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British-Irish Council – Annual Report – 2012
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Contents
Foreword 3
History and Structure of the British-Irish Council 5
Summit Meetings 7
Work Sectors:
Ministerial Meetings 14
Social Inclusion 14
Misuse of Substances (Drugs & Alcohol) 16
Environment 18
Other Work Sectors: 20
Collaborative Spatial Planning 20
Demography 21
Digital Inclusion 23
Early Years Policy 24
Energy: Marine Energy 27
Electricity Grids 27
Housing 28
Indigenous, Minority and Lesser-used Languages 29
Transport: Sustainable and Accessible 30
Secretariat 32
Annex: Extract from the 1998 Multi-Party Agreement establishing the 35
British-Irish Council