Seán Kelly MEP has strongly criticised the British government’s intention to launch unilateral action against the Northern Ireland Protocol of the Brexit treaty today as reckless and disappointing.

The five Fine Gael MEPs have voiced support for a European Parliament Declaration calling for Ukraine and Moldova to be granted EU Membership candidate status later this month.

Ireland South MEP Sean Kelly has raised the issues surrounding forestry management in Ireland during a speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg today (Thursday). “Obviously illegal logging has to be tackled and eliminated if at all possible”, Mr Kelly said.

The five Fine Gael MEPs are backing various ambitious measures to tackle climate change during today’s votes on EU draft laws to combat climate change by drastically reducing greenhouse gas emissions and to protect jobs and citizens, as part of the “FitFor55” package.

In Belfast on Saturday (May 21) upwards of 17,000 people took part in a peaceful march to call for Irish language legislation in Northern Ireland to be delivered as promised.