Grace O'Sullivan MEP @GraceOSllvn@respublicae.eu

⚠️WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT

Today I met with activists from @SeaShepherdFran who have brought the issues of some fishing practices to the doors of the European Parliament.

They showed us how beautiful creatures like these dolphins are being needlessly killed as bycatch.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GraceOSllvn/status/1635736415072911368

Immensely proud of Ciarán's work on this piece of legislation which will ensure warmer homes and cheaper bills for European citizens in the coming decades 👏

Comhghairdeas @ciarancuffe !!
RT @ciarancuffe: Progress! The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive #EPBD was approved by the European Parliament, now on to trialogues...

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GraceOSllvn/status/1635620592878485505

Delighted to see my colleague and friend @ciarancuffe's work on Energy Performance of Buildings #EPBD pass with flying colours just now in Parliament!

Greens in Europe leading the way to lower energy bills, warmer homes and climate action 💪

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GraceOSllvn/status/1635607143167541251

@decornerforward @noonan_malcolm Hi Seán, I agree with the urgency. As part of the Fisheries Control reform I am working to ensure large vessels have electronic monitoring, including cameras, installed. This will mean physical Naval or Civil Observer presence is not required for constant monitoring.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GraceOSllvn/status/1635564476656123907

@Seasaver @EamonRyan @naval_service @Irishwildlife @IWDGnews We're working in the European Parliament to make sure ships like this have increased monitoring, including CCTV onboard, to reduce the damage they do to endangered species and make sure everything that is caught is recorded and controlled.

Watch this space 👀

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GraceOSllvn/status/1635321392060321792

We need two immediate actions to limit the damage of super-trawlers like the Margiris.

🌊 massively expanded Marine Protected Areas
👁️ on-board monitoring of large vessels

@noonan_malcolm is on the case for the first point.

I'm working in Brussels to introduce the second.
RT @Seasaver: Bad news for our Irish friends.

Megatrawler Margiris — destroyer of oceans — has arrived off the biodiversity-rich west coast of Ireland.

Read more here https://www.facebook.c…

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GraceOSllvn/status/1635320802987081728

Over 10,000 Irish people signed this petition calling for a phase-out of synthetic pesticides responsible for the deterioration of soil health and the collapse of pollinator populations.

Find out more info here:

https://www.savebeesandfarmers.eu/eng/

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GraceOSllvn/status/1635231239094554630

.@ciarancuffe is leading the charge in the Parliament this week on lower energy bills and better housing.

This evening, 6pm Irish time, he will provide more detail in this livestream below so don't miss it.

https://act.greens-efa.eu/cuffe?source=gg_twitter_climate_20230313

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GraceOSllvn/status/1635231236334690304

On the train to Strasbourg again! This week the European Parliament votes and debates:

🏠 climate neutral buildings by 2050
✊ protecting humanitarians
🐝1 million-person petition to protect pollinators
🇮🇱🇵🇸 deterioration of democracy in Israel and consequences for Palestine

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GraceOSllvn/status/1635231232945700864

❗️REPORT: We're at nothing if we're not also reducing the amount of plastic we are producing; cleanup is not enough.

The upcoming Regulation on Packaging & Packaging Waste will need to be strong in shifting the EU, and the world, in this direction ➡️
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/08/plastic-particles-oceans-marine-pollution-production

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GraceOSllvn/status/1633750553183375360

No deal unfortunately! Negotiations continue…

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GraceOSllvn/status/1633600727590346752

Heading into late negotiations on the largest reform of fisheries in a decade 🎣

Looking for a modernised system and fairness for small scale fishers.

Still concerned about some proposals on the table to weaken catch recording rules which could threaten endangered species

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GraceOSllvn/status/1633521598169743360

Caught up with my old @SeanadCEG colleague @SenLynnRuane this morning in the EP. A fitting day for it 😊

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GraceOSllvn/status/1633459843435753473

☃️Good morning from a snowy Brussels!

♀️ A busy day of meetings and negotiations, but it's also International Women's Day! Things ARE changing, but we still have a lot to fight for ✊️

Another note - it's also my birthday 😉

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GraceOSllvn/status/1633423927291572224

@flossiebeachcl1 @ShaunaReports @CAugustenborg 😍

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GraceOSllvn/status/1633417947002667008

@MojoMediaIE Hi there! Fear not, this is just one of the many new areas being discussed under the Fisheries Control Regulation.

We're not trying to restrict them, we're including them in monitoring and policymaking after years of being sidelined in the Common Fisheries Policy

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GraceOSllvn/status/1633136382293032964

@irish_organic Fully agree! And up til now anglers and inshore fishers have been sidelined by the Common Fisheries Policy. It's time we include them in data collection and policymaking!

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GraceOSllvn/status/1633110982019907584

Nine million people go fishing and angling in Europe for recreation 🎣

I’m in negotiations today working towards a new EU register for recreational fisheries so we can ensure this continues sustainably for everyone and the 🌊 environment

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GraceOSllvn/status/1633026839533740033

This story is heartwrenching - Israeli policies are slowly killing this man.

I heard of many cases like this where healthcare was delayed or denied - particularly to those in Gaza - due to travel visa issues.
RT @WHOoPt: Khalid has kidney failure.

He needs to exit Gaza to ensure he can continue lifesaving dialysis.

He has been denied an Israeli permit 4⃣ times.

He is waiting for the outcome of his latest application.

Health is a right for all.

👉Share Khali…

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GraceOSllvn/status/1632739325988290567