Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 24 January 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs

General Affairs Council: Discussion with Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade

11:20 am

Photo of Eamon GilmoreEamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour) | Oireachtas source

That in turn needs to be backed up by what then needs to be done at a practical level to grow the European economy. That means getting investment. The stability that we have now managed to achieve provides the platform on which that investment can be made and the jobs created. That means, during the course of our presidency, driving ahead with the measures on the single market, the digital market, the trade issues, the employment initiatives, the education and training initiatives that need to be taken to address the needs of people who are out of work. A point was made earlier about the growth of Euroscepticism in Europe. That is very real.

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