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Ireland discusses future with EU
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   Sep
   2016
   Tuesday 6^th
   posted by Morning Star in World

   Jobs minister stresses importance of avoiding trade barriers
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   by Our Foreign Desk

   IRELAND’s jobs minister met officials in Brussels yesterday to discuss
   the effect of Brexit on free movement between Northern Ireland and the
   republic.

   Speaking ahead of the trip, Mary Mitchell O’Connor said she would
   stress the importance of avoiding customs or trade barriers during the
   talks at the European Parliament (EP).

   The Fine Gael TD said: “It is crucial that the EU institutions at the
   highest levels fully appreciate the potential impacts for Ireland at
   the earliest stage, before any detailed negotiation process, that will
   prepare the terms for the UK’s departure and its future relationship
   with the EU.”

   Ms Mitchell O’Connor will take part in a series of meetings with
   European Internal Market Commissioner Elzbieta Bienkowska, Trade
   Commissioner Cecelia Malmstrom and EU internal market committee chair
   Vicky Ford MEP.

   She said she would emphasise “our desire to avoid the introduction of
   customs or trade barriers, the competitiveness challenge, and our
   ability to sustain engagement in research co-operation, including under
   EU funding programmes.”

   The Common Travel Area allows free movement of people between the
   Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Britain.

   During a visit to Northern Ireland last week, Brexit Minister David
   Davis said Britain and the Republic of Ireland wanted to retain an open
   border.

   Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire has also said there is a
   strong will from both governments to ensure that there was no return to
   the borders of the past while Irish Foreign Minister Charlie Flanagan
   has insisted the two countries must keep the “invisible” border that
   exists at present after Brexit.

   Meanwhile, trade and single market issues including deals with the US
   (TTIP and Canda (Ceta), and the Commission’s initiatives to achieve
   progress on strengthening Europe’s single market will also be on the
   minister’s agenda.

   Ms Mitchell O’Connor is expected to underline Irish support for the
   EU’s trade agenda in order to ensure that Irish exporters gain greater
   market share in existing markets and improved terms of entry to new
   markets, while urging progress on the EU’s trade negotiations which
   have yet to be implemented (Ceta or TTIP).

   international@peoples-press.com

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