New ATU vet school boosts educational offering of Midlands-North West – MEP Maria Walsh
Work must begin immediately on developing the new veterinary school in ATU, which will provide a major boost to the educational offering of the Midlands-North West, MEP Maria Walsh has said. MEP Walsh, member of the European Parliament’s Agricultural and Rural Development Committee, has long campaigned for Atlantic Technological University (ATU) to be the chosen […]
MEP Walsh responds to announcement of new European Commission Cabinet
MEP Maria Walsh has welcomed the nomination of Ireland’s Michael McGrath as Commissioner for Democracy, Justice and Rule of Law, following this morning’s announcement of the next College of Commissioners. The nomination of Luxembourg’s Christophe Hansen as Commissioner for Agriculture and Food, and Cyprus’ Costas Kadis as Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans has also been […]
CAP reform must include targeted income supports and scrapping of red-tape barriers – MEP Walsh
Maria Walsh MEP has called for a comprehensive reform of the CAP ahead of a debate in the European Parliament on the report on the Strategic Dialogue for the Future of EU Agriculture. MEP Walsh, member of the European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, has also said that the CAP, in its current […]
EU Agriculture Committee supports MEP Maria Walsh’s calls for increased mental health funding in 2025 Budget
The European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development has passed an amendment written by MEP Maria Walsh, calling for increased funding for mental health supports for farmers to be included in the EU’s 2025 Budget. The amendment, which forms part of the Committee’s Opinion on the General Budget of the EU for 2025, calls […]
TikTok must introduce age verification for all users across the EU – MEP Maria Walsh
In a meeting with senior TikTok executives, Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh called on the platform to introduce mandatory age verification for all users across the EU as a matter of urgency. Having requested a meeting with TikTok’s international Global Trust and Safety division following recent RTÉ revelations, MEP Walsh met with TikTok in Dublin this […]
Maria Walsh Midlands North-West European Selection Convention Speech 2024
On Sunday the 24th of March, I stood before Fine Gael members in Athlone and asked for their support in my re-election campaign to the European Parliament. It’s hard to believe 5 years has passed since I stood for election in 2019. Over the past five years, I have worked hard, but more importantly, I […]
International spotlight needed to end forced deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia – MEP Maria Walsh
Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh has called for renewed efforts from international actors to end the forced and illegal deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia. MEPs discussed the action needed to address the urgent concerns regarding Ukrainian children being forcibly moved to Russia with the European Council and Commission this week. Almost 20,000 children have […]
New EU Media Freedom Act will fight against rise of misinformation and protect Irish journalists – MEP Maria Walsh
The European Media Freedom Act (EMFA), passed by the European Parliament today, will fight against the rise of misinformation, promote media diversity and protect journalists’ rights in Ireland, Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh has said. The EMFA is a historic piece of legislation, as it will set the first ever EU-level rules on media freedom, […]
MEP Maria Walsh calls for the creation of first ever EU Female Founders’ Fund
The Fine Gael MEP is calling on the European Investment Fund to eradicate the gender credit gap that exists for female-owned businesses Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh is calling for the creation of a Female Founders’ Fund, the first of its kind EU investment fund dedicated to providing private equity and venture capital funding to […]
European Commission announces extra €68m in funding for Palestinian people – MEP Maria Walsh
The European Commission has today announced their decision to continue funding the UNRWA and will also designate an additional €68m for other organisations providing emergency support to Palestinians across the region, Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh has said. The European Commission’s funding of the UNRWA will continue in three instalments, with the first package of […]
