Workers posted to other EU countries are ensured equal pay for equal work
The European Parliament has backed new rules to ensure workers posted to another EU country temporarily, must get equal pay for equal work in the same place. Travel board and accommodation costs will have to be paid by the employer. The new rules will apply to areas where there is…
Farmers concerned over latest Euro moves to ban the weedkiller glyphosate
The European Parliament has approved a resolution calling on the European Commission to ban the use of glyphosate, used in the weedkiller Round-up, in five years. The European Commission had proposed extending the substance’s license for ten years, but said today after the vote it will instead propose a five…
North West MEP leads way in bringing in paid leave for carers
A North West MEP who’s a longtime advocate for carers is welcoming a proposal to provide them with paid leave for the first time in Ireland. The proposal has yet to be approved by the European Parliament. MEP Marian Harkin, who is founder and chairperson of the Parliament’s Carers’ Interest…
MEP calls for tougher penalties for those who mistreat horses
Midlands North West MEP Mairead McGuinness says there’s a need to educate people on how to take care of horses. She was speaking in the European Parliament which this week called for tougher penalties for people who mistreat or abandon horses. MEPs are recommending measures to educate owners on how…
Harkin: ‘Volunteering brings us back to the roots of our communities’
For every euro invested in volunteers, the return is between five and eight euro. That’s according to North West MEP Marian Harkin speaking at a civic reception hosted by Sligo County Council yesterday evening to mark Sligo’s selection as the 2017 European Capital of Volunteering. Council Director of Services Bartley…
North West MEP in the running for European VP
The Fine Gael MEP Mairead McGuinness is running again this week for the position of vice-president of the European Parliament. Today MEPs will vote on a new president to replace Martin Schulz who’s stepping down after five years. And tomorrow MEPs will vote on the vice-presidents in a secret ballot.…
Mairead McGuinness to run for EP presidency
The Fine Gael MEP Mairead McGuinness has confirmed that she is running for the Presidency of the European Parliament. The Midlands North-West MEP, who is currently a vice-president of the Parliament, is a member of the powerful European People’s Party Group, the EPP, in the Parliament. Members of the EPP…