Sample of Latest Reports
Strong border controls important – McGuinness
EU leaders want to speed up the establishment of an EU border and coast control force to tackle the flow of migrants and improve security measures. Last night at an EU summit in Brussels, they urged each other to implement measures to stem the migration flow across the Mediterranean. Well details of the proposed new […]
Internet giants face big fines if data protection rules breached
Social media giants like Facebook and Instagram face big fines if they break new draft EU data protection rules. The new pan-European data protection bill was debated in the European Parliament this week. The draft laws are designed to give citizens control over their private data, while also creating clarity and legal certainty for businesses […]
IFA needs to rebuild and reform to lobby at EU level
The Fine Gael MEP Mairead McGuinness says it’s essential the IFA rebuilds its credibility to be a strong lobby organisation for farmers at an EU level. The Midlands North-West MEP says she’s shocked at the damning revelations from the Con Lucey report into IFA remunerations for senior officials. But she is warning that farmers need […]
European Parliament calls for Halawa release – Boylan
MEPs in the European Parliament have voted for a resolution that calls for the immediate and unconditional release of the Irish citizen Ibrahim Halawa. The twenty year old has been held in an Egyptian prison since August 2013. The Sinn Fein MEP Lynn Boylan was instrumental in getting the resolution through the Parliament. She says […]
European Parliament to vote on Halawa case today
The European Parliament will today vote on a resolution that calls for the immediate and unconditional release of the Irish citizen Ibrahim Halawa. He’s been held in an Egyptian prison since August 2013. The Egyptian authorities are claiming he took part in violent protests in a mosque in Cairo but human rights organisations such as […]
Carthy calls on IFA to step up scrutiny of EU-US TTIP deal
The Sinn Fein MEP Matt Carthy says the IFA should step up its vigilance of the talks on the EU-US trade deal known as TTIP. The Midlands North-West MEP is openly critical of TTIP which he says will damage the Irish agricultural sector and particularly the beef industry. Speaking from the European Parliament, Mr Carthy […]
Carthy calls for scrapping of TTIP talks
The Sinn Fein MEP Matt Carthy is calling for the scrapping of the EU-US trade talks known as TTIP. The Midlands North-West MEP says the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership deal would be very bad for Irish farmers and particularly those working in the beef sector. Mr Carthy pointed to recent warnings by the IFA […]
Ibrahim Halawa’s sisters to attend European Parliament vote on him
Two sisters of the jailed Irish citizen Ibrahim Halawa will attend the vote on his case in the European Parliament tomorrow. The Egyptian-born twenty-year old has been held without trial in Egypt since August 2013. The Egyptian authorities are claiming Ibrahim was involved in violent protests in Cairo in August 2013. However, Amnesty International says […]