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Keaveney talks Inishowen in Europe
21.12.07
SENATOR Cecilia
Keaveney has been invited to discuss the border as
it relates to Donegal at the Council of Europe next
month.
The Moville-based senator was in Paris yesterday for
a meeting of the Council's environment, agriculture,
local and regional affairs committee. |
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She highlighted to her
fellow committee members, the importance of cross
border co-operation.
“In explaining to the other committee members that I
come from a region of Ireland that is geographically
north but politically south, I underscored the
importance of cross border cooperation to Donegal
and the work that is ongoing in relation to
transport and health links, amongst others in the
context of the new administration in the six
counties, and the cooperation on a north/south
level,” said |
Senator Keaveney.
“I told them that the invaluable contribution
Interreg funding from Europe is making within
Ireland and the cross frontier opportunities it
offers into the future through the new programme
with Scotland is very exciting for us.” Senator
Keaveney said she was invited to speak on the border
issue again.
“The chairman of the committee, Monsieur Schmied,
thanked me for my contribution to the debate and has
asked me to represent the views as articulated by me
today, to the plenary meeting of the overall Council
of Europe in January," she concluded. |
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