Euro meeting in Leitrim will discuss rural revival
Leitrim will play host to a special meeting of the European Alliance next week in an effort to focus on helping towns and villages drive rural revival in the European Union. The meeting hopes to show the many challenges that rural towns and villages are facing in the north west…
North West MEP Marian Harkin backs EU proposal on digital copyright
Sligo MEP Marian Harkin has backed Europe’s position for new rules on digital copyright. The controversial measure has sparked debate over freedom of expression online – with musicians and creators campaigning for regulations on how material is used by global tech giants. The Independent representative for Midlands North West says…
North West MEP says says road haulage rules could threaten Irish export market
Ireland’s multi-billion euro export market could be threatened if proposed EU road haulage rules aren’t reformed. That’s according to the Independent MEP Marian Harkin. On Wednesday MEPs rejected proposed amendments to the “Mobility Package” road haulage reform proposals. Marian Harkin says the vote could scupper attempts to make road haulage…
Carthy calls for transparency on corporate tax paid by countries in EU
A north west MEP is asking why the Irish government is blocking an EU proposal that would lead to great transparency on tax paid by multi-national companies in individual countries. Sinn Fein’s Matt Carthy is a member of the European Parliament’s new special committee that’s examining financial crime, tax evasion…
Harkin says women often lose out on pensions
MEPs in Strasbourg have backed proposals this week to bring an end to the gender pension gap that exists in the European Union. Ideas include providing credits for maternity, paternity or parental leave and to those who leave their job to care for the sick and elderly. Independent MEP from…
Donegal to benefit from lifting of Chinese ban on crab exports
A Donegal TD is welcoming an agreement with China that will benefit sea food producers in the North West. The agreement allows the resumption of the exports of live Irish brown crab to China. Independent Deputy Thomas Pringle says the loss to export sales was close to €5 million in…
Call for ban on food imports into EU from Brazil
MEPs in the European Parliament have called on the European Commission to investigate why EU border checks failed to detect tainted food produce from Brazil. MEPs last night debated the revelations from a two-year investigation by the Brazilian Federal Police. It showed that potentially dangerous meat products were placed in…