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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
1 in 4 Irish women have experienced period poverty in their lifetime An EU-wide menstrual health strategy is needed to end period poverty, MEP Maria Walsh has said as she published her Plan for Periods proposal in Brussels. Menstrual poverty affects an estimated 10% of the menstruating population in the
The European Commission must develop a crisis preparedness plan to protect the agriculture sector from ongoing US trade shocks, MEP Maria Walsh has said. MEP Walsh is a full member of the European Parliament’s Agriculture Committee, and called on the European Commission to prepare a contingency plan for the EU
The Irish Government should consider proposing a resolution at the next UN General Assembly to authorise a peacekeeping mission in Gaza, according to MEP Maria Walsh. MEP Walsh is calling on the Government to take additional action on the international stage as the crisis in Gaza continues to deepen, where
The new EU-UK deal should ease Brexit tensions between Irish farmers and their largest trading partner, according to MEP Maria Walsh. MEP Walsh is a full member of the European Parliament’s Agriculture Committee, and is the Committee’s lead legislator for EU-UK relations. In this role, MEP Walsh steers discussions and
New CAP simplification proposals could unlock EU funding to tackle animal disease, will reduce on-farm inspections and aid Irish farmers and authorities with GAEC 2 requirements, according to MEP Maria Walsh. The European Commission published a range of CAP simplification measures today Wednesday 14th May, including support for small and
In a meeting with European Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi, MEP Maria Walsh called for increased support for Irish farmers dealing with the plague of animal disease. MEP Maria Walsh met with Várhelyi, the Hungarian Commissioner responsible for health and animal welfare, in Strasbourg this week to discuss the concerns of Irish
MEP Walsh also wrote to President Ursula von der Leyen requesting the preservation of the separate budget and two-pillar CAP structure MEP Maria Walsh has written to President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen highlighting concerns around the future of CAP financing and the policy’s two-pillar structure. MEP
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