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Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh today met with the Commissioner responsible for granting Ireland’s nitrates derogation to make the case for its retention on behalf of Irish farmers. MEP Maria Walsh is a full member of the European Parliament’s Agriculture Committee and met with Commissioner Jessika Roswall who is responsible
Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh has written to the European Commission demanding that Ireland’s fishing quotas are not cut in the wake of a damning scientific report. The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), whose scientific advice is used by the EU to set fishing quotas, has
Budget 2026 should include changes to the inheritance tax system to facilitate easier land transfer within farm families, a Fine Gael MEP has said. MEP Maria Walsh is a full member of the European Parliament’s Agriculture Committee and is calling on the Government to end the inequitable tax regime which
Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh has been elected Vice-President of the newly established EPP Farmers’ Group, a key new platform which will play a central role in shaping agriculture policy in the EU. The Group brings together MEPs, national politicians and farming organisations under the banner of the largest political
MEP Maria Walsh facilitated a meeting between key members of the Irish fishing sector and the European Commissioner for Fisheries Costas Kadis in Brussels this week. Members of the Irish Seafood Alliance, including Fine Gael Senator Manus Boyle, met with Commissioner Kadis and MEP Walsh to discuss the ongoing challenges
After months of lobbying by MEP Maria Walsh, the European Commission has reversed its decision to remove a key EU equality law and will reinstate it as a 2025 policy priority. MEP Walsh is the lead negotiator for the EPP, the European Parliament’s largest political group, on the Horizontal Anti-Discrimination
A reduction of 22% in the CAP budget and its inclusion in the Single Fund will radically change how Irish farmers receive income payments, MEP Maria Walsh has said. Under proposals from the European Commission published today, the CAP Budget for the period 2028 – 2034 will reduce by over
MEPs have voted to support Maria Walsh’s proposals to increase the CAP budget in line with inflation and introduce an EU-wide mental health in farming strategy. MEP Walsh is a full member of the European Parliament’s Agriculture Committee and submitted amendments to the Committee’s report on The Future of Agriculture
MEP Maria Walsh will march in Budapest Pride this Saturday June 28th which has been banned under the Hungarian Government’s homophobic laws. MEP Walsh is a member of the European Parliament’s LGBTQI+ Intergroup and will join politicians from across Europe in protesting Victor Orbán’s laws which have classified Budapest Pride
The European Parliament has voted today to pass legislation which will criminalise AI-generated child sexual abuse material, MEP Maria Walsh has said. MEP Walsh is a member of the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) Committee; the committee responsible for the Revision of the Combating Child Sexual
Today’s news that Budapest Pride will go ahead legally as a municipality event is a win for the LGBTQI+ community across Europe, MEP Maria Walsh has said. MEP Walsh, member of the European Parliament’s LGBTQI+ Intergroup, is a vocal critic of the measures taken by the Hungarian government targeting the
New EU legislation will criminalise AI-generated child sexual abuse material and remove a statute of limitation on child abuse crimes across Europe, MEP Maria Walsh has said. MEP Walsh is a member of the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) Committee; the committee responsible for the Revision
