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MEP Maria Walsh has successfully added a debate on the importance of wool to the European Parliament’s plenary agenda in Strasbourg next week. The move comes as part of MEP Walsh’s campaign to end the designation of wool as a waste product, allowing farmers to better exploit its various uses,
Ireland’s upcoming Presidency of the Council of the European Union must be used to advance much-needed action on LGBTQI+ equality, Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh has said. MEP Walsh was speaking after hosting a performance by the Dublin Gay Men’s Chorus in the European Parliament which brought together MEPs, guests
MEP Maria Walsh is hosting a high-level conference on gender equality in Galway City on Friday, July 3, where women from across the West of Ireland will get the opportunity to help shape EU equality and economic policies. The event, ‘Thriving Mná’, will bring together leading voices from across Irish
Mental health services, young farmers and the LEADER programme must receive guaranteed EU funding under the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP), Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh has said. The NRPP is a new proposal from the European Commission that would account for 44% of the EU’s total budget for
Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh will vote against the controversial ‘return hubs’ proposal, warning that fundamental human rights are not guaranteed and the scheme represents poor value for money for EU taxpayers. MEPs in the European Parliament are set to cast their final vote on the Returns Regulations on Wednesday
The European Parliament’s largest political group will arrive in the West of Ireland for three days of political discussions, study visits and cultural activities this week, welcomed by Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh. The Group of the European People’s Party (EPP) Summer University is taking place in Galway from June
Join us on Friday, 3 July, 11:30am-2:30pm at The Hardiman Hotel, Galway, for an important conversation on women’s health and female financial empowerment, as Ireland begins the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. This event will explore key topics including: Thriving Mná will bring together policymakers, advocates, stakeholders,
MEP Maria Walsh today presented her report on Generational Renewal in front of the European Parliament’s Agriculture Committee, which included a call for 10% of the new CAP budget to be guaranteed for young farmers. Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh is the Parliament’s lead negotiator on the report on Generational
More than 100 politicians, MEPs, business leaders and policy experts from across Europe will travel to the West of Ireland this June, welcomed by Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh. The Group of the European People’s Party (EPP) Summer University takes place from June 10–12, and will bring senior European political
MEP Maria Walsh has published the European Parliament’s draft report on Generational Renewal in Agriculture which calls for 10 % of the post-2027 CAP budget to be ring-fenced for young farmers. Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh is the Parliament’s lead negotiator on the report on Generational Renewal in Agriculture which
Emergency financial support for Irish farmers facing soaring fertiliser costs is welcome but the Commission lacks the ambition needed to solve the long-term crisis, Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh has said. The European Commission unveiled its Fertiliser Action Plan today and includes measures such as emergency financial support for farmers,
The trade elements of the EU-Mercosur Agreement are set to take effect from tomorrow, Friday May 1st, without approval from the European Parliament, Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh has said. The accelerated application of the Mercosur agreement follows a referral to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) earlier this year
