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Speech by President Higgins at a Reception for the Irish Community in Rome October 2023

Opening Statement at the The World Food Forum, Rome

At the invitation of the Director General of the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), Dr. QU Dongyu, President Higgins delivered a speech at the World Food Forum grand opening ceremony.

Statement by President Higgins following the 18th meeting of the Arraiolos Group of EU Presidents

At the invitation of H.E. Mr. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of the Portuguese Republic, President Higgins participated in a meeting of the ‘Arraiolos Group’ of EU Presidents. 

The meeting was attended by14 non-executive Presidents of European Union member states who discussed contemporary issues.

The Arraiolos Group is an informal meeting of Presidents of European Union member states. Meeting once a year, the Arraiolos Group, named after the Portuguese town where the first meeting took place in 2003, provides a political forum for the Presidents of parliamentary republics in the EU to consider responses to the challenges facing their societies, and to promote the principles of multilateralism.Statement by President Higgins following the 18th meeting of the Arraiolos Group of EU Presidents