Press Release: Commissioner Hübner in Belfast to launch new drive to boost growth and jobs in Northern Ireland

Danuta Hübner, European Commissioner for Regional Policy, visited Belfast on 14 April, 2004, to launch new investment programmes for Northern Ireland with Ian Paisley, Northern Ireland's First Minister, Brian Cowen, Prime Minister designate of Ireland, Martin McGuinness, Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland and Peter Robinson, Minister for the Northern Ireland Department of Finance. And the Commissioner formally presented the Commission's Northern Ireland Task Force's report on the region. This set out a wide range of opportunities for Northern Ireland to tap into EU programmes and resources to help consolidate peace and stability, as well as its economic upturn.

European Commission: Press Release: MEMO/08/243 (14.4.08) http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/08/243&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

United Kingdom, Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland Executive: Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister: Co-operation: European policy and coordination: Current documents: European Commission: DG Regional Policy: Northern Ireland: Report of the Task Force, April 2008 http://www.ofmdfmni.gov.uk/report2008.pdf

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