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Lawmakers consider creating North Dakota–Ireland trade commission to boost ties with EU gateway
Summary
Representative Mary Schneider introduced House Bill 1568 to create a North Dakota–Ireland Trade Commission to promote trade, academic exchanges and tourism, and to give the state a formal channel to engage with Ireland as a gateway to the European Union.
Representative Mary Schneider told the Senate Industry and Business Committee that House Bill 1568 would create a North Dakota–Ireland Trade Commission to promote bilateral trade, academic and cultural exchanges and to give the state a formal channel to engage with Ireland and, by extension, the European Union.
Schneider, a sponsor and co‑chair of the state’s American Irish Legislative Caucus, said the commission would include two legislative appointees from each chamber, the executive director of the North Dakota Trade Office, one private‑sector member with international trade experience, and the agriculture commissioner or designee. “This would be our state's first trade commission,” Schneider said, and she framed Ireland as…
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