Coveney raises EU-UK tensions with influential US Congress members
Thursday, March 11, 2021
By Cate McCurry, PA
Ireland’s Foreign Affairs Minister has spoken about the growing tension between the EU and the UK over Brexit to an influential group of US Congress members.
Simon Coveney and EU Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic spoke to the Friends of Ireland caucus on Wednesday, including its chairman, Congressman Richard Neal.
The group discussed Northern Ireland and concerns around the UK’s extension of post-Brexit grace periods.
Today, Minister @simoncoveney and @EU Commission VP @MarosSefcovic met with the Friends of Ireland Caucus in the US Congress. The meeting was an opportunity to brief the Caucus on the latest EU-UK developments. See: https://t.co/Vvx1G0Yc07pic.twitter.com/xeFV9qASwA
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Ireland s Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has told an influential group of US Congress members about the mounting tension between the UK and the EU over Brexit.
Coveney and Vice President of the European Commission Maroš Šefčovič addressed the Friends of Ireland Caucus - a bipartisan group including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Congressman Richard Neal - one week after the British Government took unilateral action to announce the extension of a grace period for agri-food movements between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK.
Today, Minister @simoncoveney and @EU Commission VP @MarosSefcovic met with the Friends of Ireland Caucus in the US Congress. The meeting was an opportunity to brief the Caucus on the latest EU-UK developments. See: https://t.co/Vvx1G0Yc07pic.twitter.com/xeFV9qASwA