Irish MEPs vote against condemnation of Russian war escalation
Wallace and Daly previously voted against condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Two Irish MEPs have voted against a European Parliament motion to condemn Russia for its recent escalation in the invasion of Ukraine. Mick Wallace and Clare Daly voted against the resolution, which came in response to Russia’s recent annexation of several regions in […]
3 years ago
Irish MEPs offices targeted with Nazi stickers in Strasbourg
11 other MEPs were targeted by vandals. Two Irish MEPs have had their parliament offices in Strasbourg vandalised following a vote on condemning Russia. Clare Daly’s and Mick Wallace’s offices were targeted by vandals on Wednesday morning (9 March). The Strasbourg parliament offices of Irish MEPs @ClareDalyMEP & @wallacemick were targeted with Nazi stickers y’day […]
4 years ago
“Nobody is going to break us. We’re Ukrainian” – Zelensky finishes EU address to massive applause
“We will overcome, I know it.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gave an emotional address to the European Parliament calling for support from Europe. The President spoke at a special plenary session of the European Parliament on Tuesday (1 March). Zelensky said that while it was a good day for Ukraine to speak at parliament, he […]
4 years ago
Mark Zuckerberg could be grilled by European Parliament as early as next week
The Facebook founder accepted the request hours after rejecting the UK parliament’s own invitation. Mark Zuckerberg has agreed to meet with European Parliament representatives to clarify issues relating to the misuse of personal data and to discuss Facebook’s role in the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The announcement was made by Antonio Tajani, President of the European […]
8 years ago
We might not have to put the clocks back or forward from now on
We could be saying goodbye to springing forward and falling back. The European Parliament will vote later today on whether or not to abolish the Daylight Savings Time. Many claim that putting the clocks forward and backward can negatively affect people’s mental and physical health. Research suggests that the one-hour time change twice a year […]
8 years ago
WATCH: Nigel Farage was speaking in the European Parliament when this happened
What a moment… UKIP’s Nigel Farage has been left red faced by a member of the European Parliament during a speech he was giving about Donald Trump’s controversial immigration ban. London MEP Seb Dance switched seats to sit behind Farage and hold up a sign during his speech which said: “He’s lying to you”. https://twitter.com/duncanrobinson/status/826809483200495616 […]
9 years ago