Michael McNamara MEP
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Independent MEP for Ireland’s South constituency. Formerly TD for Clare.
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Reacting to the news that Italy is joining France in seeking to postpone concluding the Mercosur deal, with warnings from the Commission of a "loss of face", I called on the Irish Government to get off the fence and join the so-called blocking minority.
Michael McNamara MEP93,694 views • 6 months ago
Spending on weapons won’t sustain the lives of rural communities - spending through the Common Agricultural Policy and cohesion funding will. Security is important in the EU, but so is food security. Standing in full support of farmers and farming organisations in Brussels today.
Michael McNamara MEP29,214 views • 11 months ago
The EU Migration Pact is comprised of several different pieces of legislation on which the European Parliament voted separately. Lumping them all together into one vote, which will remove the opt-out that Irish people voted for in the Lisbon Treaty, is profoundly undemocratic.
Michael McNamara MEP50,202 views • 2 years ago
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is illegal and immoral and must be condemned. But a €140bn EU “loan” tied to future Russian reparations is really on EU taxpayers — ~€4bn from Ireland — and unlikely to be repaid. After nearly 4 years, we need peace negotiations and the EU should support them.
Michael McNamara MEP13,997 views • 8 months ago
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