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       August 2009
Now is not the time for Ireland to have a frosty relationship with the European Union - The EU is playing a central role in ensuring that Ireland will pull out of economic recession -


Pat the Cope Gallagher MEP today said that " now is not the time for Ireland to have a frosty relationship with the European Union.
The EU is now playing a key role in supporting Irish economic recovery.

Irish companies are receiving 1 million Euro a week under the 7th EU Research and Technology Framework Programme 2007 - 2013 so as to ensure that we can continue to economically compete as new technologies come on stream.
The European Union is providing 400 million Euro to Ireland to help train the youth and long term unemployed in our country.
We are securing 1.8 billion Euro a year between the period 2009 - 2013 from the CAP to help develop Irish agriculture, our rural communities and our food sector.

This is separate from the large-scale financial backing that is being given to support our banking sector from the European Central Bank and from the European Investment Bank.

Over the past ten years, Irish exports into the other 26 member states of the EU have increased from a value of 44 billion Euro to a figure of 88 billion Euro.
Irish exports into the countries based in Eastern and Central Europe are now valued at 2 billion Euro a year. Increasing export lead growth into the other 26 member states of the EU will be a key way for Ireland to extricate itself from economic recession.

Ireland is a net beneficiary of EU funding from the European Union to the level of over 460 million Euro per annum.

The Lisbon Treaty is about modernising decision making processes within the EU institutions. This will make for more effective and modern law making structures in Europe which will be good news for the future development of the Irish and the European economies.

Now is not the time for Ireland to move away from the EU. Our economic interests are best served by Ireland staying at the very heart of the European Union project. "

August 12th 2009.