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Exclusive: “It hasn’t sunk in yet” – McGuinness reacts to Commissioner vote

The European Parliament has voted to approve Mairead McGuinness as the EU Commissioner for Financial Stability.

 

583 MEPs voted in favour, 75 against and 37 abstained.

 

She was nominated for the role following the resignation of Phil Hogan and is expected to be formally appointed in the coming days.

 

McGuinness has been a Fine Gael MEP for Midlands-North-West since 2004 and also served as First Vice President of the Parliament.

 

She’s just given her reaction

 

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McGuinness result due this afternoon

*** NOTE: Result due at 13.15 Irish time ***

 

MEPs have voted on whether to approve Mairead McGuinness as the EU Commissioner for Financial Stability.

 

The result will be announced in the European Parliament shortly. (13.15)  

 

McGuinness was nominated for the role following the resignation of Phil Hogan.

 

She’s expected to receive the backing of MEPs and will be formally appointed in the coming days.

 

Her Fine Gael colleague - Ireland South MEP Seán Kelly - says she’ll do a great job

 

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Cuffe welcomes 60% emissions cut target

Green Party MEP Ciarán Cuffe is welcoming the European Parliament’s call to raise the EU’s 2030 climate target.

 

MEPs want to see a 60 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in the next ten years.

 

That’s 5 per cent higher than what the EU Commission proposed.

 

Ciarán Cuffe says the final decision will be down to member states:

 
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MEPs back 60% emissions cut

MEPs have voted in favour of a 60 per cent emission reduction target by 2030.

 

The issue has caused divisions in the European Parliament as the Commission proposed a 55 per cent cut while the Greens wanted 65 per cent.

 

In the end, 352 MEPs voted in favour of the 60 per cent figure while 326 voted against.

 

Green Party MEP for Dublin Ciarán Cuffe says it’s overall, it’s a good result

 

 

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Fitzgerald calls for more gender quality in business

The European Parliament has heard that less than 30 per cent of board members in the largest publicly listed EU companies are women while just 8 per cent are CEOs.

MEPs are now calling for a long-awaited plan on equality in business to get moving.

The ‘Women on Boards Directive’ has been held up since 2012 due to objections from some member states.

Fine Gael MEP for Dublin Frances Fitzgerald explains what it contains

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McGuinness expected to be confirmed as EU Commissioner today

Mairead McGuinness is expected to officially become Ireland’s next EU Commissioner today.

The outgoing MEP faces a vote in the European Parliament where she had been serving as first Vice-President.

 

She is set to replace Phil Hogan who resigned in August over the golfgate scandal.

 

Green Party MEP for Ireland South Grace O’Sullivan says her party is backing McGuinness today

 

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EU Parliament votes on McGuinness nomination

(NOTE: Voting begins at 09.30 Irish time)

 

The European Parliament votes this morning on the appointment of Mairead McGuinness as EU Commissioner for Financial Services.

 

The outgoing MEP for Midlands-North-West was nominated by the Irish Government following the resignation of Phil Hogan over the golfgate scandal.

 

McGuinness was grilled by MEPs last week and is expected to receive their backing today.

 

Her Fine Gael colleague Deirdre Clune says she’ll be an impressive Commissioner:

 

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MEPs to vote on McGuinness and Dombrovskis Commissioner jobs

The European Parliament will vote on Wednesday on the appointment of Mairead McGuinness to be Ireland’s new EU Commissioner for Financial Services. They’re also going to be voting on the new EU Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis.

Mr Dombrovskis was given the trade portfolio after Ireland’s former Commissioner Phil Hogan had to resign following the Golf-gate saga.

So what will it mean for Ireland and for EU trade in general now that Valdis Dombrovskis is set to formally take over the powerful EU Trade Commissioner role.

EuroParlRadio's editor Karen Coleman has this report.

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UK should “get off its high horse” over Brexit - Kelly

Britain should ‘get off its high horse’ and engage with the European Union on Brexit according to Fine Gael MEP Seán Kelly.

He was speaking after the European Commission warned that a no-deal scenario was becoming more likely.

Vice President Maros Sefcovic told Parliament that Britain’s decision to push ahead with its controversial Internal Market Bill undermined their credibility in talks.

Seán Kelly believes it will come down to the wire, once again

 

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No-deal Brexit “becoming more likely”

The European Commission says time is running out for a trade deal to be agreed between the EU and the UK.

 

Vice President Maros Sefcovic told Parliament today that the bloc cannot exclude the possibility of a no-deal.

 

The Brexit divorce transition period ends on the 31^st of December, but the two sides remain deadlocked.

 

Ireland South MEP Seán Kelly says a no-deal would be devastating but isn’t giving up hope just yet

 

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