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🎙️ On this episode of ‘Just the Chats’, Environmentalist and Inventor, Fionn Eckardt Ferreira!

Host and European Movement Ireland CEO David Geary is joined by inventor, researcher and environmental advocate Fionn Ferreira to discuss the growing challenge of microplastic pollution in Ireland, Europe and beyond. In the wake of World Ocean Day and against the backdrop of evolving EU environmental legislation, the conversation explores the impact of microplastics on waterways, ecosystems and public health, as well as the scientific innovations being developed to address the problem.

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👇 THE EMI EU JOBS LIST IS OUT 👇

Are you looking for a career in European affairs, or in a European Union Institution? Every week, we update our list of job and traineeship opportunities here!

📈 ELA Traineeship Programme    
European Labour Authority (ELA), Bratislava/Slovakia/Brussels    
Deadline: 17 June 

📚 Traineeships     
Council of Europe, Strasbourg      
Deadline: 17 June 

🔍 Policy Officer
Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content & Technology (DG CNECT) European Commission, Brussels   
Deadline: 17 June 

🗣️ Public Affairs Trainee
Publyon EU, Brussels
Deadline: 25 June

💼 Temporary Agent  
European Banking Authority (EBA), Paris  
Deadline: 26 June 

🇩🇪 Administrative Assistant (Agricultural & Economic Affairs)   
Embassy of Ireland in Berlin, Berlin     
Deadline: 29 June 

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European Movement Ireland were delighted to welcome Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Helen McEntee TD TD, to present a briefing on the government’s chosen priorities for Ireland’s upcoming Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

Just 24 hours after the launch of the Government’s official programme, logo and website for the Presidency, our members were enthusiastic to hear from Minister McEntee on the Presidency priorities and ask the Minister questions on a range of topics.

European Movement Ireland looks forward to working closely with the Minister and the and Trade over the next six months during such a pivotal time for Ireland on the European stage.

There is just 21 days to go until Ireland assumes the Presidency of the Council of the European Union!

Today, the government launched the official Presidency website, logo and Presidency Policy Programme, providing a useful insight into the government’s priorities for Ireland’s six months at the centre of EU decision making.

The programme places a focus on:

💙 EU Values and Democracy
💶 Competitivesness and Resilience
🕊️ Supporting Security and Stability

To find out more, visit

European Movement Ireland were thrilled to take part in the first SHIFT meeting held in Brussels 9-10 June, looking into disinformation resilience through a variety of methods.

🤔 What is SHIFT?

SHIFT (Shaping Informed Frameworks for Trust) is a European project that builds an essential component missing from most initiatives responding to disinformation: it goes beyond simply detecting false narratives, to test what actually works in combating them and to produce counter-narratives that can spread with the same efficiency.

Across 13 EU and neighbouring countries, SHIFT investigates how disinformation reshapes public trust and develops scalable strategies to reverse its impact. The project combines cross-national research and behavioural segmentation with campaign testing in real-world scenarios to understand what changes public engagement and why.

After early warning systems show which narratives are spreading, SHIFT responds by developing interventions that resonate beyond information bubbles and measurably outpace harmful content.

Stay tuned for many more updates about the SHIFT project as they come online in the next 18 months!

In partnership with Center for the Study of Democracy logiq.media, .lv, , .citizens

👇 THE EMI EU JOBS LIST IS OUT 👇

Are you looking for a career in European affairs, or in a European Union Institution? Every week, we update our list of job and traineeship opportunities here!

🏛️Government Affairs Internship
Microsoft, Brussels
Deadline: 6 June

🎬 Internship – Communication & Marketing Department
European Film Academy, Berlin
Deadline: 7 June

🕊️ Administrative Agent
European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, Vienna  
Deadline: 9 June

📱Internship in OSINT & Media Monitoring Support  
Europol, The Hague  
Deadline: 11 June

🫆 Policy & Advocacy Intern – Online Safety  
Eurochild, Brussels  
Deadline: 15 June

🎯 Projects Officer 
CMMI - Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute, Larnaca  
Deadline: 17 June

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With less than four weeks to go to the Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU, European Movement Ireland is looking forward to working to ensure that the Irish public is engaged and involved in the Presidency. We will be launching our Presidency calendar and resources in the coming weeks. Watch this space…

👇 THE EMI EU JOBS LIST IS OUT 👇
Are you looking for a career in European affairs, or in a European Union Institution? Every week, we update our list of job and traineeship opportunities here!

✍️ Research Intern
5Rights Foundation, Brussels
Deadline: 29 May

📣 Junior Communication & Policy Officer (Trainee)
World Vision EU Representation, Brussels
Deadline: 31 May

🕊️ Humanitarian Advocacy & Policy Specialist
World Vision EU Representation, Brussels
Deadline: 31 May

🗞️ Communication Intern
The Good Lobby, Brussels
Deadline: 31 May

🇪🇺 EU Policy Officer 
The Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage (CCUS), Brussels
Deadline: 1 June

🇳🇱 Personal Assistant to the Ambassador
The Embassy of Ireland to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, The Hague
Deadline: 8 June

🏦Traineeship in procurement in the Directorate Administration
European Central Bank, Frankfurt am Main
Deadline: 10 June

Read European Movement Ireland’s at the link in our bio 🔗