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Taoiseach, Simon Harris, and European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, are on collision course over EU gender equality.
Newly elected European Commission President says she will ask member states to nominate one man and one woman. Ireland has put forward Michael McGrath.
Simon Harris has already ruled out offering a woman.
Taoiseach and @vonderleyen on collision course over EU #genderequality.
— newsIrelandEU (@newsIrelandEU) July 18, 2024
Newly elected European Commission President says she will ask member states to nominate one man and one woman. Ireland has put forward @mmcgrathtd. @SimonHarrisTD has already ruled out offering a woman. pic.twitter.com/7VOq4CAtJt