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Angry scenes over speaking time arrangements in the Dáil with rows delaying the expected confirmation of Martin’s role by the president
Tusk, a historian by training, also urged Europe to increase its defence spending:
Some people think it’s extravagant or wrong to warn that we should spend up to 5% of GDP on our security. … But this is a time when Europe cannot afford to save on security.
We spend 5% not on our own security, but also on the security of the whole of Europe. … If Europe is to survive, it needs to be armed.
Do not ask what America can do for Europe and its security; ask what ourselves we can do for our security.
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Artisanal shellfish farmers face ruinous losses but money meant to help is going to the powerful fishing industry, say critics
Early on a warm September morning in southern Italy, Giovanni Nicandro sets out from the port of Taranto in his small boat. Summoning his courage, the mussel farmer inspects his year’s work – only to find them all dead, a sight that almost brings him to tears.
“We have many problems,” he says. “The problems start as soon as we open our eyes in the morning.” The loss is total – not only for Nicandro but also for Taranto’s 400 other mussel farmers, after a combination of pollution and rising sea temperatures devastated their harvest.
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