People across Connacht and Ulster highlight key issues for the future of Ireland in the EU as part of online Conference on the Future of Europe meeting For immediate release 28 July 2021: People across Connacht and Ulster met online on Thursday, 24 June to discuss issues of importance to them as part of the…
On 14 July 2021, the European Commission published its environmental package ‘Fit for 55’, as part of the effort to cut EU greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels. It will affect many aspects of our lives over the coming years including travel, energy, land management and construction. In this Just…
While anti-establishment parties gained ground in Bulgaria’s second general election this year on Sunday, 11 July 2021, no clear winner has emerged. Following the election in April, no party was able to form a government, resulting in a snap election in which a fragmented parliament was returned by the Bulgarian people. Political Background of Bulgaria Bulgaria is a unicameral parliamentary, representative democratic republic, with a National Assembly of 240 members elected…
In the latest episode of Just the Chats we sit down with Chief of Staff of Ireland’s Defence Forces, Vice Admiral Mark Mellett, for a discussion on the key role played by the Defence Forces during the Covid-19 pandemic; Ireland, the EU and security and defence; multilateralism; diversity and inclusion in the Defence Forces and…
People across Munster highlight key issues for the future of Ireland in the EU as part of online Conference on the Future of Europe panel discussion 30 June 2021: People in Munster met online on Thursday, 24 June 2021 to discuss issues of importance to them as part of the Conference on the Future of Europe, a Europe-wide initiative to involve people in Ireland and across Europe in a…
People across Leinster highlight key issues for the future of Ireland in the EU as part of online Conference on the Future of Europe panel discussion For immediate release Dublin, 24 June 2021: As part of the Conference on the Future of Europe, a Europe-wide initiative to involve people in Ireland and across Europe in…
In this episode of Just the Chats we sit down with European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and the Capital Markets Unions, Mairead McGuinness for a discussion on her role as Commissioner to date, taking on the role as she did during the Covid-19 pandemic; her portfolio, financial sustainability and Brexit; her various roles…
For immediate release Dublin, 16 June 2021: Following G7 Summit discussions on Brexit, Covid-19 and other challenges to international co-operation, EM Ireland and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung today held an online discussion highlighting the importance of multilateralism titled, ‘A Multilateral Future: Ireland, the European Union and the United Nations’. Speaking at the event, HE, Ambassador Geraldine Byrne…
Dublin, 15 June 2021: European Movement Ireland today welcomed the news that, following a call from the Department of Foreign Affairs for public expressions of interest, its CEO, Noelle O Connell was nominated by Minister of State for European Affairs, Thomas Byrne TD as Ireland’s National Citizen Representative to the Plenary of the Conference on…