Here we post a video of a debate between Joe Higgins and Fianna Fail Minister, Micheál Martin on RTE’s Primetime show on Lisbon, public services,  workers rights and the economy. DO YOU AGREE? SUPPORT JOE & THE SOCIALIST PARTY?   Subscribe to Joe's Newsletter | Donate | Get Involved | Join Read More →

The video of a debate broadcast on European Parliament TV discussing the Lisbon Treaty is now online. DO YOU AGREE? SUPPORT JOE & THE SOCIALIST PARTY?   Subscribe to Joe's Newsletter | Donate | Get Involved | Join Read More →

The intervention of the European Commission into the debate on Lisbon in Ireland has become yet more brazen. The sight of Antonio Tanjani on a whistle-stop tour of the country with Michael O’Leary campaigning for a Yes vote has removed any remaining shred of impartiality. That the European Commission would interfere in the... More

Eamon Gilmore has claimed that left wing opponents of the Lisbon treaty are ‘oportunistic’ and ‘putting the economy and jobs at risk’. It seems he lives in an upside down world. Instead of putting blame for the economic catastrophe where it firmly lies, with the government, bankers and big builders he joins... More

Here Joe Higgins goes into precisely how Lisbon boosts the armaments industry and is another step towards a militarised EU. The absence of any detailed debate on the new provisions in the Lisbon Treaty concerning armaments policy and military strategy is quite alarming. This arises on the one hand from the reluctance of the ‘Yes’... More

Here we publish the statement from Joe Higgins MEP in support of the current struggle of workers in Opel & Vauxhall. The prospect of over 10,000 redundancies across Europe at Opel represents a grave threat to the livelihoods of those workers and their families. It would also devastate cities like Antwerp, Bochum and others,... More

Joe Higgins went head to head with former supreme court judge Donal Barrington on Pat Kenny’s show on RTE Radio 1 yesterday in a debate on Lisbon and how it pushes privatisation, the race to the bottom and militarisation. Listen to it here. DO YOU AGREE? SUPPORT JOE & THE SOCIALIST PARTY?   Subscribe to Joe's... More