Debate contribution: European Union

Debate contribution by Mr John Blair on 27 April 2026.

MLA: Mr John Blair
Party at the time: Alliance Party
Date: 27 April 2026
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: European Union
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 5508268

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I thank the First Minister for her reply. We are still awaiting not only an international relations strategy but the promised Europe strategy. Given evidence that the UK is pivoting closer to the European Union and its economic area, should those strategies not be addressed urgently rather than be left on the shelf?

53 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.

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This follow-up belongs to: Oral question AQO 3452/22-27.

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