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ENDA KENNY WILL make a speech to the European Parliament in Strasbourg today to outline the achievements of Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of Europe.
The address will focus on the agreement on the Multi-annual Financial Framework (MFF) reached over the past six months, as well as the EU’s seven-year, €960 billion budget.
The parliament is expected to vote on the MFF on Wednesday with Kenny urging them to give its consent.
“The political agreement on the MFF will unlock funding for a range of measures to stimulate growth and to target youth unemployment in the EU. It is a good deal for Europe,” he explained.
The Taoiseach also said he is “proud” that Ireland “overwhelmingly delivered” on the ambitions it set out in January.
“The many positive results achieved show that Europe can deliver for its citizens,” he said.
Kenny is also due to hold a bilateral meeting with the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, ahead of a press conference.
Ireland has already handed over the presidency to Lithuania.
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Pity they’re not blocked in the Republic as well
@Brian Pocock: Ha ha very good, and the Nordies don’t know how lucky they are.
Does Brendan Smith not
understand how exclusive television rights work
I was thinking that why worry about people that don’t pay the licence but there’s a lot down here the same
Won’t bother some of us coz we have no interest in the Olympics news and will be avoiding the local pub coz of same
@liam ward: You mean you’ve no interest in which country has the best performance enhancing drugs?
@liam ward: we know. You told us yesterday in the poll. I normally just don’t interact with things I’m not interested in!!
I thought there was 32 counties in The Republic of Ireland?
@Ray Dunne: 32 counties on The Republic of Island of Ireland? OK, gotcha!
@Ray Dunne: there are 32 counties in Ireland. The term “island of Ireland” makes no geographical sense as Ireland comprises a number of islands
Pardon my ignorance, but perhaps someone can tell me what exactly is Geo Blocking?
How does it work?
And if someone has an aerial, then…
…well, how does it work?
And who does this GeoBlocking?
The broadcaster (e.g. RTE)?
Or the authorities in GeoBlocked affected areas?
@ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere: just stick a hanger ( metal one) in the back of the telly ye be grand. Even repeats glenroe…
@Paul Gorry: So, it’s a sort of time machine then?
Does that mean similar programmes of BBC in Northern Ireland are blocked in the Republic?
HA haha haha ha! I’m sure they were missed…NOT!!!
One nation is coming and the little bellies and ffg can cry in thier cornflakes
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