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‘Very very tense’ times for Europe over Greece – McGuinness

The President of the European Commission has said that the Greeks voted on a text last weekend that is no longer on the table. Jean-Claude Juncker spoke about the Greek crisis in the European Parliament in Strasbourg this morning. He told MEPs he did not want Greece to exit the Eurozone and that a solution […]

European Parliament votes for better governance at FIFA

The European Parliament today voted for better governance at FIFA. MEPs overwhelmingly passed a resolution calling for a ‘zero-tolerance policy on  corruption in football’. The MEPs welcomed the resignation of the former FIFA president Sett Blatter. And they called on the Federation to appoint an interim president to replace him. The Fine Gael MEP Sean […]

FIFA corruption allegations in European Parliament spotlight

The alleged corruption scandals at FIFA have come under the spotlight in the European Parliament. MEPs last night debated the revelations of alleged wide-spread corruption at the International Football Federation. The Fine Gael MEP Sean Kelly says it’s essential to have proper governance at FIFA to maintain the integrity of sport. Dur: 00:30  

O’Brien entitled to banking privacy – Hayes

The billionaire businessman Denis O’Brien is entitled to privacy on his banking deals with the IBRC. That’s the view of the Fine Gael MEP Brian Hayes who was speaking from the European Parliament in Strasbourg.  Dur: 00:31  

Broad media ownership required for Ireland – Hayes

The Fine Gael MEP Brian Hayes is calling for a broadly based ownership of the media in Ireland. Mr Hayes’s comments follow yesterday’s publication of the media merger guidelines by the Minister for Communications Alex White. There’s been speculation recently that Independent News and Media, INM which is controlled by the businessman Denis O’Brien, may […]

European ‘narrative’ on Irish recovery distorted – Carthy

Stories about the Irish economic recovery are being exaggerated at a European level. That’s according to the Sinn Fein MEP Matt Carthy. Mr Carthy raised the issue of home repossessions in Ireland when he spoke in the European Parliament this week. The MEP for the Midlands North-West constituency says Europeans don’t realise that austerity measures […]

Carthy raises Irish home repossessions in European Parliament

The repossessions of people’s homes in Ireland has been raised in the European Parliament by an Irish MEP.  The Sinn Fein MEP Matt Carthy spoke about repossessions in Ireland during the week when he addressed the Parliament. Mr Carthy says Europeans don’t understand that austerity is still affecting large numbers of people in Ireland despite […]