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06 November 2020

The British-Irish Council (BIC) held its 35th Summit meeting today hosted by the Northern Ireland Executive. The heads of delegation were welcomed by the Northern Ireland Executive First Minister, the Rt Hon Arlene Foster MLA, and the deputy First Minister, Michelle O’Neill MLA. A full list of Ministerial participants is attached to the Communiqué

04 November 2020

The British-Irish Council Environment work sector held its sixteenth Ministerial meeting today, hosted by the UK Government.  The meeting was held via a virtual platform due to Covid-19 public health requirements across all Member Administrations. 

02 November 2020

The First Minister of Scotland, Rt Hon Nicola Sturgeon MSP, will host the 34th British-Irish Council Summit meeting this week. This is following the decision agreed by all eight Minister Administrations in light of the Covid-19 situation, to postpone the 34th Summit originally scheduled for the middle of this year.  It will be the fifth time the BIC Summit has been hosted by the Scottish Government. The meeting will be attended by leaders and ministers from the Council’s Member Administrations.

The main discussion topic at the summit will be the Economic Recovery from Covid-19. 

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