The recent Dail vote to join a new EU military framework was slammed by Sinn Fein MEPs in Strasbourg last night. The Dublin MEP Lynn Boylan last night accused the government of pandering to the EU and its arms industry when she spoke in the European Parliament. Last week the Government and Fianna Fail voted for Ireland to join the Pesco agreement on greater cooperation on security and defence issues. The aim of Pesco, which stands for permanent structured co-operation, is to pool resources and enhance the effectiveness of member states’ defence forces for missions under the EU’s common security and defence policy. Critics of the vote such as Lynn Boylan say it compromises Irish neutrality.
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