Sample of Latest Reports
Country-wide initiative needed to take refugees in Ireland – Hayes
A nationwide approach involving national, local and community groups is needed to ensure Ireland takes in as many refugees as it can handle. That’s the advice from the Fine Gael MEP Brian Hayes who was speaking at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. This morning the President of the European Commission said the EU needs to […]
Binding refugee quotas needed for all EU countries – Hayes
The President of the European Commission has pleaded with EU countries to open their arms and help the tens of thousands seeking refugee in Europe. In his State of the Union address this morning, Mr Juncker told MEPs that Europe’s own history has been marked by millions of people fleeing persecution and oppression. The Fine […]
Europe needs to help a total of 160 thousand refugees – Juncker European Parliament
The President of the European Commission says EU countries need to relocate a further one hundred and twenty thousand refugees who’ve fled to Italy, Greece and Hungary. And he said that altogether Europeans have to help a total number of one hundred and sixty thousand refugees. In an emotional State of the Union Address this […]
Juncker makes emotional plea to help refugees – European Parliament
The President of the European Commission has pleaded with EU countries to open their arms and help refugees fleeing countries at war. Jean-Claude Juncker called for help in dealing with the refugee crisis during his State of the Union Address this morning in the European Parliament. He told MEPs that Europe’s own history was marked […]
European Parliament ups ante on animal cloning ban
The European Parliament today voted for proposals to extend a ban on animal cloning to include the cloning of all farm animals, their descendants and products derived from them. The proposed ban would include any imported animal products derived from cloning methods. The MEPs are calling for the cloning ban because they say it leads […]
EU needs to tackle below cost selling & ‘hello’ money to aid farmers – Kelly
The EU needs to tackle below cost selling tactics and so called ‘hello’ money to properly help farmers deal with market and price volatility. That’s the call being made by the Fine Gael MEP Sean Kelly. Mr Kelly welcomed yesterday’s announcement by the EU Commission of a €500m (five hundred million) rescue package for dairy […]
Kelly welcomes EU’s €500 million support package for farmers
The EU’s five hundred million (€500m) support package for European farmers should improve cash flow for farmers. So says the Fine Gael MEP Sean Kelly. The EU Commission yesterday announced details of the support package that’s to help farmers struggling with market volatility and political uncertainty. Falling prices have affected farmers in many EU countries […]
FG MEP Mairead McGuinness on refugee crisis
EuroParlRadio’s Editor, Karen Coleman talks to the Fine Gael MEP Mairead McGuinness about the refugee crisis in Europe and Jean-Claude Juncker’s address tomorrow to the European Parliament on proposals to relocate additional refugees across EU countries. Dur: 2:08