Paul Murphy MEP

EU-US Free Trade Agreement: Race to the Bottom of the Atlantic

Here is an article on the EU-US Free Trade Agreement and a video of a debate from the European Parliament in which I took part alongside other MEPs debating the agreement which can be...

The Irish government has made much of the fact that it now holds the EU Presidency, chairing meetings of the European Council. It has been proudly proclaiming success in negotiating a new...

Meath East shows Labour faces annihilation as reward for supporting hated property tax Campaign Against Home & Water Taxes should discuss in earnest running major slate of candidates...

EU-US Free Trade Agreement: Ra...

Posted by Paul Murphy MEP on Apr 25, 2013 1

EU Austerity Budget – Cu...

Posted by Paul Murphy MEP on Mar 30, 2013 2

Labour Face Annihilation

Posted by Paul Murphy MEP on Mar 29, 2013 3

Feb 26, 2013

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Austerity’s impact on people with disabiliti...

Last week the Employment Committee of the European Parliament voted to put an oral question to the Commission on the impact of austerity policies on people with disabilities. The oral question was proposed by Paul Murphy MEP and the European United Left group (GUE/NGL). This will now trigger a debate in a full plenary session of the Parliament, possibly in the...

Feb 8, 2013

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ScamBridge Protest at EU Ministers Meeting

The Scambridge campaign which was launched by Paul Murphy MEP and the Socialist Party held a picket today at the meeting of European Ministers for Social Affairs and Employment. With every announcement the government makes on JobBridge, it looks more and more like the National Slave Labour Exploitation Scheme. Fresh from announcing the extension of the scheme by an extra 2,500...

Feb 1, 2013

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