Text of statement from the office of First and Deputy First Ministers Designate, David Trimble MP and Séamus Mallon MP, respectively, 18 Dec 1998, with updates and reports on the implementation of the Good Friday Agreement (1998); Draft text of speech for Séamus Mallon MP to Our Lady of Mercy Girls School (2 Dec 1998); text of address by David Trimble MP to the Irish Association, Co. Wicklow, 20 Nov 1998; Text of speech by David Trimble MP to the Chamber of Commerce of Ireland (19 Nov 1998); 'Part draft speech by John Hume', untitled, beginning "Now is the time to deploy our strength in Europe"; Text of address by Séamus Mallon MP to the 28th SDLP Party Conference, Newry, Co. Down, 13 Nov 1998; text of address by Prime Minister Tony Blair MP on "Modernising Central Government" (3 Nov 1998)
Speeches and addresses made by Mark Durkan MLA, Deputy First Minister, Northern Ireland Assembly.
Speeches by Mark Durkan, Deputy First Minister, including text of speech at 32nd SDLP Annual Conference, Armagh City Hotel (2 Nov 2002); speech "A Bigger Ireland, A Bigger Europe" at a conference on the future of enlargement of Europe at City Hotel, Derry, 11 Oct 2002; Speaking notes from Hugh Logue to Durkan on "Today's Debate" - Mantra is "No Going Back" (8 Oct 2002); Ireland-Harvard Conference, Waterfront Hall Belfast (19 Sep 2002); Text of "The Struggle Against Sectarianism" (10 Sep 2002); SDLP Press Office release of speech by Durkan at Beal na mBlath, Co. Cork, on the anniversary of the killing of Michael Collins, 25 Aug 2002; Text of opening address by Durkan to the John Hewitt Summer School, Garron Tower, 29 Jul 2002; Text of address by Durkan to Ennis Chamber of Commerce at Dromoland Castle, Co. Clare, 1 Mar 2002.
Files relating to E.U. Structural Funds in Northern Ireland.
File 1: Print copy of report "Monitoring the Cross-Cutting Themes and Programme Spend", "EU Structural Funds Executive Monitoring of Cross-Cutting Themes - Report from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development", "EU Cross Cutting Themes - Dept of Employment and Learning" (19 Aug 2002); Report on the Impact of EU Programmes on the Executive's Cross Cutting Themes - Dept of Enterprise Trade and Investment"; Document by Hugh Logue "EU Structural Funds - Progress Report" .(1 Oct 2002).
File 2: Copy of report "EU Structural Funds: Progress Report on Monitoring the Cross Cutting Themes and on Programme Spend" (30 Sep 2002); Copy signed letter jointly by Séamus Mallon (DFM) and David Trimble (FM) to Commissioner Michel Barnier re. "Northern Ireland Structural Funds Programmes 2000-2006" (11 Feb 2000); Executive Committee correspondence/memo re. Proposed community initiatives - INTERROG III (2000-2006); Copy signed letter from Mark Durkan to Rt Hon Richard Caborn MP re. European Structural Funds - INTERROG III Community Initiative (28 Jul 2000); Document sent to DFM and FM from Dr. Andrew McCormick re. "EU Community Support Framework: Monitoring Committees" (3 Aug 2000); Letter from Mark Durkan to FM and DFM and Ministers re. "EU Community Support Framework: Summary Document (21 Jul 2000); Draft summary document - "Community Support Framework Northern Ireland 2000-2006 - Creating a More Peaceful, Prosperous and Stable Society".
File 3: Print copy of "Future of Europe Debate - Consulting MEPs, Members of Committee of the Regions and ECOSOC" (28 Jun 2002); Draft report [by Hugh Logue] "A Framework for Developing Northern Ireland's Participation in the European Union" (23 Oct 2001); European Commission doc "Communication by the President to the Commission ...Towards the e-Commission" 6 Jul 2001; Commission of the European Communities - Communication from the Commission .... on "A New Framework for Co-Operation on Activities Concerning the Information and Communication Policy of the European Union" (27 Jun 2002); Annex report document "Ways, Means and Evaluation of Information and Communication Activities"; Assorted manuscript notes by Hugh Logue, some headed "On Euro [currency]", "EU Issues" etc.
File of letters, fax, and documents relating to the European (E.U.) Commission, specifically relating to Northern Ireland, and by/to Hugh Logue, in 1994 - 1996. Fax letter from Damian Duffy, Business Development Manager of Northern Ireand Public Sector Enterprise Ltd to European Commission re. activities of the NI-CO group (27 Oct 1994); Cover letter of Fax from Hugh Logue to John Hume - "Congratulations on this momentous day!"; Note document sent from Logue to Commissioner P. (Pádraig) Flynn and re. role of Europe in Northern Ireland (6 Sep 1994); manuscript calendar/timeline of events from Oct-Dec 1994 outlining political events in Northern Ireland; MS note by [Logue] marked Confidential and copied to MEPs [Ian] Paisely, John Hume, and [James] Nicholson. (n.d.). File includes general manuscript notes and writings by Hugh Logue.
File includes fax copy of letter from Carlo Trojan, European Commission, Brussels, re. "Secondment of Mr. Hugh Logue to 'The New Northern Ireland Assembly' with Seamus Mallon" (9 Sep 1998); Copy signed letter from Neil Kinnock to Séamus Mallon MP, Deputy First Minister, adding support for continuation of Logue's secondment to office to the DFM (17 Dec 1999); Copy signed letter signed bu Mo Mowlan (Secretary of State for Northern Ireland" to Jacques Santer re. "Special Advisors for Seamus Mallon, Deputy First Minister Designate" (24 Sep 1998); Copy fax letter signed by Jim (James) Nicholson, MEP, "... there has been no change whatsoever in the impartial Commission policy towards both communities in Northern Ireland" (24 Sep 1998); Copy signed letter fax copy by Séamus Mallon, M.P., Deputy First Minister Designate, "Note for the attention of Cr. [Carlo] Troljan, Secretary General, European Commission, Brussels, disucssing recent meetings and comments about the appointment/secondment of Hugh Logue and others as Special Advisors (9 Sep 1998).
File of press statements/press releases from the European (E.U.) Commission. Files are arranged largely in weekly accumulated press files of all statements/coverage in that week. Includes week ended 11 Sep 1994, 25 Sep 1994, 30 Oct 1994; 11 Dec 1994, 10 Dec 1995; 3 - 7 Sep [1999], 23 Dec 2002 - 2 Jan 2003. Files broadly relate to news events in late 1994 - from IRA ceasefire to international investment and tourism/economy of Northern Ireland, to coverage of the Euro currency and of its impacts in the latter press files.
File includes assorted print publications including "Network Demilitarised: A European Partnership of Defence-Dependent Regions" (n.d.); "Belfast European Partnership Board: Peace and Reconciliation Programme - The Strategy" (n.d.); "Research and Rural Regions: The Contribution Made by Research and Technological Development in the Rural and Island Regions", by the European Commission Science Research Development. Copy of The Economist magazine with cover story "Fanfare for a Larger Europe" (1-7 May 2004).
File of email correspondence and documents relating to:
Stride Structural Funds (1999).
Science and Society Forum (2005) including draft programme document for "Science and Society Forum, Brussels, 9-11 March, 2005. Also documents on exam procedures in science in the E.U. with reports entitled "Socioeconomic and Ethical Aspects of Research and Technological Development" (2003).
Print copy of report from the European Commission - Science, Research and Development Joint Research Centre entitled "Mission Report: The White House Conference for Trade and Investment in Ireland-N. Ireland and the Border Counties of Ireland". Full report on conference attended by 1,278 delegates, with text of address by Commissioner Monika Wulf-Mathies (26 May 1995), text of remarks by President of the United States, Bill Clinton, lists of groups and people attending/speaking at the conference, press coverage of economic/trade news and related items included in the conference report.
Printed report "Who Got What? A complete listing of grants made by NIVT under the EU Peace and Reconciliation Programme 1997".
Also includes print copy of "Peace and Reconciliation Special Support Programme - Financial Details of Measures / Financial Plans for the 1996 Decision".