Posts Tagged ‘ Joe Higgins ’

List: Irish MEPs and their Committees

July 17, 2009
By Stephen
List: Irish MEPs and their Committees

If your like me, you will want to know what committees in the European Parliament the Irish MEPs have been assigned to. I have gleaned this information off the europarl website and some of ye might find it interesting. Committee on Development Gay Mitchell (FG/EPP – Dublin) Committee on International Trade Joe Higgins (SOC/GUE-NGL – Dublin) Committee on Employment and Social Affairs Proinsias De Rossa (Lab/S&D – Dublin) Marian Harkin (Ind/ALDE – North West) Committee on the Environment, Public...

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Lisbon Round Up: Gen Yes, UKIP and Abortion

July 17, 2009
By Stephen
Lisbon Round Up: Gen Yes, UKIP and Abortion

Image via Wikipedia So last night I attended the Generation Yes Event in Cork on Lisbon in Light of the Guarantees. It was a really interesting event and their will be videos, pictures and audio going up on the Generation Yes Website in the next few days. I will be getting involved in Generation Yes in Cork, so I’ll keep ye informed of goings on. Without Libertas this time round, there is talk that the UK Independence Party might...

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7 Irish MEP Candidates sign the ILGA Pledge

May 18, 2009
By Stephen
7 Irish MEP Candidates sign the ILGA Pledge

ILGA-Europe (International Lesbian and Gay Association – Europe) have a petition for MEP candidates on its website. ILGA-Europe is calling upon candidates for the European Parliament elections 2009 to sign this pledge to promote equality and to combat discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression in their role as member of the European Parliament. The 7 Irish MEP Candidates are: Nessa Childers (Labour – Ireland East) Pronsias De Rossa MEP (Labour – Ireland Dublin) Mary Lou...

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