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Interview with Fine Gael MEP Deirdre Clune on EU plastics strategy

Karen Coleman talks to the Fine Gael MEP Deirdre Clune about the new EU plastics strategy which was published by the European Commission this week.  

Out words: head on

Dur: 3:56

Interview with Sinn Fein MEP Matt Carthy on Barry McElduff

Karen Coleman talks to the Sinn Fein MEP Matt Carthy about Barry McElduff and the controversy caused after he recently posted a video of himself with a Kingsmill-branded bread on his head. 

Out words: find closure

Dur: 3:40

Interview Sean Kelly on EU draft energy laws

EuroParlRadio's Editor, Karen Coleman talks to the Fine Gael MEP Sean Kelly about the ambitious set of draft EU energy laws. The European Parliament this week gave the green light for negotiations to start with EU ministers on a range of draft energy laws. They include aims to set binding targets on EU countries to increase their use of renewable energy sources by thirty five percent (35%) by 2030. Sean Kelly is on the European Parliament’s Industry and Energy Committee. 

Out words: the future

Dur: 3:22

New EU energy laws will yield jobs & cleaner environment – Kelly

Proposed new EU energy laws could yield jobs and a much cleaner environment. That’s according to the Fine Gael MEP Sean Kelly. The European Parliament this week gave the green light for negotiations to start with EU ministers on a range of draft energy laws. They include aims to set binding targets on EU countries to increase their use of renewable energy sources by thirty five percent (35%) by 2030. Sean Kelly is on the European Parliament’s Industry and Energy Committee.

Out words: the future

Dur: 00:26

Carthy says he believes McElduff’s Kingsmill incident was unintentional

The Sinn Fein MEP Matt Carthy says he believes Barry McElduff did not mean to infer any connections when he recently posted a video of himself in a shop with a loaf of Kingsmill-branded bread on his head. Earlier this week Mr McElduff resigned from his West Tyrone MP seat following outrage at the video. Matt Carthy says he did the “right thing” to step down.

Out words: reconciliation process

Dur: 00:40

MEP urges consumers to recycle plastics – Clune

MEPs in the European Parliament have been discussing ambitious plans to significantly cut plastic waste. The European Commission this week published its plastics strategy which includes plans to make all plastic packaging on the EU market recyclable by 2030. The Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune says we all need to take responsibility when it comes to buying and using goods made of plastic.

Out words: this plastic

Dur: 00:27

Industries & manufacturers must pony up on plastic waste – Clune

Industries and manufacturers must take responsibility when it comes to producing and packaging goods with plastic. That’s the recommendation from the Fine Gael MEP Deirdre Clune. She was speaking in the European Parliament where MEPs have been discussing a new EU strategy to reduce and recycle plastic waste. The European Commission this week published ambitious new plans to make all plastic packaging on the EU market recyclable by 2030. Here’s Deirdre Clune.

Out words: the issue

Dur: 00:25

Supermarkets & shoppers need to change packaging culture – Boylan

Supermarkets and shoppers need to change their approach when it comes to the use of plastic packaging of goods. That’s the view of some MEPs who’ve been looking at a new EU strategy to reduce and recycle plastic waste. The European Commission published ambitious new plans this week to make all plastic packaging on the EU market recyclable by 2030. They’re also calling for the reduction of single-use plastics and the restriction of microplastics. The Sinn Fein MEP Lynn Boylan says there needs to be a “cultural shift” from supermarkets and consumers.

Out words: fairly quickly

Dur: 00:17

End of plastic coffee cups & water bottles on the horizon? – European Parliament

We’re all going to have to get used to bringing our own reusable coffee cups and water bottles to fill up in cafes and shops in the future. That’s a recommendation from some MEPs in the European Parliament who’ve been looking at a new EU strategy to reduce and recycle plastic waste. The European Commission this week published ambitious new plans to make all plastic packaging on the EU market recyclable by 2030. The plans include proposals to radically reduce the consumption of single-use plastics like coffee cups and water bottles. The Sinn Fein MEP Lynn Boylan says it’s imperative we stop dumping plastic waste into our seas and lands.

Out words: be banned

Dur: 00:22

Draghi’s membership of elite banker’s group “inappropriate” – Carthy

The European Ombudsman has called for the president of the ECB Mario Draghi to suspend his membership of an elite bankers’ group known as the G30. Emily O’Reilly issued her recommendations this week following a year-long complaint-based inquiry. The G30 is a Washington based private group of bankers, bank governors and academics. The Ombudsman has recommended that Mr Draghi step down from it to avoid compromising the ECB. The Sinn Fein MEP Matt Carthy says there needs to be greater transparency in the ECB. 

Out words: the ECB

Dur: 00:35