Free and fair elections must not be taken for granted, says Long
Alliance Leader Naomi Long MEP spoke at the European Parliament in Strasbourg today during a debate on election interference. She called on the EU to ensure that "whether it’s digital or physical, internal or external, we must work to eradicate every threat to free and fair elections."
Read moreCompassion must be at the heart of our migration policy, says Long
Alliance Leader Naomi Long MEP spoke during the plenary session at the European Parliament in Brussels today, using her platform to call for the immediate closure of a camp for migrants in Vučjak, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and for the authorities to “provide safe, clean and habitable accommodation for those who are currently languishing there.”
Read moreNorthern Ireland needs a deal if Brexit is to proceed, says Long
Alliance Leader Naomi Long MEP spoke during the plenary session at the European Parliament in Brussels today ahead of next week’s European Council meeting saying, “Northern Ireland needs a deal if Brexit is to proceed.”
Read moreIgnore those who say that no-deal is no problem, says Naomi Long MEP
Alliance Leader Naomi Long MEP gave her first speech to the European Parliament in Strasbourg today during a debate on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU saying, “it is much more important to get it right than simply to get it done.”
Read moreFires in the Amazon a sign of things to come, says Naomi Long MEP
Alliance Leader Naomi Long MEP has said that the recent fires in the Amazon rainforest are a “sign of things to come” if we don’t take urgent action on climate change and protecting biodiversity.
Read moreNaomi Long to host first cross-party hearing on Brexit with Irish and UK MEPs
Alliance Leader Naomi Long MEP will host Former Taoiseach John Bruton, speakers from across Northern Ireland and a cross-party group of MEPs from Ireland and the UK for a high-level hearing on the impact of Brexit on Northern Ireland. It will be the first time such a group of MEPs has been brought together.
Read moreNaomi Long MEP welcomes European Parliament’s Brexit Steering Group resolution, urges patience from the EU to avoid no-deal
The Brexit Steering Group in the European Parliament has provisionally agreed on a draft resolution on the Brexit negotiations which insists that any Brexit deal must contain a backstop to protect the Northern Irish peace process and states that it is open to a Brexit delay if there is to be a general election or second referendum.
Read moreLong signs “Brussels Declaration” alongside 40 MEPs to work against no-deal Brexit
Alliance Leader Naomi Long MEP has signed a Joint Declaration alongside a cross-party group of UK MEPs as a commitment to work together to stop a no-deal Brexit.
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