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\nEuropean Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was presented with an engraved vase<\/p>\n
The Government will hold a series of joint meetings with the European Commission in Cork today as Ireland’s EU Presidency gets under way.<\/p>\n
Last night, Taoiseach Miche\u00e1l Martin officially welcomed European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to his native city ahead of the meetings.<\/p>\n
She was also greeted by Lord Mayor of Cork Damian Boylan and was presented with a vase etched with the slogan for Ireland’s presidency – “N\u00ed neart go cur le ch\u00e9ile – Strength with unity”.<\/p>\n
As she arrived in Cork, President von der Leyen posted on social media that Ireland had built one of the EU’s most dynamic and innovative economies, and had a talent for breaking frontiers and brokering deals.<\/p>\n
She, and the other 26 EU commissioners, were given a tour of the Tyndall Institute, which is Ireland’s largest deep-tech research centre. They were shown the institute’s work on semiconductors, advanced materials and space.<\/p>\n
\nEuropean Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was presented with an engraved vase<\/p>\n
This morning, Government ministers and European commissioners will hold thematic clusters of meetings based around the Government’s presidency priorities, namely competitiveness, security and values.<\/p>\n
Later there will be a full plenary session involving the Cabinet and the college of 27 commissioners.<\/p>\n
Ahead of the meeting, the Taoiseach said he would raise the issue of what he called Israel’s persistent and egregious breaches of human rights and international law.<\/p>\n
President von der Leyen has often been accused of exhibiting too much leniency towards Israel and this could be a point of contention during the meetings.<\/p>\n
The Taoiseach has said that several member states have different views on the Middle East conflict to Ireland – that observation could also extend to Ms von der Leyen.<\/p>\n
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