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Turkey shouldn’t be allowed to join EU – Hayes

The Fine Gael MEP Brian Hayes says Turkey should not be allowed to join the European Union. Mr Hayes believes Turkey is moving in the wrong direction politically and economically. According to the Dublin MEP,  the majority of MEPs in the European Parliament do not support Turkish membership of the EU. 

Out words: very careful       

Dur: 00:30 

MEP calls for social welfare benefits for self-employed - Ni Riada

Self-employed people running their own businesses should be entitled to social welfare benefits if their enterprises fold.  That’s according to the Sinn Fein MEP Liadh Ni Riada who is an MEP for Ireland South.

Out words: initiative

Dur:  00:31 

EU leaders want increased EU border controls – Clune SHORT

EU leaders want to fast-track the establishment of an EU border and coast control force to tackle the flow of migrants and improve security measures. Last night at an EU summit in Brussels, they urged each other to implement measures to stem the migration flow across the Mediterranean. Details of the proposed new EU border force were outlined during the week in the European Parliament. The Fine Gael MEP Deirdre Clune explains more about the proposals.

Out words: new agency

Dur: 00:23

Irish coast guard could benefit from EU border control force – Clune

The Irish coast guard could benefit from increased support from proposed EU measures to increase the EU’s border controls. That’s the view of the Fine Gael MEP Deirdre Clune. EU leaders want to speed up the establishment of an EU border and coast control force to tackle the flow of migrants and improve security measures. Last night at an EU summit in Brussels, they urged each other to implement measures to stem the migration flow across the Mediterranean. Well details of the proposed new EU border force were outlined during the week in the European Parliament. Here’s Deirdre Clune. 

Out words: got away

Dur: 00:34 

Strong border controls important – McGuinness

EU leaders want to speed up the establishment of an EU border and coast control force to tackle the flow of migrants and improve security measures. Last night at an EU summit in Brussels, they urged each other to implement measures to stem the migration flow across the Mediterranean. Well details of the proposed new EU border force were outlined during the week in the European Parliament. The  Fine Gael MEP Mairead McGuinness says recent events in Europe highlight the need to improve the border controls.

Out words: states themselves

Dur: 00:36 

Internet giants face big fines if data protection rules breached

Social media giants like Facebook and Instagram face big fines if they break new draft EU data protection rules. The new pan-European data protection bill was debated in the European Parliament this week. The draft laws are designed to give citizens control over their private data, while also creating clarity and legal certainty for businesses to spur competition in the digital market. Internet companies like Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram could face huge fines if they don’t adhere to the data protection laws once they come into force. In addition, companies will also have to appoint a data protection officer if they process sensitive data on a large scale or collect information on many consumers. The Fine Gael MEP Deirdre Clune now explains.

Out words: be protected

Dur: 00:29 

IFA needs to rebuild and reform to lobby at EU level

The Fine Gael MEP Mairead McGuinness says it’s essential the IFA rebuilds its credibility to be a strong lobby organisation for farmers at an EU level. The Midlands North-West MEP says she’s shocked at the damning revelations from the Con Lucey report into IFA remunerations for senior officials. But she is warning that farmers need a strong voice in Brussels to continue to fight for their rights.

Out words: one now

Dur: 00:45 

European Parliament calls for Halawa release – Boylan

MEPs in the European Parliament have voted for a resolution that calls for the immediate and unconditional release of the Irish citizen Ibrahim Halawa. The twenty year old has been held in an Egyptian prison since August 2013. The Sinn Fein MEP Lynn Boylan was instrumental in getting the resolution through the Parliament. She says the charges being levelled against Ibrahim are false. 

Out words: for that

Dur: 00:38 

European Parliament to vote on Halawa case today

The European Parliament will today vote on a resolution that calls for the immediate and unconditional release of the Irish citizen Ibrahim Halawa. He’s been held in an Egyptian prison since August 2013. The Egyptian authorities are claiming he took part in violent protests in a mosque in Cairo but human rights organisations such as Amnesty International say the claims are false. The Sinn Fein MEP, Lynn Boylan, who’s been instrumental in highlighting Ibrahim’s case, says the twenty year old could face the death penalty if he’s found guilty of the alleged crimes. The Dublin MEP says the claims being made against him are fabricated 

Out words: it up

Dur: 00:36 

Carthy calls on IFA to step up scrutiny of EU-US TTIP deal

The Sinn Fein MEP Matt Carthy says the IFA should step up its vigilance of the talks on the EU-US trade deal known as TTIP. The Midlands North-West MEP is openly critical of TTIP which he says will damage the Irish agricultural sector and particularly the beef industry. Speaking from the European Parliament, Mr Carthy referred to recent IFA concerns about an EU trade deal with the Mercosur group of South American countries. The IFA’s National Livestock Chairman Henry Burns recently said a Mercosur deal would damage Irish and EU agriculture industries. Matt Carthy says the IFA should be equally concerned about a TTIP deal.

Out words: Irish farmers

Dur: 00:42