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Recovery must be Based on Job-Creating Growth
Date: November 24, 2010
On Tuesday, November 23rd Marian challenged EU Economic Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn in the European Parliament as to how the Commission's "New Skills and Jobs" strategy will impact on countries such as Ireland which...[more]
Harkin Welcomes EU Aid for SR Technics
Date: November 11, 2010
Independent Marian Harkin MEP today, November 11th, welcomed the approval of EU aid for the 850 former SR Technics workers made redundant in 2009. Speaking from Brussels, where the European Parliament today gave the...[more]
EU Creates New Opportunities for Young People
Date: September 15, 2010
A new EU initiative launched today, Wednesday, September 15th aims to help young people to gain the knowledge, skills and experience they need to make their first job a reality. This was stated by Independent MEP Marian Harkin...[more]
EU Warns on Job Losses in Postal Service
Date: September 9, 2010
Calls for Stay on Eu Directive[more]
Harkin Calls for Extension for Sale of B3 Solutions
Date: July 4, 2010
Independent MEP Marian Harkin has called on the Receiver for the B3 Solutions plant in Longford to extend the 7 day period for selling the business as a going concern. She said:- “Unless there are already positive...[more]
North West MEPs initiative on Globalisation Fund gets Green Light
Date: June 23, 2010
Ireland's North and West MEPs have warmly welcomed the application for a €40 million European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) for retraining construction industry related workers. In a statement Marian Harkin MEP, Pat the...[more]
MEP Vote Damages Ireland's Transport Industry
Date: June 16, 2010
The members of the European Parliament who voted to include owner truck and bus drivers in the EU Working Time Directive had hugely damaged Ireland’s road transport industry and threatened up to one third of the jobs in the...[more]
MEPs Clash Over EU Working Time Directive
Date: June 15, 2010
Two Irish MEPs Marian Harkin and Proinsias de Rossa disagree over a vote concerning self employed truck and bus drivers to be taken in the European parliament in Strasbourg this week. She said that Deputy de Rossa’s...[more]
Harkin Hails 2.5 million compensation for Waterford Crystal
Date: June 2, 2010
Marian Harkin, MEP reacted today to the vote in the European Parliament Employment and Social Affairs Committee which paves the way for a substantial compensation package for the redundant Waterford Crystal workers. Marian...[more]
Latest EU Employment Situation
Date: May 19, 2010
Marian Harkin MEP reacted today to a European Commission report just published which outlines the latest EU employment situation. "The figures for Ireland do not make happy reading, Ireland's unemployment...[more]
