EU Commissioner Charlie McCreevy to
deliver UNSW Peace Oration
Charlie McCreevy, former Irish Finance Minister and now European Commissioner for the
Internal Market and Services, will deliver The Australian Ireland Fund UNSW Peace Oration on
Tuesday 27 October.
He joins a list of eminent Irish statesman to deliver this Oration, including former Prime
Minister Bertie Ahern in 2000.
Commissioner McCreevy’s speech will examine the European Union’s role in the peace and
reconciliation process in Northern Ireland and more generally, in promoting economic stability
throughout Europe.
More than 50 years ago the founding Member States came together in the Treaty of Rome to
establish the European Economic Community, with the goal of avoiding further conflict in
Europe. Through successive enlargements, the EU has grown to encompass 27 Member
States with nearly 500 million citizens, making it the world’s largest single integrated market.
Before joining the European Commission, Mr McCreevy had a distinguished political career in
Ireland. As Minister of Finance between 1997 and 2004, he presided over Ireland’s entry to the
Economic and Monetary Union of the EU and the changeover to the Euro.
What: EU Commissioner Charlie McCreevy delivers Australian Ireland Fund UNSW Peace
Oration - ‘The Role of the EU in Peace, Stability and Prosperity in Ireland and Europe’
When: 6.30–7.30pm, Tuesday 27 October 2009
Where: Law Theatre, UNSW Kensington campus
The lecture is free but RSVP essential: r.straker@unsw.edu.au
Media contact: Denise Knight, UNSW Media Office, 02 9385 8920 | 0405 207 685
Date issued: 16 October 2009
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