EXCLUSIVE : EU’s colonial ruler of Northern Ireland flies onto UK soil today

The EU’s unelected Commissioner for N.I., Maroš Šefčovič, will visit his territory

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Facts4EU.Org can reveal this because it’s in his diary, not because one word of the visit appears anywhere else

EXCLUSIVE : The unelected ‘Vice-President of the European Commission for Inter-institutional Relations,’ Maroš Šefčovič, will visit the EU’s colony of Northern Ireland today, according to his official diary accessed by Brexit Facts4EU.Org.

At the time of writing, not one word appears about this on any UK government website, including the ‘NI Direct website’ for Northern Ireland citizens, nor in the mainstream UK media. Nevertheless events such as these are planned in advance and we must assume that this visit is taking place.

There is no indication of who Šefčovič will see. Will he have meetings with Sinn Fein, with the SDLP, or with anyone from the DUP, UUP, PUP or TUV? Will the Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar be there from the Republic of Ireland?

Importantly, will the UK Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, the Rt Hon Chris Heaton-Harris MP or his minister the Rt Hon Steve Baker MP be there? What is Šefčovič’s agenda and why the secrecy? Naturally if we had an itinerary we would not publish it for security reasons, but the simple fact of his visit to Belfast is on the official record in Brussels, with the people of Northern Ireland being unaware.

This is part of the EU’s illusory “Peace Plus Programme”

As long ago as September 2021 – in fact two years ago tomorrow - Brexit Facts4EU lifted the lid on the EU Commission’s disinformation campaign on one aspect of its interference in a sovereign part of United Kingdom territory. Our work on this was then covered by a national newspaper.

As usual with the EU Commission it has claimed credit for this €1 billion programme, despite the British taxpayer having to fund the majority of it. We have no doubt that Mr Šefčovič will once again claim credit during his visit to Northern Ireland today. Whilst the precise amounts from the EU are shrouded in typical fog, we do at least have the UK Government’s figures, as well as an indication from the EU Commission.

What is the EU ‘Peace Plus Programme’?

Here is how the EU Commission describes it.

“The overall objective of the PEACEPLUS Programme will be to build Peace and Prosperity and ensure that this Programme will leave a lasting and tangible legacy across Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland.
“The Programme’s strategy is to continue to take the opportunities and address the needs arising from the peace process in order to boost economic growth and stimulate social and economic regeneration and secondly, to promote social inclusion, particularly for those at the margins of economic and social life”

It’s the UK that is predominantly paying for this, while Šefčovič takes the credit for the EU

Below we outline the costs of this EU propaganda exercise to the UK taxpayer, as well as showing what this money is being spent on.

Brexit Facts4EU.Org Summary

1. What the EU is spending the €1.07 billion budget on

Theme 1 - Building Peaceful and Thriving Communities : €250m
Theme 2 - Delivering Socio-Economic Regeneration and Transformation : €170m
Theme 3 - Empowering and investing in our young people : €123m
Theme 4 - Healthy and Inclusive Communities : €172m
Theme 5 - Supporting a sustainable and connected future coverage : €303m
Theme 6 - Building and embedding partnership and collaboration : €52m
TOTAL : €1.07 BILLION

2. The UK is paying for 80% of this

The payments for this are as follows.

UK : €851.8m (79.6%)
EU & RoI : 218.2m

[Sources: UK Government, Northern Ireland Office, and EU Commission.]

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Observations

The EU had nothing to do with the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement of 1998. This was negotiated and agreed by the UK and Republic of Ireland governments, with significant involvement from N.I. politicians (especially the late Lord David Trimble and the late John Hume) and under the chairmanship of the late and respected US Senator George Mitchell.

The EU Commission played no substantive part at all. Despite this, the EU Commission has for years attempted to claim credit.

Now we have a €1 billion EU-branded ‘Peace Plus’ Programme, of which 80% is being paid for by the United Kingdom, and an unelected EU Commissioner and Vice-President who flies into Belfast as if he owns it.

Sovereignty

What is the UK government and the Northern Ireland Office doing? This is a flagrant breach of UK sovereignty. In addition, the EU’s branding on all the expenditure adds insult to injury and can only be described as gross disinformation. For the Northern Irish people – particularly its young people – to see “Funded by the EU” plaques on projects of this Peace Plus programme is a disgrace.

Even a cursory glance at the six ‘themes’ we have described above shows that the EU Commission is effectively engaged in social and political engineering in the Province, at the British taxpayers’ expense.

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Reader Comments 19

1. Sparky , Monday, September 11, 2023, 07:04:

As of 7.00 am it is reported on BBC.
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How would Facts4EU react if the EU had given more money, sure there would have been accusations of occupation.
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Maybe other news has taken priority, what about Rishi Sunk at the G20, or even that his meeting with Narendra Modi was put back to make way for Joe Biden

2. John Hardman , Monday, September 11, 2023, 08:11:

Sparky pants,
I smile every time you put a EU loving comment on this great site.
It must really hurt you every day we are NOT being told what to do from the non elected bureaucrats who keep building an empire.
I thank all the sensible people who did not fall for the lies to keep us in your horrible EU club.
Looking forward to your next comments as I read and laugh my head off at how sad and deranged you are

3. Jon, Wales , Monday, September 11, 2023, 08:47:

UK Prime Minister Sunak is busy giving OUR money away [WITHOUT CONSENT] to every 'tom, dick, and harry' in foreign lands, in addition to spending a fortune on illegal channel migrants as they lead a free life of luxury, whilst UK citizens are on the street, and students are kicked out of their digs to make way for illegal migrants. He should not be surprised if the UK electorate turn on him and wipe out the Tories - It WILL be the fault of Sunak whom has had every opportunity to correct issues, but fails to even try.
While Sunak is also busy defending the rights of foreign lands at massive expense to the UK taxpayer [WITHOUT CONSENT], he forgets his first duty is to the British people, AND to the people of Norther Ireland.
Sunak appears willing to surrender N.I. to the corrupt EU construct, led by VDL, a former FAILED German Defence minister (in other words, the EU has its jack-boot in the UK back door).
I seriously question the motives of Sunak when he treats N.I. as being of no consequence? For sure, he will be responsible should further troubles happen.
Let Sunak hear this LOUD AND CLEAR - N.I. and its people are a valued part of the United Kingdom, period. This is British territory (unless their people say otherwise).
DEAL WITH IT PRIME MINISTER OR STAND ASIDE FOR SOMEONE WHO WILL - Or we must assume you are appeasing the EU, YET AGAIN?

4. Sparky , Monday, September 11, 2023, 08:55:

Glad to be of service. Maybe some more to entertain.
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YouGov polling puts support for rejoining the EU at 63 per cent.
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At the Last Night of The Proms, EU flags outnumbered Union Jacks for Rule Britannia as the festival drew to a close.
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Best comment of all from Stephen Fry on LK yesterday. “But Brexit… we must mention Brexit. The Labour Party is afraid to mention it. It was a catastrophe – and everybody knows it deep in their bones. They know it, of course they do, and certainly the rest of the world knows it too. It is a clown-car crash.”
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Don’t assume or try to pass as an insult “EU Lover”. Remain voters don’t necessarily love the EU, just a better option than leaving and the BRINO now delivered with part of the UK under the EU.

5. Sparky , Monday, September 11, 2023, 09:00:

3 JW. “Jack Boot?” Are you referring to the British Household Cavalry or still fighting WWII

6. terence patrick hewett , Monday, September 11, 2023, 09:17:

Are yes.... Maros Sefcovic: Moscow trained communist shill. The FSB/KGB have certainly lost their touch if he ain't on the payroll.....and we all know they ain't lost their touch, otherwise he would be out of the window sharpshoot. The EU Commission and bureauocracy is riddled with collaborators like this: and riddled with the descendents of families who collaborated with the 3rd Reich and Stalin's murderous regime. The UK home grown collaborators, also have a long and dishonourable history...at the end of a rope.

7. Paul j , Monday, September 11, 2023, 09:35:

Poor Sparky!
All he has is a few waving flags set up by remoaners and fake polls.

8. Gazzablack , Monday, September 11, 2023, 09:50:

5, SparkyMcsparkface
Renowned Po!ish comedian Stefan Fryovski on the Laura Knowsaberk show.
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"But the fall of the Soviet union, we must mention the fall of the Soviet union".
"It was a catastrophe and everybody knows it, deep in their bones".
" They know it of course they do, the whole world knows it, from no.3 Lenin road to no. 4 Lenin road".
"Me and my mate Piotr held an opinion poll, and between the two of us 75%, voted to return to the Soviet union"

9. Sparky , Monday, September 11, 2023, 10:16:

6 TPH. You sound like Roland Freisler.
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Don’t forget Stalin was Uncle Joe when allied to us.
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Where Brexit went wrong from the start, UK looking back to the days of British Empire.
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Interesting reading about Maros Sefcovic, apparently he is against an Federalization and an EU Superstate.

10. Gazzaablack , Monday, September 11, 2023, 10:45:

9, sparkless
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Where the EU went wrong
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Looking back to the days of the British Empire and believing it could emulate it's success.
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It seems to me that it is the remainer/rejoiner brigade that hankers for Empire.
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Circumstance made 'Uncle Joe' an ally', not a shared ethos.

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