Motion or amendment: Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union - Amendment 1
Motion or amendment by Dr Steve Aiken OBE on .
- MLA
- Dr Steve Aiken OBE
- Party at the time
- Ulster Unionist Party
- Date
- 26 February 2026
- Type
- Motion or amendment
- Business
- Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union”
- Heading
- Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union - Amendment 1
- Assembly identifier
- Document 473494
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Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union - Amendment 1
Leave out all after ‘areas such as’ and insert:
“defence, security, infrastructure, research and innovation, energy, skills and public services across the British Isles; further notes that Ireland’s EU Presidency can play an important role in supporting improved relations and closer cooperation between the United Kingdom and the European Union, particularly in the defence and security fields and in the support of the Ukraine and in resolutely standing up to Putin's aggression in Europe; believes that, in the long term, Northern Ireland’s future will be best served with the United Kingdom having a closer relationship with the European Union, with trade, economic and security agreements, as this is the most likely direction of travel; and urges Ireland’s EU Presidency to work with the EU and the United Kingdom to mitigate the divergent and disruptive impact of the Windsor Framework as a measure of the good faith of improving UK and EU relations.
164 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
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