Files relating to EU Commission and EU connections to funding, business, and other connections to Northern Ireland.
Europe Plus Thirty was a one-year study, commissioned by the Council of Ministers of the European Communities. On 1st April 1974, Lord Kennet was appointed as Director. The study was carried out by a Project Board (of which Mary Robinson was a member, and which was selected between May and September 1974) and a Project Team, with the first full meeting taking place in October 1974. The final report was officially submitted to the Commission on 23 September 1975.
First rough draft of "Europe Plus Thirty Report", 24/12/1974 with handwritten notation from Mary Robinson.
Second draft of "Europe Plus Thirty Report", 14/03/1975, with some notation and with cover letter addressed to members of the project board from Lord Kennet, Director, 09/04/1975.
Third draft of "Europe Plus Thirty Report", 05/05/1975, with correspondence relating to draft, final additions, and the submission of the report on 23rd September 1975. It also includes correspondence in German relating to a seminar on the future of Europe Plus Thirty, 04/12/1975.
Files of letters relating to Michael Rynne's involvement with the Department of External Affairs, Irish Free State; the League of Nations and correspondence with various figures in both Ireland and Europe involved and connected to European/Irish events.
Draft of integrate programme for rural development; final report on Muintir na Tíre’s role in the Integrated programme for rural development; A proposal to the Minister for Science and Technology Mr Sean McCarthy for a local community development project to further the objectives of the SERtec (Pilot) Programme; documentation on rural development.
File relating to the group, 'European Centre for Common Ground', a Belgian-based NGO concerned with conflict resolution and who invited Kevin Boyle to be part of the international advisory group. Includes correspondence, reports and correspondence.
File contains information on poverty and elderly related programmes and development from the E.E.C. and government and within Muintir na Tíre.
Copy two letters from Robinson to George Kremlis of the Legal Affairs Division of the European Commission following the outcome of the An Bord Pleanála appeal, and outlining that an Environmental Impact Assessment was never carried out, citing the 'European Best Practice Guidelines for Wind Energy Development'. (20 Mar-3 Apr 2000) 4pp;
Letter from Kremlis to Robinson explaining that a complaint has been registered, and seeking supplementary information. (3 May 2000) 4pp;
Subsequent letters and faxes of acknowledgement 3pp;
Copy letter from Robinson to Kremlis with information on the funding sources for the wind farm (18 Sep 2000) 1p;
Copy third party letter from D Canga Fano of the Energy Commissioner to Tarlach de Blácam on the subject of funding. A note to Robinson handwritten on the page.
Publication 'European Best Practice Guidelines for Wind Energy Development'.