Q10 Glasán Organics, based in Co. Meath, sells organic porridge to shops in Spain and Portugal. Its founder, Marek ZieliĆski, first got the idea while studying in France through the Erasmus+ programme. The business buys its packaging from a supplier in Poland and is now comparing prices with a new supplier in Germany.
(i) Outline one economic benefit of EU membership for Glasán Organics shown in the story above.
(ii) Outline one social benefit of EU membership that Marek used before starting the business.
(iii) Poland is an EU member but does not use the euro.
Explain one reason why buying from the German supplier may be easier for Glasán Organics than buying from the Polish supplier.
(iv) Outline one economic challenge of EU membership for an Irish business such as Glasán Organics.
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