The members were:First Minister (chair);Deputy First Minister and Minister for Enterprise;Minister for Finance and Public Services;Minister for Parliamentary Business;Minister for Environment and Rural Development;Minister for Justice; Minister for Transport; Lord Advocate; andDeputy Minister for Finance, Public Services and Parliamentary Business.The group met four times - on 25 June, 13 and 27 August, and 24 September 2003.The group discussed a range of issues within its remit including: the Future of Europe Convention and the Intergovernmental Conference;UK Relations;strategic EU Issues;engaging with the Scottish Parliament; and the Executive’s EU links strategy.As indicated in the Guide to Collective Decision Making, a copy of which is available on the Scottish Executive website...