Taking a strict interpretation of EU business as business to be discussed at a subsequent Council of Ministers meeting or a meeting involving one of the EU institutions, examples of formal bilaterals are as follows:Meetings with Germany, France, Ireland, Denmark and the Commission in the course of negotiations between the EU and Norway on fisheries last month.Meetings between Sarah Boyack and Noel Dempsey on 23 September 1999 in Ireland and on 22 March 2000 in Edinburgh to discuss EU environment policy.The meeting on 1 December between Scottish Executive officials and French officials to discuss the twinning arrangements with the Czech Republic.The meeting in Copenhagen in February 2000 at official level with Denmark to discuss the requirement on EU Member States to comply with the Council Regulation on maritime transport and community guidelines on island cabotage.In addition, a whole range of informal bilaterals involving Ministers and officials of other member states take place on an ongoing basis at the margins of meetings and at specifically arranged venues to discuss issues of mutual interest. Officials from Scotland...