Rehn Commitment To Food Aid Scheme A Welcome Support To Those On Poverty Line – Prendergast
Labour MEP for Ireland South Phil Prendergast has welcomed the European Commission’s proposal to extend funding of the Food Aid Scheme for the EU’s most deprived people to 2014. Funding for this programme had previously been secured to the end of 2013. But today Commission Vice President Olli Rehn told the European Parliament in Brussels […]
Increased Tourism Leading to Jobs Growth – Prendergast
Labour MEP for Ireland South Phil Prendergast has described new figures showing growth in tourism and related jobs as very encouraging. The Central Statistic Office (CSO) quarterly figures for December 2011 – February 2012 show tourism growth of 2.7 per cent compared to the same period last year. Ms Prendergast said: “These figures are very […]
