We’re ideally placed to chair EU budget negotiations, says Irish Minister of State
- Ireland is managing a jam-packed agenda as the current holder of the rotating presidency of the EU.
- We caught up with the country’s Minister of State for European Affairs, Thomas Byrne, who was in Strasbourg for the 2026 State of the Union speech and debate with EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
- We discussed key points from that address, such as a proposed ban on social media access fo
Confirmed
- We caught up with the country’s Minister of State for European Affairs, Thomas Byrne, who was in Strasbourg for the 2026 State of the Union speech and debate with EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
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- Ireland is managing a jam-packed agenda as the current holder of the rotating presidency of the EU.
- We discussed key points from that address, such as a proposed ban on social media access fo
Sources: France 24