Viktor Orbán’s spectacular defeat in Sunday’s Hungarian election has been music to the ears of those of us who have been frustrated by his incessant, cynical and often morally reprehensible abuse of Hungary’s veto at the European Council.   As Hungarian Prime Minister, Mr. Orbán habitually blocked vital pieces of legislation in times of crisis […]

EU Parliament’s Australia Chair seeks swift ratification of new trade deal MEP for Ireland South and Chair of the European Parliament’s Delegation for Relations with Australia and New Zealand (DANZ), Seán Kelly, has today welcomed the conclusion of negotiations on the EU-Australia Free Trade Agreement, describing it as a timely and strategic boost for Europe’s […]

Sean Kelly MEP and Chair of the European Parliament’s Delegation for Relations with Australia and New Zealand has said that the parliament is ready to progress the EU-Australia trade deal as soon as possible. MEP Kelly’s comments come as EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen confirmed that negotiators are close to concluding the new […]

MEP for Ireland South, Seán Kelly, has congratulated Killarney native Jessie Buckley on her historic Academy Award win for Best Actress, describing the achievement as a moment of immense pride for Ireland, Kerry, and the people of Killarney.   Buckley made history at the Oscars last night with her acclaimed performance in Hamnet, becoming the […]

MEP for Ireland South and leader of Fine Gael in the European Parliament, Seán Kelly, has called on EU leaders to urgently revisit the 2022 Emergency Regulation (EU) 2022/1854 on electricity prices and strengthen EU crisis-response tools ahead of this week’s European Council, warning that repeated global shocks are leaving European consumers exposed to volatile […]