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MEPs in EPP group to vote on presidential candidate – Kelly

MEPs in the European Parliament’s biggest political group the EPP will vote this evening on the candidate they want to represent the group in next year’s European Parliament’s Presidential elections. The Fine Gael MEP Mairead McGuinness is one of four candidates in the EPP race. They include a former EU Commissioner from Italy and a former Prime Minister from Slovenia. Ms McGuinness who is currently a Vice-President of the Parliament, is an MEP for the Midlands North West Constituency. The presidential elections will take place in January when the MEPs will vote on the selected candidates. The Fine Gael MEP Sean Kelly says Ms McGuinness has a strong chance of winning this evening’s vote.

Out words: her favour

Dur: 00:39

European Parliament’s EPP Group to vote on presidential candidate – Kelly

The European Parliament’s EPP Group (European People’s Party) will vote this evening on the candidate it wants to contest next January’s European Parliament’s presidential elections. The Fine Gael MEP Mairead McGuinness is one of four candidates running for the EPP contest. Her colleague Sean Kelly, says the Midlands North-West MEP has a strong chance of winning tonight’s vote.

Out words: anybody else

Dur: 00:40

Interview Sinn Fein MEP Liadh Ni Riada on Blue Fin Tuna quotas for Irish fishing industries

The Sinn Fein MEP Liadh Ni Riada talks to Karen Coleman about why she's calling on the Irish fishing industries to lobby the government to get a quota for blue fin tuna. 

Out words: blue fin tuna

Dur: 2:58

Ireland should push for Blue Fin Tuna quotas – Ni Riada

Ireland should push to get a quota for Blue Fin Tuna before the 2017 fish quotas are set in stone in December. That’s the advice from the Sinn Fein MEP Liadh Ni Riada who says there is a surplus of blue fin tuna in Irish waters at the moment. She’s urging the Irish Fishing industries to lobby the government for a quota before the upcoming European Council Fisheries Meeting.

Out words: fair deal

Dur: 00:31

Harkin 'disappointed' MEPs rejected sending CETA to ECJ – Harkin

The Independent MEP Marian Harkin says she’s disappointed that the European Parliament voted against a decision to send the EU-Canada trade deal to the European Court of Justice. A number of MEPs including Marian Harkin, were concerned about the inclusion of a controversial aspect of the trade deal that provides investors with a mechanism to sue states if they’re unhappy with certain laws. They wanted the European Court of Justice to see if the clause contravened EU Treaties. However, the resolution was rejected by the European Parliament last Wednesday. Marian Harkin says the inclusion of the clause could have major implications for Ireland.

Out words: nobody else

Dur: 00:37

Interview with Fine Gael MEP Brian Hayes on Turkey

EuroParlRadio Editor Karen Coleman talks to the Fine Gael MEP Brian Hayes about the strained relations between the EU and Turkey and the chances of a future Turkish membership of the EU.  

Out words: liberal democracy

Dur: 1:25

EU can’t side with ‘petty dictatorship’ in Turkey – Hayes

The strained relations between Turkey and the EU have worsened following the European Parliament’s vote yesterday to temporarily freeze talks on EU membership for Turkey. The Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is warning he’ll let hundreds of thousands of migrants travel on to Europe if he’s pushed too far by the EU. MEPs have been highly critical of Mr Erdogan’s repressive measures following last July’s coup in Turkey. The Fine Gael MEP Brian Hayes says there’s an enormous gulf between Turkey and the EU when it comes to understanding liberal democratic values. 

Out words; liberal democracy

Dur: 00:32

Interview Lynn Boylan on Brexit implications for workers

EuroParlRadio's Editor Karen Coleman talks to the Sinn Fein MEP Lynn Boylan about her work on the European Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs Committee’s working group on Brexit and the implications of Brexit on workers in Ireland and the rest of Europe. 

Out words: Brexit scenario

Dur: 5:23

European Commission muddling through Brexit challenges – Boylan

The Sinn Fein MEP Lynn Boylan says the European Commission doesn’t have any plan of action to cope with the enormous challenges Brexit poses. The Dublin MEP is on the Brexit working group of the European Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs Committee. She says the removal of key EU laws from the British employment system could negatively impact thousands of workers who travel between the Republic and Northern Ireland every day to work. Lynn Boylan’s claiming the European Commission is ill prepared to deal with Brexit. 

Out words: a Brexit

Dur: 00:34

Unpicking EU-UK employment laws ‘huge implications’– Boylan

The task of unravelling the hundreds of pieces of EU employment legislation from a post-Brexit Britain is a massive challenge that could have major implications for workers in Ireland and the rest of Europe. That’s according to the Sinn Fein MEP Lynn Boylan. The Dublin MEP is on the Brexit working group of the European Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs Committee. She says the removal of key EU laws from the British employment system could negatively impact thousands of workers who travel between the Republic and Northern Ireland every day to work. 

Out words: for workers

Dur: 00: 31