Helen McEntee: “Twenty-seven member states deciding possibly that they would ban trade in the Occupied Territories is quite a…”

we need to be prepared for this.

They've engaged directly with him on the conditions in which he’s being held, and again, they have reported to me that he has had access to visitors, that he has had the same treatment as any other person in his situation.

I think we've been very clear in saying that in the past we have not spent as much or committed as much as we should have. But I believe that has changed, and that will continue to change.

Pleased we have agreed the 21st package of sanctions in the first weeks of the 🇮🇪Presidency. This package further targets Russia's revenue streams, impedes its shadow fleet and disrupts its supply-chains. Europe stands with Ukraine…