Local MEP questions why funding to advance green economy has not been drawn down
A Midlands North West MEP says Millions of Euro which was supposed to be used to help the Irish economy recover from Covid is sitting on a shelf in Brussels. Sinn Fein MEP Chris MacManus says Ireland was allocated €915 million in grants from the EU’s Recovery and Resilience…
North West MEP believes EU can do a lot to help Europe with COVID-19
The European Parliament will hold a special session in Brussels today to deal with the COVID-19 crisis. MEPs are to vote on three major issues to help ease the impact the coronavirus is having on all of us. In an unprecedented move, many MEPs will vote remotely as travel restrictions…
Brexit is my main concern – Sligo’s Sinn Fein’s new MEP Chris McManus
Brexit is the number one concern for Sligo’s Sinn Fein’s new MEP Chris McManus. Although the UK and EU agreed the terms in the Withdrawal Agreement, the Irish protocol needs to be put into practice in time for next year. Sinn Fein’s new Midlands Northwest MEP arrived in Brussels this…
Calls on Taoiseach to reject proposed CAP cuts on farmers
Calls have been made to the Taoiseach to use his veto rather than accept a proposed cut to the Common Agriculture Policy budget which is being proposed by EU officials. Reports into the cuts suggest that there could be over €2,000 taken from the €14,400 average CAP payment received by…
Fisherman in Donegal express concern ahead of Council of Fisheries Ministers
The Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation has expressed its concern ahead of the annual meeting of the Council of Fisheries Ministers. The Donegal based group claim that the industry is already in a state of heightened anxiety regarding Brexit and could now face further serious challenges and potential hardship particularly with the…
Harkin hosts major promotion of Sligo in Brussels
A major promotion of Sligo and all that it has to offer is being launched in Brussels this evening (Tue). Hosted by Midlands North West MEP Marian Harkin, it includes an exhibition on Sligo in the European Parliament building. About 40 people from Sligo are in Brussels for this evening’s…
MEPs contact EU Environment Commission over Lough Talt water scheme
Two members of the European Parliament from the North-West Midlands Constituency have contacted the EU Environment Commission in Brussels today over what they say is a ‘farcical situation’ involving the Lough Talt Water Supply Scheme in West Sligo. It follows a statement from Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice this morning claiming…