A very busy and productive second day in Germany, on a study tour of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles. This morning in Berlin, I met with the German Federal Minister for Transport Patrick Schneider where we discussed many issues the two countries have in common around transport and how we can introduce regulation in simpler ways. A very useful meeting ahead of Ireland’s EU Presidency later this year, as I lead out on the transport portfolio. I’m very grateful to Ambassador Collins for her suppo

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