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Celebrating #EuropeDay today with the 6th class students of Rathmichael National School in Shankhill 🇪🇺🇮🇪 Excellent projects on display from the students, well done to all.

Pleased to host United Nations in Brussels a dialogue ahead of Financing for Development conference with FEPS. #Ffd4 is a vital opportunity to reshape the global financial system for inclusive, long-term progress. Huge thanks to all distinguished speakers for the rich discussions!

At “Financing Our Future: Towards the 4th International Conference on #FfD4”, the first panel discusses the reform of the Global Financial Architecture at the United Nations in Brussels #RoadtoSevilla With speakers: 🔸Shari Spiegel, Director of the Financing for Sustainable Development

There is zero political cost to cutting development aid, just look at the US and several EU Member States. Robust evidence proving the positive impact of development assistance was presented this morning by Pandemic Action Network and ODI Europe. We need concrete evidence like this to

Today we had Commissioner Hadja Lahbib in the DEVE Committee, where she highlighted the urgent need for a principled approach to humanitarian aid. Several MEPs raised the urgency of having a framework for fragile states and the importance of the EU responding to the withdrawal of

Many of my colleagues and I called on the European Commission today to approach next week's EU-UK summit with maximum ambition. Extensive EU-UK co-operation will make Europe stronger, safer, and more prosperous 🇪🇺🇬🇧

EU-UK trade talks are heading for a Monday deadline. The EU wants alignment on food standards and emissions, while Greencore CEO Dalton Philips warns £100m in Irish sales are still blocked by regulatory friction businesspost.ie/news/eu-uk-tra…

Excellent news coming from London this morning. Today marks a historic step forward in post-Brexit relations. As I wrote in a letter to the European Commission last week, the EU and the UK are strategic, like-minded allies in an increasingly unstable world. I commend both sides

Thanks to the Norwegian Refugee Council for inviting me to a roundtable today to discuss defending humanitarian principles in times of crisis. In a time where there are no political repercussions to cutting humanitarian aid budgets, it is more important than ever to prioritise a

I was pleased to meet with Sir William Browder KCMG and Ryan Cornelius' family today to discuss how the European Parliament can assist their cause. Mr Cornelius, who is married to an Irish citizen, has been arbitrarily detained in Dubai for 17 years. My colleagues and I will do our utmost

Today, we took the decision to lift our economic sanctions on Syria. We want to help the Syrian people rebuild a new, inclusive and peaceful Syria. The EU has always stood by Syrians throughout the last 14 years - and will keep doing so.

I welcome the decision of the EU to review its trade agreement with Israel. Myself and other MEPs called for this in November 2023. 18 months and 50,000 deaths later, the EU has finally found a way to condemn collective punishment, forced displacement, targeting of civilians and

Was at the EU Parliament yesterday with the family of Ryan Cornelius (who has been wrong detained in Dubai for 17 years) advocating for political intervention for his release. Thank you Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Seán Kelly MEP, Iratxe García Pérez /❤️, Barry Andrews MEP and ⁦Cynthia Ní Mhurchú MEP⁩

If EU diplomats can be the target of the IDF in the West Bank, imagine how the Palestinians are treated. Netanyahu says he is engaged in a war of civilisation over barbarism, but the civilised world has concluded that it is the IDF that is engaged in a campaign of barbarism.

Celebrating 20 years of MEPs Against Cancer! 🎉 For two decades, our MEPs have led the charge in shaping Europe’s fight against cancer. Today, we are joined by the cancer community to mark this milestone in the European Parliament. 👉 Read more: shorturl.at/75FNN

If EU diplomats can be the target of the IDF in the West Bank, imagine how the Palestinians are treated. Netanyahu says he is engaged in a war of civilisation over barbarism, but the civilised world has concluded that it is the IDF that is engaged in a campaign of barbarism.

This week at the European Humanitarian Forum, I spoke about the state of humanitarian diplomacy at a time when the narrative around aid is shifting. With growing global crises and shrinking political will, we are risking turning away from the principles of humanity and dignity

Great to meet Barry Andrews MEP today with the Irish Coalition for Business & Human Rights. The 🇪🇺 Omnibus Proposal threatens to weaken protections for victims of corporate abuse. Support for a strong #CSDDD is more important than ever. #NoToOmnibus