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The Commission has published an ambitious Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030 to ensure their full participation in society
Despite having an opt-out on immigration measures under the Lisbon Treaty, Ireland agreed to fully participate in EU relocation/resettlement schemes.
Just 1% of Ireland's active raised bogs remain after years of land reclamation and turf-cutting and the Commission has asked Ireland to take action.
Although the European Union is sometimes accused of being undemocratic, all EU laws must be approved by democratically elected politicians.
A complex set of circumstances led to Ireland requesting international financial assistance from the EU and the IMF in the late naughties.