Ireland South MEP Kathleen Funchion has called for an exemption to EU fiscal rules to allow for greater investment in housing. The new fiscal rules came into force on April 30, with the aim of keeping budget deficits below 3% of GDP and public debts below 60% However, the former Kilkenny TD has called for […]
FORMER Kilkenny TD Phil Hogan’s dream of winning a second term as Ireland’s EU Commissioner could be scuppered over a gender row that has erupted at the highest levels of the union. Ursula von der Leyen, who has been nominated by the European Council to be the next president of the European Commision, yesterday said […]