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The newly released Eurobarometer shows that Irish people are demanding more action from the European Parliament on key policy issues such as higher education and economic growth while also emphsising values the Parliament should promote such as the protection of human rights worldwide.
Read more : Eurobarometer: Irish citizens want more action from the European Parliament
The Lux Film Prize: A celebration of culture
04-12-2019

The European Parliament's prestigious Lux Film Prize has been celebrating creative directors and films annually since 2007. For 12 years the films have been shown simultaneously across the continent from Nicosia to Cork. In Ireland the 2019 finalists were shown during the Cork Film Festival and in the Light House Cinema in Dublin.
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Newly released Eurobarometer figures show that citizens are demanding climate action on a European level and that Irish citizens in particular feel that youth activism, highlighting climate change, is impacting policy on a European and national level.
Read more : Eurobarometer: Youth activism making a difference
EYE Report chief-editors wanted
05-11-2019

The Youth Outreach Unit of the European Parliament is seeking to contract on a temporary basis two Editors in-Chief to assist the EYE Team in the production of the EYE2020 report (One Editor-in-Chief for reporting and one Editor-in-Chief for multimedia content).
Read more : EYE Report chief-editors wanted

The European Parliament will be partnering with the Cork Film Festival again this year for the free screening of the three short-listed films for the LUX Film Prize.
Read more : Cork Film Festival to partner with the EP's Lux Film prize 2019

Uyghur economist and human rights activist Ilham Tohti has been awarded this year’s European Parliament Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.
Read more : Sakharov Prize 2019: Winner, Ilham Tohti, announced

The European Parliament's office in Ireland, has launched a nationwide competition for student journalists interested in human rights and the prestigious annual Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought awarded each year in Strasbourg. The deadline for submissions is Friday, 1 November.
Read more : Sakharov Prize 2019: European Parliament launches student journalism competition
Commissioners-designate hearings
27-09-2019

This note provides information on the election of the new Commission and the hearings of the Commissioners-designate, which start on 30 September the same date Commissioner-designate Phil Hogan's hearing will take place.
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The newest edition of the Eurobarometer shows that Ireland is among the most pro-European member states with 89% of respondents stating that membership has benefitted the country and 69% saying that their voice counts in the EU that compares to an EU average of 68% and 56% respectively.
Read more : Eurobarometer: Ireland among most pro-European member states
The 11th annual Citizens’ Energy Forum
13-09-2019

The 11th annual Citizens’ Energy Forum took place in the Aviva Conference Centre in Dublin, on September 12th and 13th. Former European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek and Irish MEP Ciarán Cuffe were among the speakers over the two days.
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On Wednesday Christine Lagarde presented her priorities to MEPs in Parliament's Economics and Monetary Affairs Committee if confirmed President of the European Central Bank.
Read more : Lagarde sets out her stall to MEPs in Economics and Monetary Affairs Committee