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A snapshot of Ursula von der Leyen’s address to MEPs
Karen Coleman takes you through some of the main points made by Ursula von der Leyen yesterday (July 16th) during her address to MEPs in Strasbourg before they voted on [...]
Von der Leyen makes big promises on climate change with “Green Deal”
The nominated president of the European Commission made big promises this morning on tackling climate change. During her address to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, Ursula von der Leyen vowed [...]
Von der Leyen promises full gender equality on EU Commissioners
The nominated president of the European Commission says she wants full gender equality when it comes to the new cabinet of European Commissioners. Ursula von der Leyen was speaking in [...]
MEPs to vote on Ursula von der Leyen’s nomination Tuesday
The big event in the European Parliament this week will be the vote on the nominated president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. The German Defence Minister will make [...]
FG Maria Walsh on her goals in the European Parliament
The Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh talks to Karen Coleman about the issues she wants to focus on during her mandate as an MEP for Ireland's Midlands North-West constituency. She [...]
Ciarán Cuffe, Green Party MEP on the work ahead
The new Dublin MEP Ciarán Cuffe talks to Karen Coleman about how he and his party colleagues in the European Parliament are going to implement the Green policies they promised [...]
Clare Daly on life as a new MEP
The Independents for Change MEP Clare Daly talks to Karen Coleman about settling into life as a new MEP and the work she's going to focus on during her time [...]
Irish MEPs demand access to Parliament for Catalan separatists
The Independents 4 Change MEP Clare Daly and the Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh talk to Karen Coleman about the protests that took place outside the European Parliament in Strasbourg [...]
The battle for the Presidency of the European Commission
21st June 2019. EU leaders failed to agree on who should become the next President of the European Commission when they met during an EU summit in Brussels this week. [...]
Interview with Ibrahim Halawa and Lynn Boylan MEP
In March 2018, the Irish man Ibrahim Halawa who spent more than 4 years in prison in Egypt, came to the European Parliament in Strasbourg to talk about his experiences [...]
Worrying gaps in Europe’s readiness for the knowledge economy
There are worrying gaps in Europe when it comes to the ability of different EU countries, regions and cities to innovate and develop knowledge-based economies. That’s my take from a [...]
Halawa’s acquittal a ray of hope in an otherwise bleak landscape
The news this week that Ibrahim Halawa was acquitted in Egypt of all charges against him caught many of us by surprise. After so many false hopes in his farcical [...]