NI should bid for more EU funding

The European Commission today adopted a report from its Northern Ireland Task Force that identifies key EU policy initiatives and programmes which can be mobilised in support of the region's economy. The Task Force, set up by Commission President José Manuel Barroso and led by Commissioner Danuta Hübner, takes stock of Northern Ireland's economic development amid peace and stability, and points out leads for new ways in which the region can boost its modernisation. It aims to help the region's authorities to reap maximum benefit from the EU support they can receive from now until 2013.

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