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Replay - In Conversation with European Commissioner Mairéad McGuinness

The France Ireland Chamber of Commerce (FICC) was delighted to welcome European Commissioner Mairéad McGuinness on this special occasion.

Mairéad McGuinness is the European Commissioner for financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union. The Commissioner’s vision for the portfolio is focused on ensuring the financial sector’s strength and stability, so that it can deliver for people, society and the environment.

Before joining the Commission in October 2020, Ms McGuinness was First Vice-President of the European Parliament from 2017. She served as an MEP from Ireland for 16 years, and was a Vice-President of the Parliament since 2014.

Margot Slattery (President France Ireland Chamber of Commerce) discussed a number of topics with Commissioner Mairéad McGuinness including, but not exclusively, Brexit, the COVID-19 pandemic and the financial sector from the EU perspective.

Welcome Speech was given by H.E. Vincent Guérend, Ambassador of France to Ireland