Seán Kelly MEP is calling for an update to the Rules of Origin to clearly identify the distribution chains of products on the post-Brexit market, in order to distinguish between products produced in the EU and UK and those mostly made in other countries, like China, as the latter are subject to higher tariffs on […]

As post-Brexit trade talks go down to the wire this weekend, we face the prospect of a hard Brexit or crash-out chaos, Fine Gael’s Leader in the European Parliament, Seán Kelly, has warned. The Ireland South MEP’s comments come ahead of the European Parliament’s Sunday deadline as the latest date it can receive any Brexit […]

“Brexit has been a long and drawn out process, and has been emotionally draining, but while the saga draws to its clumsy conclusion – the effects and the realities of our new relationship with the UK will be evident from January 1 onwards”, warned Seán Kelly MEP and leader of Fine Gael in the EU […]

“The Irish agri-food sector will be the worst hit by the UK’s exit from the EU, and they rightly should be at the front of the queue when the European Brexit compensation fund is being allocated”, Seán Kelly MEP and Leader of Fine Gael in the EU Parliament has said. “The sector is particularly vulnerable […]

Seán Kelly MEP has urged the EU to increase its efforts to prevent cyberbullying online, to empower young people and provide support to parents and teachers. In a letter to EU Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, the Ireland South MEP stressed the mental health implications of the Covid-19 pandemic on young people and set […]