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Country-wide initiative needed to take refugees in Ireland – Hayes

A nationwide approach involving national, local and community groups is needed to ensure Ireland takes in as many refugees as it can handle. That’s the advice from the Fine Gael MEP Brian Hayes who was speaking at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. This morning the President of the European Commission said the EU needs to help resettle one hundred and sixty thousand refugees many of whom are in Italy, Greece and Hungary. Here’s Brian Hayes.

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Binding refugee quotas needed for all EU countries – Hayes

The President of the European Commission has pleaded with EU countries to open their arms and help the tens of thousands seeking refugee in Europe. In his State of the Union address this morning, Mr Juncker told MEPs that Europe’s own history has been marked by millions of people fleeing persecution and oppression. The Fine Gael MEP Brian Hayes says binding quotas need to be introduced to ensure every EU country takes their share of refugees. 

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Europe needs to help a total of 160 thousand refugees – Juncker European Parliament

The President of the European Commission says EU countries need to relocate a further one hundred and twenty thousand refugees who’ve fled to Italy, Greece and Hungary. And he said that altogether Europeans have to help a total number of one hundred and sixty thousand refugees.  In an emotional State of the Union Address this morning Jean-Claude Juncker told the European Parliament Europe’s own history was marked by millions of people fleeing persecution and oppression.

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Juncker makes emotional plea to help refugees - European Parliament

The President of the European Commission has pleaded with EU countries to open their arms and help refugees fleeing countries at war. Jean-Claude Juncker called for help in dealing with the refugee crisis during his State of the Union Address this morning in the European Parliament. He told MEPs that Europe’s own history was marked by millions of people fleeing persecution and oppression.

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European Parliament ups ante on animal cloning ban

The European Parliament today voted for proposals to extend a ban on animal cloning to include the cloning of all farm animals, their descendants and products derived from them. The proposed ban would include any imported animal products derived from cloning methods. The MEPs are calling for the cloning ban because they say it leads to cruelty to animals and that there are general ethical issues surrounding cloning methods. The Parliament referred to findings that they say show a majority of EU citizens strongly oppose the consumption of food from animal clones. The Sinn Fein MEP Lynn Boylan welcomed today’s vote. 

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EU needs to tackle below cost selling & ‘hello’ money to aid farmers – Kelly

The EU needs to tackle below cost selling tactics and so called ‘hello’ money to properly help farmers deal with market and price volatility. That’s the call being made by the Fine Gael MEP Sean Kelly. Mr Kelly welcomed yesterday’s announcement by the EU Commission of a €500m (five hundred million) rescue package for dairy farmers and pigmeat producers. But he says the EU needs to do more to ensure farmers get paid fair amounts for their produce.

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Kelly welcomes EU’s €500 million support package for farmers

The EU’s five hundred million (€500m) support package for European farmers should improve cash flow for farmers. So says the Fine Gael MEP Sean Kelly. The EU Commission yesterday announced details of the support package that’s to help farmers struggling with market volatility and political uncertainty. Falling prices have affected farmers in many EU countries including Ireland. The new package will allow for €500 million of EU funds to be used for the benefit of farmers immediately. Mr Kelly explains how the package could assist farmers with the prompt issuing of direct payments. 

FG MEP Mairead McGuinness on refugee crisis

EuroParlRadio's Editor, Karen Coleman talks to the Fine Gael MEP Mairead McGuinness about the refugee crisis in Europe and Jean-Claude Juncker’s address tomorrow to the European Parliament on proposals to relocate additional refugees across EU countries. 

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Ireland ‘will step up to the table’ on refugee crisis – McGuinness

Refugees in Hungary clashed with police this morning as trouble broke out at a migrant reception camp at the border between Hungary and Serbia.  Tomorrow the President of the EU Commission Jean-Claude Juncker is to outline EU proposals to relocate additional refugees across EU countries. The Fine Gael MEP Mairead McGuinness says putting a figure on the number of refugees countries should take debases the scale of the refugee crisis.

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Refugee crisis shouldn’t be a ‘numbers’ game – McGuinness

The Fine Gael MEP Mairead McGuinness is warning that the escalating refugee and migrant crisis shouldn’t become an issue of numbers. Ms McGuinness was speaking in the European Parliament in Strasbourg following the Tanaiste Joan Burton’s proposal for Ireland to take in 5000 [five thousand] refugees. Tomorrow the President of the EU Commission Jean-Claude Juncker will outline the EU’s proposal to relocate additional refugees across EU countries. Here’s Mairead McGuiness.

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