Ursula von der Leyen annoyed at decision of 10 of Ireland’s 14 MEPs - including the four Fianna Fáil MEPs, to vote against her
Ursula von der Leyen annoyed at decision of 10 of Ireland’s 14 MEPs - including the four Fianna Fáil MEPs, to vote against herUrsula von der Leyen reacts after being reelected as head of the European Commission during the plenary session on Thursday of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France.
Questioned about her demand for two candidates, one man, one woman, Mr Harris said Ireland has in the past sent two names, or one.Lotus Eaters review: New Asian-inspired Dublin restaurant is likely to be a crowd-pleaser “We’ve just asked our finance minister to not be the finance minister. He has stepped down from Cabinet and he’s now preparing very intensively. I think it’s important to provide him with that certainty as he does that as well,” he declared.
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