[The Convener opened the meeting at 14:01]
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the sixth meeting of the European Committee. I apologise for the cramped surroundings in which we find ourselves. It is somewhat ludicrous, given that this is the only committee that is meeting this afternoon, that we have been pushed into this small room. I believe, however, that precedence has been given to the Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee that is on its way to Inverness. The microphones have been purloined from the committee meeting rooms upstairs to allow it to have its meeting covered. It is absurd that we are meeting in such cramped surroundings on a very important issue that is of significant interest throughout Scotland. A number of people have had to be refused entry.
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