Grace O'Sullivan MEP @GraceOSllvn@respublicae.eu

@TD81Jax @halftwottered @ClaraAguilera7 @PacoMillanMon @VSinkevicius @Pierre_Ka @IzaskunBilbaoB @hjaruissen @GreensEFA @greenparty_ie The reform of the Fisheries Control Regulation.
More information here https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20230526IPR92701/fisheries-deal-reached-on-new-rules-to-improve-compliance-and-traceability

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@patrickvkelly @EPPGroup @FineGael Hi Pat, the Irish EPP delegation are not involved in the negotiations in this committee directly but all MEPs have a role to play in getting their political Group on board. I hope they adopt a more constructive approach.

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On the same day people gather outside the Dáil for Nature Restoration, @EPPGroup MEPs are walking out of negotiations.

Even when we fundamentally disagree on policy we always engage in negotiations. It's what we are elected to do.

Putting nature at risk for petty politics 🫤
RT @juttapaulusrlp: +++BREAKING+++
#EPP (CDU/CSU) leaves negotiations on EU #NatureRestorationLaw!
Goal: Sabotage of the Green Deal together with far-right.
Background: revenge of Manfred W…

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@halftwottered @ClaraAguilera7 @PacoMillanMon @VSinkevicius @Pierre_Ka @IzaskunBilbaoB @hjaruissen @GreensEFA @greenparty_ie Fisheries control measures have no relation to quota. However we have achieved an improvement of monitoring of catch which will clamp down on misreporting and rule breaking in the EU industrial fleet.

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Deal struck at literally a minute to midnight!

Tonight we closed negotiations on the most significant reform of Fisheries Control measures in over twenty years 🐟

A tough slog seeking fairness for fishers and sustainability for our ocean 🌊

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🔥In the middle of a biodiversity and climate crisis, we are seeing calls for a "pause" on environmental legislation.

❗️Next week in my Cork office I want to debunk the myths, mistruths and to present the facts about the EU Nature Restoration Law.

🗓 Tuesday 6th June | 7.30pm.

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@MyrtlevilleS could you follow me back so I can DM you? 😊

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@DaraCooney Hi Dara. With a collapse in pollinator population and with continued soil degradation and high nitrogen pollution of our rivers, agriculture needs more nature for more food production. If we expect farmers to help reverse this, then they should be remunerated for the work.

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@pswalbe Hi pip! All evidence points to more food security not less when nature is restored. Without pollinators and with continuing degraded soil, agriculture will not be sustained. No farmers no food, no nature no farmers.

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@halftwottered Hi there! All evidence points to more food security not less when nature is restored. Without pollinators and with continuing degraded soil, agriculture will not be sustained.

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The Nature Restoration Law could be a massive opportunity for rural Ireland and for our natural heritage 🌿

This is what a Just Transition looks like.

https://www.businesspost.ie/politics/greens-want-to-pay-farmers-if-they-return-their-land-to-nature/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=hp&utm_campaign=RSS

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👇This footage shows exactly why we need to ban bottom trawling in Marine Protected Areas - yet many actors still defend an almost unlimited use of the practice.

Our nature needs times to recover. For
🌊ocean health,
🦈marine biodiversity, and
🎣sustainable, viable fishing.
RT @HugoSAS: Scallop dredging is one of the most destructive types of fishing, devastating marine ecosystems & biodiversity. 🛑 🚨 @oceana @TheOpenSeas @OceanaEurope #BanBottomTrawling #BanDestru…

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I don't understand how the closure of Owenacurra can still be going ahead - why close a facility that is more highly rated that its replacement? East Cork families deserve better.

Liam here and @neasa_neasa have been highlighting this for months👇
RT @LiamQuaide: I discussed the latest @MHCIreland inspection of the Owenacurra Centre on @drivetimerte with Mary Hurley, family member of a resident.

The 90% compliance rating further underscores the moral absurdity o…

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@Mandoline_Blue @NatureNymph @Irishwildlife @greenparty_ie @GreensEFA Currently down for 15 June but this depends on ongoing negotiations!

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RT @noonan_malcolm: MEPs who vote against the Nature Restoration Law will find themselves on the wrong side of history. Closing today's Dáil Statements on #Biodiversity, I gave my own view that if the NRL collapses in Europe, Ireland should embark on its own nature restoration plan.👇 #RestoreNature https://t.co/vEING7JQCH

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@paulatgreid1 Hi there! As I'm a substitute I don't have a direct vote in PECH, though I will in ENVI committee which has control over this file. Our Greens/EFA group votes as a block in favour of Nature Restoration in all committees 🌱

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The Nature Restoration Law could be this European Parliament's greatest legacy 🇪🇺

The Citizens' Assembly called for it - now let's do it

An opportunity to put nature at the heart of EU policy, halt biodiversity loss, and ensure a food secure future.

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@NatureNymph @Irishwildlife @greenparty_ie @GreensEFA True, up to recently I was full member and Group coordinator but an agreement was in place to swap with the amazing Caroline Roose MEP. On day-to-day however I still take on files, draft amendments and enter negotiations on behalf of the @GreensEFA Group as before.

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@NatureNymph @Irishwildlife @greenparty_ie @GreensEFA Hi Oonagh I'm a substitute member of PECH so I don't have a vote unless filling in for a colleague. However, all of my fellow Greens/EFAs voted in support of the Nature Restoration Law.

I will vote on this in the Environment Committee, which has the final say.

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I'm looking forward to seeing the progression of the twinning of Waterford & Ramallah through @WaterfordCounci, and further cooperation, learning and solidarity between Ireland and Palestine 🇮🇪✊️🇵🇸

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