The President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola has said she is cautiously optimistic about the outcome of talks on the NI Protocol
Speaking following a meeting with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar at Government Buildings she said there is a need for predictability and legal certainty for the people of Northern Ireland.
The Taoiseach and Ms Metsola, a Maltese MEP, have known each other since their teenage years, when involved in European youth politics. She quoted Barak Obama, saying that the story of Ireland is of"beating the odds", and that the country has learned lessons"that Europe will need to draw on to face the years ahead" as it grapples with"poly-crises".
Ms McDonald said that the EU must lead a global movement to end the abuse of Palestinians by Israel with the same determination that brought an end to apartheid in South Africa. Solidarity-People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett, said that"it is long past time" that the EU accept its role in creating the housing crisis through its support for"swingeing, cruel and brutal" austerity measures after the economic collapse.Later today she will meet the Tánaiste and tomorrow she will visit President Higgins at Áras an Uachtaráin.
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