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Common charger will end planned obsolescence – Cuffe

The introduction of a common charger for multiple devices should end the scourge of planned obsolescence and cut down on electronic waste.

By autumn 2024, USB Type-C will become the common charging port for all mobile phones, tablets and cameras in the EU following agreement this week between EU Parliament and Council negotiators.

Ciarán Cuffe says this will be good for the planet and consumers. 

Out words: to come

Dur: 00:17

Cable chaos coming to end with common chargers – Cuffe

The days when you have to carry around a bag full of different cables and chargers to power up your mobile devices are coming to an end.

By autumn 2024, USB Type-C will become the common charging port for all mobile phones, tablets and cameras in the EU following agreement this week between EU Parliament and Council negotiators.

The law is a part of a broader EU effort to make products in the EU more sustainable, to reduce electronic waste, and make consumers’ lives easier.

Green Party MEP Ciaran Cuffe says it is a great move not just for consumers but for the planet as well.  

Out words: the better

Dur: 00:10

Interview Kelly on Ukraine & Macron’s don’t humiliate Russia comments

The European Parliament has backed a motion supporting Ukraine’s bid to join the EU. Fine Gael MEP Sean Kelly voted in favour of the motion to grant EU candidate status to Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova.  

The Ireland South MEP also delivered a blistering attack on the French president Emmanuel Macron when he spoke in the European Parliament on Wednesday. He scolded the French President for his recent call not to humiliate Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

Well EuroParlRadio’s Karen Coleman spoke with Sean Kelly about both Ukraine and Macron. Here’s that interview.

Out words: European Union

Dur: 05:09

EU candidate status will help Ukraine reform – Kelly

Granting Ukraine EU candidate status will enable the country to make the necessary reforms to become an EU member. That’s according to Fine Gael MEP Sean Kelly. The European Parliament has backed a motion supporting Ukraine’s bid to join the EU.

The Taoiseach also expressed his strong support for Ukraine’s membership application bid when he addressed the Parliament in Strasbourg yesterday.

Once a country is given candidate status, they then have to implement a series of measures to ensure the country is fit to become a member. That process can take years. And Ukraine needs to make major reforms to ensure it complies with EU rules and standards and stamp out corruption.

But Sean Kelly says granting it candidate status will help them make those reforms.

Out words: that’s necessary

Dur: 00:26

European Parliament backs Ukraine’s bid to join EU

The European Parliament has backed a motion supporting Ukraine’s bid to join the EU. The speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament Ruslan Stefanchuk yesterday pleaded with MEPs to support his country’s move to become a member of the bloc.

The Taoiseach also expressed his strong support for Ukraine’s membership application bid when he addressed the European Parliament in Strasbourg yesterday.

Fine Gael MEP Sean Kelly voted in favour of the motion to grant EU candidate status to Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova.  

Out words: candidate country

Dur: 00:21

“Really strong support for Ireland” on Protocol – O’Sullivan

There is "really strong support for Ireland" on the Northern Ireland protocol and the Taoiseach’s stance on it which he outlined in the European Parliament yesterday. So says Green MEP Grace O’Sullivan.

Micheál Martin told MEPs any unilateral action on the protocol would be “deeply damaging” and would mark an “historic low point”.  

Out words: political negotiations

Dur: 00:22

Interview O’Sullivan on Taoiseach’s speech & NI Protocol

MEPs in the European Parliament have been assessing the Taoiseach’s address to them yesterday. Micheál Martin delivered a strong speech that encompassed a range of issues from Brexit and the Northern Ireland protocol to the war on Ukraine and the legacy of the late John Hume.

Green Party MEP Grace O’Sullivan spoke to EuroParlRadio’s editor Karen Coleman about the Taoiseach’s address and how it went down in the Parliament.

Out words: difficult negotiations

Dur: 04:45

Interview Kelleher on Ukraine & Protocol

Fianna Fail MEP Billy Kelleher is warning any changes to the Northern Ireland Protocol would have “profound implications”.

He was speaking in the European Parliament in Strasbourg which the Taoiseach addressed yesterday. Micheál Martin told MEPs any unilateral action on the protocol would be “deeply damaging” and would mark an “historic low point”.   

Journalist Angelique Ferat met up with Billy Kelleher in the Parliament in Strasbourg. She asked him what he thought about the Taoiseach’s address and his support for Ukrainian membership of the EU.  

Out words: and cooperation

Dur: 05:00

EU must give Ukraine application status - Kelleher

Ukraine should be supported “in every way” possible to do what will be needed to join the EU.

So says Fianna Fail MEP Billy Kelleher who was speaking in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Yesterday the Taoiseach told the Parliament he strongly supported Ukraine’s application to become a member of the European Union. Here’s Billy Kelleher

Out words: the future

Dur: 00:27

Unravelling of Protocol “profound implications” – Kelleher

Fianna Fail MEP Billy Kelleher is warning any changes to the Northern Ireland Protocol would have “profound implications”.

He was speaking in the European Parliament in Strasbourg which the Taoiseach addressed yesterday. Micheál Martin told MEPs any unilateral action on the protocol would be “deeply damaging” and would mark an “historic low point”.  

The British government has delayed publishing its bill to scrap parts of the Protocol until next week. Here’s Billy Kelleher.

Out words: as well

Dur: 00:30