Clare Daly @ClareDalyMEP@respublicae.eu

10s of 1000s of shares purchased in arms, mining and fossil fuel companies, including one that produces cluster munitions, to finance the European Parliament's voluntary pension scheme! Is it any wonder our EU institutions have so little credibility?
https://euobserver.com/rule-of-law/156578

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The sanctions war is affecting European agriculture, driving up food prices and world hunger. Meanwhile fertiser companies rake in record profits. More dialogue and negotiations are needed to address global food insecurity arising out of war.

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How will Commission ensure a well functioning internal aviation market without decent working conditions & high standards for workers who will make it possible? Stakeholders in the dark. Transport committee in the dark. Why are we still waiting for the Commission to deliver?

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RT @jeremyscahill: We are in the midst of a perilous moment in world history, one that demands a robust debate about the motives and actions of powerful nation states. There should be more debate, not less.

https://t.co/F6lSiMF3tV

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As tensions rise globally, EU politics is gripped by a frenzied enthusiasm for armament and militarism, confrontation with “geopolitical rivals,” and getting involved in regional conflicts in far-flung corners of the world. Our piece in @BRAVENEWEUROPE1

https://braveneweurope.com/clare-daly-mick-wallace-the-eus-turn-to-militarism

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Volunteer work is a massive, indispensable part of our societies, but it cannot be a substitute for vital public services. If workers perform a vital service to our society, we need to pay them properly and recognise the sacrifices they make for the benefit of all.

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Very sad news that Pentagon Papers whistleblower @DanielEllsberg is dying. Powerful to see that even in his last months he continues as he always did speaking out against the horrible madness of nuclear war, and the criminal recklessness of all leaders who enable it, even now.
RT @DanielEllsberg: I wrote this letter recently to my friends in the antiwar and anti-nuclear movements. I see it’s being circulated, so I’ve decided to share it here. For all of you worki…

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The EU's "Global Gateway" is supposedly a flagship EU strategy to support infrastructure around the world. In reality it's a pathetic, private sector-infested attempt to deny ground to China's Belt & Road, driven by paranoia about China's international influence.

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"Ceasefire now! Support peace talks! No nuclear escalation! Stop NATO expansion! Negotiate peace!"

1000s on the streets of Brussels yesterday demanding deescalation and peace talks.

The European peace movement will not be silenced.

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Technical fixes for EU elections do not address the biggest problem facing European democracy. Neoliberalism is enshrined in the treaties. People do not believe the institutions represent them. Unless we go back to basics, and bottom up democracy, we are codding ourselves.

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Groups who for years wanted to choke off funding to NGOs are seizing the opportunity of #Qatargate to push for a crackdown on them. NGO transparency is important but we must address institutionalised corruption of EU politics: lobbying by arms, finance, tech, pharma, agri, etc.

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We need safe and legal pathways for people who want to come here. Stop sending them back. Stop pushing them back. Stop beating them at the borders. Let people in, let them access good jobs and let then guarantee a future for Europe.

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Cut the bullshit. Whether it's a "training mission" makes zero difference to the reality: military support to one side in a hot war. Irish participation - in any way - in the EU Military Assistance Mission shreds our neutrality. Shame on FF/FG/Greens.

https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2023/02/20/government-to-consider-plan-for-defence-forces-demining-and-explosives-experts-to-train-ukrainian-forces/

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Brilliant article about "Picking Up The Threads."

"I felt so profoundly honoured and moved that evening last month to be in the company of the passionate and creative grassroots activists gathered together in the @El_Collective ."

💯

https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2023/02/23/when-our-day-old-son-died-i-had-to-get-out-of-ireland-watching-home-from-abroad-gives-me-hope/

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A grim anniversary today. Reflect on all the lives lost, all of the suffering created. This war must end. NO to escalation, YES to diplomacy. All out tomorrow:
RT @IrishAntiWarMvt: On 1st anniversary of #RussiaInvadedUkraine We condemn d Russian invasion & call for withdrawal as we condemn escalation by #NATO into #ProxyWar @irishgov respect #IrishNeutrality & call for #PeaceTalks No glory in 100K dead. Read https://irishantiwar.org/no-to-escalation-yes-to-diplomacy-talks-not-tanks/ https://t.co/kOvlc0ww6v

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Ignoring #Afghanistan 🇦🇫 is not a solution. The most basic human right is the right to life. But current policy is contributing to a humanitarian catastrophe. We must start allowing the economy to function, and link improvements to that. Anything else is a mass death sentence.

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All people have rights by virtue of being human, but for MEPs clearly some people are more human than others. The #EU approach to human rights is distorted beyond recognition. Every month we hunt for useful victims to demonise rivals, while victims we create are never mentioned.

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The explosion of the #NordStream pipelines is one of the biggest acts of economic sabotage carried out on the #EU. So it is very, very strange that there is no appetite for investigation no appetite for accountability, or restitution, nearly no discussion of it here at all!
RT @ClareDalyMEP: I find it jaw-dropping the complete lack of curiosity among EU elites as to who is reponsible for an act of sabotage against the infrastructure of an EU Member State and the …

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A year on, as the war continues, MEPs parrot the propaganda line: "Ukraine must win." Ordinary people never win in war. Shout "glory" all you want; there is no glory in the grave. It is time for the silent majority to take to the streets to demand peace.

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Many in the international community couldn't care less what happens in #DRC as long as their own interests are looked after, with #France pushing the EU for €20m in support for #Rwanda's military and the UK sending asylum seekers to #Rwanda.

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