More than €9m of EU funding will be invested in a new two-nation project to expand the life sciences sector in Wales and Ireland.

Welsh Government Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government, Mark Drakeford, met Irish Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe, in Dublin last week to discuss the progress of the Ireland-Wales programme.

The 7th October 2016 sees the launch in Dublin of the first operation to have been awarded funding from the Ireland Wales Co-operation Programme for 2014-2020.

The First Minister has welcomed today's structural funds announcement from the UK Government.

We are continuing to deliver our EU funding programmes. Applications for EU funds are still being developed and approved in line with objectives agreed by the European Commission.

The Welsh Government will meet with the Department of Expenditure and Reform, Irish Government and Southern Regional Assembly. 

The First Minister of Wales has made a statement on the outcome of the Referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU, including the future of EU funds.

We’re delighted to introduce our new Ireland Wales Co-operation Programme 2014–2020 website and blog!

The Welsh Government will meet with the Department of Expenditure and Reform, Irish Government and Southern Regional Assembly. 

We meet periodically during the programme period to assess progress, address any issues, agree a way forward on policy, etc.

The Programme Monitoring Committee (PMC) monitors the delivery of EU investments for the Ireland Wales Co-operation programme.

See our Programme Committee page for more detail about the PMC.