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Ireland – a committed member of the European Union

Gesprächskreis Europapolitik with Paschal Donohoe

Speech and Discussion with Paschal Donohoe TD, Minister for European Affairs

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Ireland was among the first EU Member States affected by the financial and economic crisis. After implementing severe reforms, cutting costs and salaries and thus following a strict policy of austerity, the country could leave the financial assistance programme in December 2013.

In 2014 Ireland once again looks optimistically into its future. A future tightly connected to the European Union. Ireland entered the Union in 1973 together with the United Kingdom, but political discourse in Ireland is very different from that in its nearest neighbour. Ireland’s leaders today are among the most outspoken supporters of the EU.

Find out why the Irish population – even in times of crisis – backs the EU, hear more about the ideas of the Irish government on necessary improvements and the future development of the EU, exchange views on how deep scepticism can be tackled and discuss the upcoming elections to the European Parliament with the Irish Minister for European Affairs, Paschal Donohoe.

Stefan Evers MdA, Vice Chair of the CDU Parliamentary Faction to the Berlin Chamber of Deputies, will comment the speech and participate as discussant.

Program

15.00 Address of Welcome

  • Dr. Stefan Friedrich, Director Team Political Dialogue and Analysis, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
15.10 Speech: “Ireland – a committed member of the European Union”

  • Paschal Donohoe TD, Minister for European Affairs, Republic of Ireland
15.30 Comment

  • Stefan Evers MdA, Vice Chair of the CDU Parliamentary Faction, Berlin Chamber of Deputies
15.45 Discussion

Moderation

  • Dr. Stefan Friedrich, Director Team Political Dialogue and Analysis, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
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Academy of the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation
Tiergartenstr. 35,
10785 Berlin
Deutschland

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Speakers

  • Paschal Donohoe TD
    • Minister for European Affairs
    • Republic of Ireland | Stefan Evers MdA

Publication

"Große Ideen entstehen in einer kleinen Nachbarschaft": Irischer Europaminister Paschal Donohoe blickt optimistisch in die Zukunft Irlands
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Dr. Christina Catherine Krause

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Head of Department International Politics and Security Affairs

christina.krause@kas.de +49 30 26996-3445 +49 30 26996-53445
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