MEP Maria Walsh organises meeting for Irish seafood sector with EU Fisheries Commissioner
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 facing the Irish fishing sector. […]
MEP Maria Walsh secures commitment from European Commission to reinstate key EU equality law
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 Directive. Following a decision by […]
Inclusion of CAP in Single Fund will radically change income payments for Irish farmers – MEP Maria Walsh
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 22% from its current level […]
MEP Maria Walsh launches Plan for Periods to end menstrual poverty
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 EU, while 24% of Irish […]
EU must prepare trade plan for US shocks to farming sector – MEP Walsh
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 agricultural sector as part of […]
EU-UK deal to ease Brexit burden for Irish farmers – MEP Walsh
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 policy on issues affecting relations […]
MEP Maria Walsh pushes for animal disease support for Irish farmers with Commissioner Várhelyi
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 farmers, including animal disease and […]
MEP Maria Walsh votes for increased and dedicated CAP funding in next EU Budget
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 Walsh’s correspondence to the President […]
Trump’s film tariffs could pull the plug on Ireland’s production powerhouse status – MEP Maria Walsh
President Trump’s proposed 100% tariff on foreign films could devastate Ireland’s billion euro audiovisual sector and threaten thousands of jobs across rural Ireland, according to MEP Maria Walsh. The audiovisual industry in Ireland is valued at over €1 billion, supporting a total of 15,899 full-time equivalent jobs. MEP Walsh is a member of the Delegation […]
New EU animal disease strategy needed to tackle surge in outbreaks – MEP Maria Walsh
The EU’s current animal disease strategy is not fit for purpose given a recent surge in infection rates across Europe, MEP Maria Walsh has said. MEP Maria Walsh is calling on the European Commission to update the current strategy for tackling animal diseases given the rise of infection rates in countries across the EU, including […]