No Borders, No Barriers, No Brexit.
Sinn Féin to host Public Meeting.xa0
This British government will, this Wednesday the 29th of March trigger Article 50, the process which will formalise their exit from the European Union.xa0At this point the European Union and the British Governemt will begin a negotiation process that will conclude with Britain leaving the EU.
Sinn Féin have called for special designated status for the north of Ireland to remain in the European Union. We have done so because it is in the interests of the Irish people; for farmers, for students, for small businesses, and Irish society; for human rights protections, environmental standards, for peace and reconciliation and for infrastructure.
56% of people in the North voted to Remain in the EU – that has to be respected maintains Sinn Féin.
Onxa0Thursday, March 30th, the day after Article 50 is triggered, MEP’s from across Europe will join with Martina Anderson MEP and Matt Carthy MEP at a public meeting to discuss the way forward.xa0This will give you a unique opportunity to raise your concerns directly with MEPs from across Europe, before the European Parliament sets its Brexit agenda.
The meeting will take place onxa0Thursday 30th March, in the Carrickdale Hotel, County Louth, atxa07:30pm.
It will be an opportunity for people North and South to voice your concerns to people who will have an influence on the outcome of the Brexit negotiations. You, and representatives of your organisation are most welcome.
In Newry, Monaghan and Louth there will be meetings with various sectors affected byxa0Brexit, including SMEs, agriculture, tourism, chambers of commerce, enterprise agencies, trade unions.
No Border, No Barriers, No Brexitxa0
Public Meeting
Thursday March 30th
7:30pm
Carrickdale Hotel, Co. Louth
All Welcome
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The MEPs travelling with Martina Anderson & Matt Carry arexa0
– Gabi Zimmer MEP.xa0Die Linke, Germany.xa0President of the GUE/NGL group.xa0Employment and Social Affairs Committee.
– Josuxa0Juristxa0MEP.xa0EH Bildu, Basque Country (Spanish State).
Regional Development Committee (with a particular awareness of cross-border issues)
Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee.
– Marisa Matias MEP (Thursday only. Leavesxa0Friday morning).xa0Left Bloc, Portugal.
Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee. Industry, Research and Energy Committee.
– Lidia Senra MEP (Thursday nightxa0& Friday only).xa0Galician Alternative Left, Spanish State. xa0GUE/NGL co-ordinator on the Agriculture Committee.xa0Fisheries Committee.
-xa0Giorgios Karatsioubanis.xa0Syriza Central Committee, Greece.xa0Syriza European Policy and International Affairs Department.
-xa0Norbert Hagemannxa0(Die Linke, Germany from MEP Helmut Scholz’s office.xa0Scholz is on the Foreign Affairs committee, International Trade committee and Constitutional Affairs committee, and Norbert will report back to him on the visit.)
-xa0Martin Herbergxa0(Gabi Zimmer’s office).
-xa0Diana Mandiaxa0(Lidia Senra’s office).
