Venue: Italian Room, Department of Taoiseach, Government Buildings Speakers: Ambassador of Finland to Ireland H.E Raili Lahnalampi, Minister of State for European Affairs, Helen McEntee TD, Noelle O Connell
[Speaking to the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs for European Movement Ireland on 12 June 2019, was our Executive Director, Noelle O Connell, and our Head of Policy and Advocacy, Daniel Keohane] Chair, Members of the Committee, Thank-you for your invitation to attend today’s proceedings to discuss Irish public opinion on, and engagement…
On Wednesday, 05 June Denmark took to the polls for the second time in a fortnight. This time the Danish electorate chose a new Parliament or Folketing, as it’s known in Denmark. Background Denmark is a constitutional monarchy with a Prime Minister who acts as head of government and a monarch as head of state. …
After five exciting days of counting, the 13 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) elected by people in Ireland have not yet been fully confirmed, and might not be for up to another month. This is because a full recount will be carried out in the Ireland South constituency, since only 327 votes separated two…
Lithuania held two rounds of voting in May to replace Dalia Grybauskaitė, the seventh and first female President since its Restoration of Independence in 1990. On 26 May, the ‘independent candidate’ Gitanas Nauseda was elected as the country’s new President. Background Lithuania operates under a ‘semi-presidential’ system, whereby executive control is split between the President and…
Sunday, 26 May turned out to be a very eventful day for Belgian politics. Not only did the Belgian electorate select 21 MEPs to represent them in the European Parliament, but voters also took to the polls to elect regional and federal parliaments. Introduction Belgium is a federal constitutional monarchy with elections taking place every…
‘Meet Your MEP Candidates’ – EM Ireland Public Meetings. European Movement Ireland are delighted to invite you to a series of ‘Meet Your MEP Candidates’ Public Meetings in each of the constituencies around Ireland where you will have a chance to meet MEP Candidates from across the political spectrum. At the meetings, each candidate will speak…
No one can be sure who will be the next European Commission President, replacing the current incumbent Jean-Claude Juncker. But this is not only because of uncertainty about the results of the forthcoming European Parliament elections across the EU from 23-26 May (Ireland votes on 24 May). It is also because the procedure for appointing…
‘Meet Your MEP Candidates’ – EM Ireland Public Meetings. European Movement Ireland are delighted to invite you to a series of ‘Meet Your MEP Candidates’ Public Meetings in each of the constituencies around Ireland where you will have a chance to meet MEP Candidates from across the political spectrum. At the meetings, each candidate will speak…
Minister of State for European Affairs, Helen McEntee TD welcomes schools from across the country to celebrate Europe Week Dublin, Tuesday, 7 May 2019: For the seventh year in a row school children throughout Ireland will take part in the ‘Handshake for Europe’ to celebrate Europe Week 2019 as part of their work on…