6349: EU LABELLING OF VEGETARIAN AND VEGAN FOODS MOVES A STEP CLOSER
Thursday 15 November 2018
The European Commission has moved
a step closer to labelling foods for vegetarians and vegans.
The Commission has formally registered a European Citizens' Initiative which
starts the process of examining the proposal.
Grace Bolton, of the EU Commission in Dublin, says a million signatures are now
needed across seven EU States to move the initiative on.
Interviewee: Grace Bolton | Clip duration: 0 minutes 20 seconds | Outwords: of the proposal
6348: ECC ADVISORY ON PURCHASING REFURBISHED PHONES
Wednesday 14 November 2018
The European Consumer Centre is
urging consumers to do their research and pay securely when buying refurbished
phones online.
The warning comes as figures show that, during a 12-month period, just over
half of all refurbished phone complaints received from Irish consumers about
traders based in other EU countries were in relation to delivery
problems.
Nearly one third of complaints related to goods either arriving faulty or the
fault appearing not long after purchase, while in some cases phones were not
delivered at all.
Martina Nee, of the European Consumer Centre Ireland, says there are several
tips to adhere to when purchasing refurbished phones online.
Interviewee: Martina Nee | Clip duration: 0 minutes 20 seconds | Outwords: method of payment
6347: IRISH MORE CONCERNED ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCE AT ELECTION TIME
Friday 09 November 2018
Irish people are more concerned
about the influence of digital media at election time compared to any other EU
nationality.
New figures from Eurobarometer show that 79% of Irish people are concerned that personal data from the Internet could be used to target political
messages. The EU average is 67%
84% of Irish people want the same rules to apply to online social
networks and internet platforms that apply to traditional media in pre-election
periods on areas such as equal campaigning time, funding and pre-election
silence. The EU average is 76%.
Grace Bolton of the EU office in Dublin says the survey shows that Irish people
are more conscious about the influence of social media.
Interviewee: Grace Bolton | Clip duration: 0 minutes 20 seconds | Outwords: referenda and elections
6346: IRELAND ONE OF THE BETTER EU PERFORMERS FOR BATTERY RECYCLING
Thursday 08 November 2018
Almost five out of every ten batteries purchased in Ireland are now re-cycled.
New figures for 2016 from Eurostat show that only 15 Member States reached the 45% target set by the EU Batteries Directive for the collection rate of portable batteries.
The report reveals that five countries did not report a battery-collection rate at all.
Grace Bolton of the EU Commission office in Ireland says in the overall findings, Ireland is one of the better performers for battery recycling.
Interviewee: Grace Bolton | Clip duration: 0 minutes 17 seconds | Outwords: batteries are recycled
6345: CLOSING DATE FOR FREE EU URBAN WIFI PLAN
Wednesday 07 November 2018
Local
authorities around the country have two days to apply for a special EU grant to
provide free Wi-Fi in public spaces.
€225,000 is
being made available to local authorities in Ireland under the first phase of this €120 million EU-wide initiative.
In the upcoming call, the first 2,800 municipalities who apply will get a
free WiFi4EU voucher.
Grace Bolton of the EU Commission office Ireland says this is a wonderful
opportunity for urban centres in the regions to get connected - and it's free.
Interviewee: Grace Bolton | Clip duration: 0 minutes 16 seconds | Outwords: cities and towns
6343: EU HIGHLIGHTS EQUAL PAY DAY
Friday 02 November 2018
Tomorrow
(Saturday) is EU Equal Pay Day.
The European Commission has designated November 3rd to highlight the average
gap in pay between men and women across the EU.
The latest figures from Eurostat show that men earn 16.2 per cent more than
women across the 28 member States.
Grace Bolton of the EU Commission office in Ireland says that women in the EU, on
average in relative terms, will work for free from tomorrow until the end of the year.
Interviewee: Grace Bolton | Clip duration: 0 minutes 16 seconds | Outwords: of the year