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POSTED By : DESTINATION NEWRY
Post Date : 16 Oct 2017 08:53 AM
Council Chairperson Pledges to Ensure Brexit Concerns Are Addressed
Newry Mourne & Down Council Chairperson Cllr Roisin Mulgrew attending the launch of the Brexit Border Corridor Document in Brussels this week has said that Councils along the border will work together to ensure their common concerns are addressed during Brexit negotiations.
 
Speaking in Brussels where she also attended the European Citizens Prize award presentation to the Border Communities Against Brexit Group the Council Chairperson stated,
 
"Councils from both sides of the border have met regularly to discuss the impact of the UK leaving the EU on Border Corridor. We have been working closely and today in Brussels we launched our policy document. We will continue to work together to ensure our common concerns are highlighted and addressed".
 
Cllr Mulgrew also congratulated the Border Communities Against Brexit who received the European Citizens Prize.
"Well done all involved with the Border Communities Against Brexit Campaign, a deserved recognition of the huge work this Group has done to highlight the impact of Brexit, thus ensuring that the communities concerns continue to be heard".

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Newry, Mourne & Down Council Chairperson Cllr Roisin Mulgrew pictures with her elected colleagues from along the Border Region and members of the award-winning Border Communities Against Brexit Group
 
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Mickey Brady MP Chris Hazard MP Dáire Hughes Sinn Féin Cllr Roisin Mulgrew Martina Anderson MEP