Wales and the World

Summary

  • Bring forward Wales reaching zero carbon emissions from 2050 to 2035, demonstrating our commitment to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
  • Cultivate a close partnership with Ireland, by establishing a representative office in Dublin.
  • Develop an export strategy for Welsh business, involving closer connections with EU regions where we have already established relationships.
  • Explore the prospects for an independent Wales becoming a member of the European Free Trade Association.
  • Enhance the Wales and Africa programme by extending support to Welsh groups already working in more than 25 Sub-Sahara countries.
  • Pilot a project for keeping in touch with young people who leave Wales for higher education or initial employment to create a data base of diaspora talent.

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International Relations
Plaid Cymru would develop a Welsh international strategy based on the promotion of our values, including democracy, sustainable development, and...
Relationship with the EU
Following Brexit the prospects of the UK rejoining the EU in the medium term are remote. Nevertheless, we would make...
Export Strategy
According to the Office of National Statistics just 4,300 of Wales’s 105,360 enterprises were involved in exporting during 2018, with...
Global Wales
Plaid Cymru will further develop the Global Wales partnership between British Council Wales, Universities Wales, the Welsh Government, and the...
Diaspora Engagement
We would continue the work of engaging with the worldwide Welsh diaspora, in the fields of business networks, the Welsh...
Peace and Security
A Plaid Cymru-led Government would work to prevent the renewal of weapons of mass destruction, such as Trident, and would...