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Ireland’s interests “being maintained” on Brexit – Harkin

MEPs today voted on a resolution on future EU-UK relations post Brexit. The draft resolution lays out the European Parliament’s position on a possible framework for a future relationship between the EU and the UK after Brexit. Ireland is mentioned several times in the document. It specifically refers to preserving the Good Friday Agreement in all its parts. And it stresses that there should be no hardening of the border on the island of Ireland. The Independent MEP Marian Harkin says that Ireland’s interests are being kept high up on the Brexit agenda.

Out words: is astonishing

Dur: 00:28

 

 

European Parliament vote on Brexit resolution – Harkin

MEPs in the European Parliament today voted on a resolution that lays out the European Parliament’s position on a possible framework for future post-Brexit EU-UK relations. The draft resolution which has been prepared by the European Parliament’s Brexit Steering Group, suggests that an association agreement between Britain and the EU could provide an appropriate framework for the future. The Independent MEP Marian Harkin says the UK needs to provide a lot more detail for a proper agreement to be brokered.

Out words: to happen

Dur: 00:40

 

Interview Sean Kelly on cross-border parcel delivery costs

Interview with Sean Kelly on vote today in the European Parliament where the majority of MEPs voted for new rules that would enable consumers and businesses to be able to compare the prices of having a parcel delivered to or from another EU country. MEPs want cross-border delivery prices to be published on a website so that they can be compared more easily. Relates to previous clip filed on this. 

Out words: small sum

Dur: 1:46

MEPs back transparency on cross-border parcel delivery costs

Now there’s good news for consumers who buy products online and get them shipped home. The European Parliament today voted for new rules that would enable consumers and businesses to be able to compare the prices of having a parcel delivered to or from another EU country. MEPs want cross-border delivery prices to be published on a website so that they can be compared more easily. The Fine Gael MEP Sean Kelly explains.

Out words: own country

Dur: 00:38

Interview Ibrahim Halawa in European Parliament

Karen Coleman talks to Ibrahim Halawa about his time incarcerated in an Egyptian prison and his trip this week to the European Parliament where he’s been talking about his experience behind bars in Cairo. Karen also talked to the Sinn Fein MEP Lynn Boylan who worked to get a resolution calling for Ibrahim's release through the European Parliament in 2015. Ibrahim spoke at a conference about human rights in Egypt that was held in the Parliament today (Tuesday 13 March).

Out words: stays there

Dur: 9:02

Halawa ‘not radicalised’ by prison experiences – long clip

The young Irish man Ibrahim Halawa who was released from prison in Egypt after more than four years last year, says he has not been radicalised by his experiences behind bars. Mr Halawa was speaking in the European Parliament where he’s been telling MEPs about his time incarcerated in Cairo. In an interview with EuroParlRadio's Karen Coleman, the 21-year old talked about the impact his time in prison has had on him. 

Out words: be filled

Dur: 00:53

 

Normal life not possible after prison – Ibrahim Halawa

MEPs in the European Parliament have been hearing from the young Irish man Ibrahim Halawa who spent more than four years in prison in Egypt. Mr Halawa has been attending a conference in the Parliament on the human rights situation in Egypt. He’s been telling MEPs about his harrowing experiences behind bars in Cairo. Mr Halawa was finally released from prison last October.  In an interview with EuroParlRadio he explained how his time incarcerated in Egypt means a return to normal life is not possible.

Out words: stays there

Dur: 00:33

 

Slapped, kicked, beaten by bars – Halawa on Egyptian prison

EuroParlRadio's Editor Karen Coleman talks to the young Irish man Ibrahim Halawa who was released from prison in Egypt last October after more than four years in prison in Cairo. Mr Halawa – who is attending a conference in the Parliament on Egyptian human rights – described the torture he was subjected to over the course of his incarceration in Cairo.

Out words: I’ve seen

Dur: 00:35

Halawa relays prison experiences to MEPs in European Parliament

The Irish man Ibrahim Halawa who spent more than four years in prison in Egypt has been telling MEPs in the European Parliament about his experiences. Last night Mr Halawa told MEPs what it was like to be incarcerated in Cairo. The Dubliner was brought out by the Sinn Fein MEP Lynn Boylan who worked to get a resolution calling for his release through the European Parliament in 2015. Ibrahim Halawa says he will never forget his time behind bars.

Out words: it was

Dur: 00:36

Interview Deirdre Clune on Brexit debate & Juncker comments

EuroParlRadio's Editor, Karen Coleman talks to the Fine Gael MEP Deirdre Clune about this morning’s debate in the European Parliament on Brexit and the comments made by the European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Ireland. 

Out words: Juncker had

Dur: 2:48