Elections are shaping up and they may reshape the European Union

Macron’s economic remodelling of Europe is... partly a threat to our national interest

Elections are shaping up and they may reshape the European Union
Wed, 06 Mar, 2019 - 00:00
Gerard Howlin

French president Emmanuel Macron addressed the citizens of Europe on Monday. Yesterday, the former SDLP leader and Foyle MP, Mark Durcan, arrived in Dublin to run for the European Parliament for Fine Gael.

Today, Fianna Fáil nominations in Ireland South and in Midlands-North-West close. It’s all go now til May 24. Local elections will be held on the same day.

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