Seán Kelly MEP has urged the European Commission to approach trade negotiations “with utmost care” in terms of liberalising market access for sensitive agricultural products, in a new Opinion on the future of food and farming authored by the Ireland South MEP for the Committee on International Trade which will be considered by the European […]

Seán Kelly MEP has welcomed the news that the CEO of Facebook has agreed to come to the European Parliament in May to discuss issues of privacy, data protection and more, following an invitation by European Parliament President Antonio Tajani for Mark Zuckerberg to meet MEPs, which Mr Kelly re-iterated while meeting Facebook representatives in […]

The European Parliament Information Office together with Seán Kelly MEP hosted a special briefing on “EU Funding Opportunities” today in Waterford, at which over sixty people were present to hear a panel of speakers including representatives from the European Investment Bank, the European Commission, Waterford Cultural Quarter, AIB Bank and the Strategic Banking Corporation of […]

Seán Kelly MEP and lead negotiator on the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) for the Group of the European People’s Party, has called for faster progress on finalising the deal so that it can come before the European Parliament before the end of its current term for a final vote on the agreement.

Plastic pollution in our oceans and seas is a threat to all life, not just a problem for the fisheries sector,  Seán Kelly MEP said ahead of a debate on a new EU strategy to tackle plastic waste at the European Parliament, Strasbourg this week. MEPs will call for manufacturers to take on more responsibility […]