27/08/2026
🗯️ As the Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026 started in July, we welcome the focus on & security.
Competitiveness is the condition for quality jobs, for financing the green & digital transitions & for our social model. As Europe has industrial capacity, a world‑class workforce & a powerful Single Market, what we need is to unlock them:
✅ Simplification
✅ Remove fragmentation
✅ Open trade
🎬 Watch the intervention of our President Sandra Parthie at the presentation of the Irish Presidency's priorities with Thomas Byrne TD, Ireland’s Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence.