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…
Marian Harkin says size of constituency is a factor in her decision to run again
A North West MEP says the size of the constituency will be a factor in her decision to run again. Marian Harkin has been an MEP since 2004. Speaking on North West Today, she said she is considering whether to run again or not but she says there are major…
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…
North West MEP says more needs to be done for sufferers of chronic pain
A north west MEP says there is a need for more research, better treatment and higher priority to be given to the more than half a million of people in the country who suffer from chronic pain. Chronic pain is pain that persists for a long time or is constantly…
Harkin says services for those with Parkinson’s is ‘abysmal’
A North West MEP has described Ireland’s record in relation to the care of people with Parkinson’s Disease as ‘abysmal.’ Twelve thousand people in this country, including many in the north west, have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s, a long-term degenerative disorder of the central nervous system. Symptoms of the condition…
Forestry destroying communities in Leitrim, says Harkin
A North West MEP says forestry is destroying communities in Leitrim. Marian Harkin says the county now has the second highest acreage of forestry in the country, just behind Wicklow. She says that when land is planted under current regulations, it really results in the land never again beingh brought…