Europe and the Future
in collaboration with the IIEA
Europe and the Future conference, held in collaboration with the IIEA, in the Edmund Burke lecture Theatre. Opening Address by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. Discussion with President Herman Van Rompuy, President Romano Prodi, Dr Catherine Day, chaired by David O’Sullivan. Second panel analysing the future direction of Europe on rule of law, migration and with Judith Sargentini, Shona Murray and Tony Barber, chaired by Dr Constantine Boussalis. The conference closed with a performance by Trinity Singers of the European Anthem, ‘Ode to Joy’.
Irish Times:
State contribution to EU ‘a steal’ for what it gets back, says Varadkar
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has called the State’s financial contribution to the European Union “a steal” and “really cheap” compared to what the country gets back from the bloc.
Taoiseach’s Speech
Merrion Street: An Taoiseach attended the HIST 250th Anniversary Celebration of the College Historical Society this afternoon, where he addressed the audience. “The ideals of a united Europe – freedom - economic and individual, peace, prosperity, democracy, free trade, the rule of law, equality, the social market economy, free movement - helped bring peace, reconciliation, jobs and wealth to Europe.“ “On shared security issues, such as terrorism, I believe we need to work more effectively together to build peace and security, within Europe on our border and in our neighbourhood.“ #Hist250
