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The European Commission announced today that it has decided to start infringement procedures against Ireland in the fields of: Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs; Digital Economy; Mobility and Transport; Environment; and Justice.
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Cork and Dublin ports are to receive multi-million euro grants for sustainable, safe and smart transport infrastructure. The grants come from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) which is the EU’s programme for strategic investment in infrastructure.
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The European Commission has disbursed to Ireland the first payment for €324 million in grants under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF).
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