EU grants levels to Ireland under threat, claims MEP

EU grants, essential to build infrastructure and carry out research, is under threat because of the Juncker investment plan, warns Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune.

Much of the EU’s €16bn contribution to the investment plan will come from the funds Ireland would hope to get money from for roads, ports and airports over the next five years.

Ms Clune is particularly worried about the Connecting Europe Facility that provides grants to countries like Ireland that are no longer poor enough to receive money from other EU funds.