Border control restrictions will result from Bexit -McGuinness
Border controls between the north and south of Ireland would be inevitable should the UK leave the EU. That’s the view of the Fine Gael MEP Mairead McGuinness. This week in the European Parliament Fine Gael’s four MEPs exchanged views with British MEPs from both sides of the in-out debate…
Carthy raises issue of tax avoidance in EU parliament
A North West MEP is hitting out at the government on the issue of tax avoidance. Speaking during a debate on the topic in the European Parliament in Strasbourg this week, Sinn Féin MEP Matt Carthy claimed the Irish government could be in fact facilitating tax avoidance . The Ireland…
North West MEP says to stop blaming Brussels for water charges
A North West MEP says Irish politicians who are trying to blame Brussels for water charges have no legal basis for their arguments. Independent MEP Marian Harkin is asking if Irish politicians can continue to use the time-honored excuse that ‘Brussels made us to do it’ in relation to water…
Future of popular Roundup weedkiller remains in doubt
The European Commission has still failed to get a qualified majority to make a final decision on whether or not to ban the weedkiller Roundup. Last week a vote was cancelled in Brussels on the re-authorisation of gly-phosate the key ingredient in Roundup as the Commission said that it would…
Future of popular Roundup weedkiller remains in doubt
The European Commission has still failed to get a qualified majority to make a final decision on whether or not to ban the weedkiller Roundup. Last week a vote was cancelled in Brussels on the re-authorisation of gly-phosate the key ingredient in Roundup as the Commission said that it would…