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Should the UK withdraw from the European Union?

Should Ireland withdraw from the European Union?

In January of 1973, the Republic of Ireland joined the European Economic Community, now known as the European Union (EU). Proponents argue that leaving the EU could cost Ireland a permanent loss of 3.1% GDP. Opponents of EU membership argue that it leaves Ireland's economy vulnerable to the economic declines of other European countries including Italy and Greece.

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Yes
95%
No
4%
Yes
91%
No
1%
Yes, but maintain free trade agreements with EU nations
4%
No, but renegotiate for strict limits on migration into the country and the terms of our monetary contributions
0%
No, but renegotiate the terms of our monetary contributions

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 @B26SL2Panswered…1mo1MO

If it is saveable it should be remade into an organisation that promotes peace, justice and solidarity and looks after its people and others struggling in this world

 @9ZWFB36answered…2mos2MO

I don't think we should withdraw, However, as mentioned elsewhere by me, yes rules for migrants should be adjusted in general, but also, I think that there are certain issues with other EU countries that the Irish government seem to just roll over for

 @9ZVJZF3answered…2mos2MO

No but renegotiate for strict limits on immigration into the country and terms of our money contributions and the right to not introduce hate speech laws and any gender ideology or any LGBQT recognition

 @9ZFSGBYanswered…3mos3MO

Yes, in order to reduce Irish complicity with Fortress Europe and the genocide in Gaza. Additionally to prevent capitalism from being enshrined in supranational law.

 @9MY38KGanswered…8mos8MO

Not at present and not over migration, but I do think we should continue to evaluate our relationship with the EU.

 @B2GVP7Sanswered…1wk1W

This is a catch 22 where even if we did leave we don’t have the leader with the vision or ability to manage it successfully

 @9ZHJK2Kanswered…3mos3MO

No, but Ireland should seek to reform the EU away from its current direction of increased military and global interference.

 @9ZBS3BBanswered…3mos3MO

the eu is an ultimately exploited of an imperialist body yeah we do depend on them and leaving the EU would Cause certain catastrophe for our, our economy

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 @ISIDEWITH submitted…2mos2MO

Europe on Edge as Critical Cables Severed Near Nord Stream Blast Zone

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius on Tuesday said "nobody believes" that two broken telecommunications cables in the Baltic Sea were "accidentally cut.""We have to conclude, without knowing exactly who did it, that it is a hybrid action and we also have to assume — without knowing it — that it is sabotage," Pistorius told reporters in Brussels on the sidelines of a Council of the European Union meeting.The Finnish network company Cinia said Monday it was investigating a broken undersea internet cable running between Santahamina near Helsinki and Rostock in Germany — in a submarine incident that sparked political alarm in Berlin and Helsinki.The 1,173 kilometer-long cable follows a similar route to the Russia-to-Germany Nord Stream gas pipelines, which exploded in September 2022 in an apparent act of sabotage.Also speaking on the sidelines of the meeting in Brussels, Finnish Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen said: “We are now investigating what has happened. We have good capabilities through all of this to investigate what has happened and who has been there.”Finland’s Europe Minister Joakim Strand called the incident "concerning.""Our authorities together with the companies are proactively investigating the case. The telecommunications have been re-routed to back-up connections and practical impacts have been minimal. The cable of course will be repaired. It is too soon to speculate on any causes but of course this is concerning," he added.The suspected case of sabotage comes as European foreign ministers, meeting in Warsaw on Tuesday, warned that Russia is “systematically attacking” Europe’s security architecture.

 @ISIDEWITH submitted…3wks3W

Taiwan suspects China of latest attack on undersea cables

Taiwan suspects that China was behind the cutting of an international undersea telecom cable early Friday morning.According to Taiwanese media reports, the Shunxin-39, a Cameroon-flagged cargo ship, was intercepted by the country's coast guard about 13 kilometers off the north coast of Taiwan late Friday afternoon and ordered to return closer to shore for an investigation. Rough weather prevented them from boarding the vessel, however, and the Shunxin-39 was able to continue en route to a port in South Korea.Taiwan authorities said that although the Shunxin-39 is registered in Cameroon, it belongs to Jie Yang Trading Limited of Hong Kong headed by Guo Wenjie, a citizen of China.Chunghwa Telecom, which is part of an international consortium that owns the cable, said it had been able to reroute telecom traffic to other cables, and that service continued uninterrupted. The $500 million Trans-Pacific Express cable has linked countries in East Asia with the United States' West Coast since 2008.Taiwan has experienced several dozen incidents of damage to its underwater telecom cables in recent years, without being able to definitively identify the source of the attacks, and has appealed to the European Union for help.The Taiwan cable attacks follow the severing of an undersea power cable between Finland and Estonia on Christmas Day that Finland pinned on Russia's shadow fleet of oil tankers.Such so-called gray-zone attacks have multiplied since Russia's invasion of Ukraine three years ago as Beijing and Moscow have tested the ability and readiness of the West to withstand hybrid forms of aggression.

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