News in June 2000

New Government study attempts to find a way forwardDate :The European Commission has long recognized the problems associated with peripheral regions but a great deal more could be done by policy-makers to understand the challenges and opportunities of peripherality in the UK, and to foster an ethos of “joined-up government”.This...

Over 50 delegates from Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Scotland are gathering today and tomorrow (June 2nd and 3rd, 2000) at the University of Aberdeen to participate in the Irish-Scottish Forum, a top-level meeting on the future of Ireland and Scotland.For the first time, the Forum brings together...