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As a minister, he would have been over and back to the EU institutions for meetings, and when in the health portfolio co-ordinated with counterparts on Covid-19 during the pandemic. During his brief visit, the new Taoiseach also made time to meet Manfred Weber, the German MEP who heads up the European People’s Party , the centre right grouping that includes Fine Gael. The largest group in the parliament and around the summit table, the EPP will be an important constituency to cultivate connections within.
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