry. Here’s Matt Carthy.

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A Sinn Fein MEP is calling on his European colleagues to put pressure on the European Central Bank to cooperate with the Irish Banking inquiry. Last week the ECB president Mario Draghi said the ECB would not formally participate  in such an inquiry. Matt Carthy, who represents the Midlands North West Constituency, says such a stance reflects the ECBs disregard for democratically elected Parliaments.

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