Senator Terry Leyden, Vice Chairperson of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on European Affairs and Head of Delegation to COSAC Meeting 13th - 15th.November 2016, Bratislava,Slovakia addressed COSAC Conference after Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic Mr. Robert Fico spoke on topic "State of Play of the Slovak Presidency of the Council of the European Union"
Senator Leyden informed the conference of the concerns in Ireland arising from decision of UK on 23rd.June 2016 to leave the European Union. "We in Ireland share a 499KM border with United Kingdom and we have €1.2 Billion Trade every week. No other European Union Country is so affected and we seek an open Border between Ireland & UK". He invited Delegates to visit Ireland next year to view reality of Brexit and the open Border on movement of people,goods and services.
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ISSUED BY SENATOR TERRY LEYDEN FROM CONFERENCE CENTRE IN BRATISLAVA CASTLE,SLOVAKIA.
Photo Stream from the event: https://www.flickr.com/photos/143153559@N08/sets/72157674834746902
What is COSAC?
COSAC (fr. Conférence des organs spécialisés en affaires communautaires) unifies European Affairs Committees of national parliaments of EU Member States, as well as Members of the European Parliament.
Plenary COSAC meetings are held twice a year and each national Parliament is represented. Each plenary meeting is prepared at a preceding separate meeting of the EU Affairs Committee Chairpersons (usually at the beginning of the Presidential semester).
Senator Leyden informed the conference of the concerns in Ireland arising from decision of UK on 23rd.June 2016 to leave the European Union. "We in Ireland share a 499KM border with United Kingdom and we have €1.2 Billion Trade every week. No other European Union Country is so affected and we seek an open Border between Ireland & UK". He invited Delegates to visit Ireland next year to view reality of Brexit and the open Border on movement of people,goods and services.
END OF PRESS RELEASE
ISSUED BY SENATOR TERRY LEYDEN FROM CONFERENCE CENTRE IN BRATISLAVA CASTLE,SLOVAKIA.
Photo Stream from the event: https://www.flickr.com/photos/143153559@N08/sets/72157674834746902
What is COSAC?
COSAC (fr. Conférence des organs spécialisés en affaires communautaires) unifies European Affairs Committees of national parliaments of EU Member States, as well as Members of the European Parliament.
Plenary COSAC meetings are held twice a year and each national Parliament is represented. Each plenary meeting is prepared at a preceding separate meeting of the EU Affairs Committee Chairpersons (usually at the beginning of the Presidential semester).
Senator Terry Leyden meets Prime Minister of Slovak Republic Mr.Robert Fico
Pictured with Senator Gerard Craughwell
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