Did you know that in the last seven years, the European Structural and Investment Funds have invested nearly €3.4 billion in Ireland?
The EU provides funding for a broad range of projects and programmes covering various areas, from education, research, employment, regional development to the environment, humanitarian aid, agriculture, and the marine, among many others. Significant support is available to small and medium-sized businesses, non-governmental and civil society non-profit organisations, young people, researchers, farmers, and public bodies, to name a few.
The European Structural and Investment Funds support economic development across all of the European Union. These Funds make up over half of the European Union’s budget. The Funds work together to invest in education, research, and job creation to help create a sustainable and healthy economy across the whole of the country. They are also spent on protecting our environment, and on supporting rural and coastal communities.
Today, Minister @mmcgrathtd has secured Government approval for Ireland's two draft European Regional Development Fund Programmes (ERDF) 2021 – 2027. The ERDF Programmes set out Ireland’s €853m investment strategy for the regions.
Read more here 👉https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/dc8a2-minister-mcgrath-secures-approval-for-irelands-draft-european-regional-development-fund-erdf-programmes-2021-2027/
🕊 The @EU_Commission adopted today the new PEACE PLUS programme - strengthening peace, reconciliation and cross-border cooperation on the island of Ireland.
Together with the Irish & British governments, this will result in investment of €1.1 billion.
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_22_4489
A group of Irish @BlueStarProgschool teachers are in sunny Brussels this week where they are visiting the 🇪🇺 institutions. They also met with @McGuinnessEU, 🇮🇪MEPs and @IrelandRepBru.
The Blue Star programme teaches primary school pupils about European cultures & the EU👇
