Seán Kelly MEP, a Member of the European Parliament’s Delegation for relations with India, has welcomed confirmation of the EU-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Joint India-European Union Comprehensive Strategic Agenda as having “huge potential for Ireland, the EU, and India”. The FTA creates a market of around 2 billion people representing almost a quarter […]

Yesterday I voted against a proposal to refer the process surrounding the Mercosur trade agreement to the European Court of Justice (ECJ). It is worth making it clear that this was not a vote on the Mercosur Agreement itself. Instead, this was a vote to ask the ECJ whether the splitting of the deal into […]

Speaking from the European Parliament in Strasbourg today, Seán Kelly MEP and Leader of Fine Gael in the European Parliament said: “Today, the European Parliament will vote on a request by a number of MEPs who want to refer the Mercosur trade agreement to the European Court of Justice for an opinion. I, personally, do not […]

Seán Kelly MEP and Leader of Fine Gael in the European Parliament has welcomed today’s vote in favour of banning imports of Russian gas and oil by 2027. “Banning Russian energy imports is an essential step to stop funding the Kremlin’s war machine, while strengthening Europe’s energy independence and delivering the low, stable energy prices […]

  MEP for Ireland South and Leader of Fine Gael in the European Parliament, Seán Kelly, has today welcomed the Commission for Regulation of Utilities’ (CRU) final determination on Price Review 6 (PR6), describing it as a crucial step in ensuring Ireland keeps pace with the scale of grid investment now being pursued across Europe. […]