CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -To mark 50 years of Ireland’s EU Membership, the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola visited Dublin and addressed a joint session of the Oireachtas. In her speech, she said that together we have come a long way, but there is some way to go yet.

Detailed explanation-2: -The European Parliament is made up of 705 Members elected in the 27 Member States of the enlarged European Union. Since 1979 MEPs have been elected by direct universal suffrage for a five-year period. Each country decides on the form its election will take, but must guarantee equality of the sexes and a secret ballot.

Detailed explanation-3: -Charles Michel, President of the European Council - Consilium.