Further EU funding is more likely for peace projects in Northern Ireland, according to First Minister Peter Robinson.
Mr Robinson was addressing a conference in Brussels on the impact of European peace funding in Northern Ireland over the past two decades. The European Union has provided Northern Ireland with more than £1 billion of peace funding since 1995.
There is no specific commitment from the EU on the size of fund but the figure of £120 million has been mentioned. Previous EU money has funded scores of community groups as well as high profile capital projects.
Peace 3, which provided £300 million, follows Peace 1 and 2 which were set up to support the peace process after the paramilitary ceasefires of 1994. Peace funding is given to a wide range of social and economic projects in Northern Ireland and the border counties.
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