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100% effective solution to migrant crisis ‘a dangerous illusion’ – Tusk

The President of the European Council told the European Parliament this morning that it will be very difficult to get an ‘ideal’ solution to the migrant crisis. Donald Tusk gave MEPs details of the recent EU-Turkey deal that says all “irregular migrants” arriving in Greece from Turkey face being sent back to Turkey to be examined individually. For every Syrian refugee returned another Syrian refugee will in theory be resettled from Turkey to the EU. However, Mr Tusk told MEPs Europe faces 'a never ending story' on the migrant crisis. 

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Interview with FG MEP Mairead McGuinness on EP vote on glyphosate weed killer

Interview with the Fine Gael MEP Mairead McGuinness on the European Parliament vote today on whether or not to renew the licence for another 15 years for the herbicide glyphosate which is widely used in weed killers such as Roundup. 

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Popular weed killer's licence should be renewed– McGuinness

The European Parliament is voting today on whether or not to renew the authorisation of a widely used weed killer. The Parliament’s Environment Committee is urging MEPs not to renew the licence for another 15 years for glyphosate, which is used in weed killers such as Roundup. They’re claiming serious concerns remain about the carcinogenicity and hormone disruptive properties of glyphosate. However the Fine Gael MEP Mairead McGuinness says she’ll vote to review its licence.

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European Parliament to vote on widely used weed killer – McGuinness

The European Parliament is voting today on whether or not to renew the authorisation of a widely used weed killer. The Parliament’s Environment Committee is urging MEPs not to renew the licence for another 15 years, for glyphosate which is used in weed killers such as Roundup. They’re claiming serious concerns remain about the carcinogenicity and hormone disruptive properties of glyphosate. And they want the EU Commission to carry out an independent review and disclose all the scientific evidence that the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) used to assess glyphosate. The Fine Gael MEP Mairead McGuinness says she’s been contacted by a lot of people on this.

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Interview with Brian Hayes FG MEP on government formation talks

EuroParlRadio's Editor, Karen Coleman talks to the Fine Gael MEP Brian Hayes about the ongoing talks in Ireland between Fianna Gael and Fianna Fail on the formation of a government. 

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Trust between FG & FF will have to be built – Hayes

The Fine Gael MEP Brian Hayes says it would be a disaster for the country if we had to have another election. Mr Hayes, who was speaking from the European Parliament in Strasbourg, says trust will have to be built between Fine Gael and Fianna Fail if they manage to broker an agreement leading to the formation of a minority government backed by the other party. 

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Another election would be a ‘disaster’ – Hayes

As Fianna Fail and Fine Gael continue their talks today, the Fine Gael MEP Brian Hayes says a positive outcome could result in significant and much-needed Dail reform. The Dublin MEP was speaking from the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

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New multinational disclosure proposals a ‘radical change’– Hayes

The Fine Gael MEP Brian Hayes says EU plans to force major multinationals to publically reveal information about their tax affairs are significant. The EU Commission today unveiled proposals to make big multinationals disclose certain tax-related information for each EU country they do business in. This includes information on their activities, the number of employees they have along with facts about their pre-tax profits and losses and how much tax they pay to the tax authorities in each EU country. They’ll also have to reveal information about taxes paid in tax havens. Brian Hayes explains how the new proposals could impact on major firms such as Google, Facebook and Apple which all have significant bases in Ireland.

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EU proposes new disclosure rules for multinationals– Hayes

The EU today published new plans to make multinationals publically report certain tax related information so that they pay their fair share of tax. Under the proposals large companies will have to declare publicly how much tax they pay in each EU country as well as any activities carried out in specific tax havens.The rules on country-by-country reporting would affect multinational firms with more than €750m in sales. Today’s plans come just shortly after the damning revelations in the Panama Papers about tax havens.  The Fine Gael MEP Brian Hayes says there’s a growing demand for such transparency.

Out words: big step

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Carthy accuses Hogan of failing farmers – European Parliament

The Sinn Fein MEP Matt Carthy this morning accused the EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan of failing to help farmers cope with the agricultural crisis. Mr Carthy addressed Mr Hogan during a debate in the European Parliament earlier today on how the EU can alleviate the crisis in the European agriculture sector.

Out words: of time

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