Examples of this dialogue from the recent period include:
o EU-UK relations including negotiations on the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol and TCA specialised committees;
o COVID related issues - for example the question of the inter-operability of COVID vaccination QR codes from Scotland/UK with the EU Digital COVID certificate;
o Climate policy and the EU’s Green Deal package - there are benefits in regular information sharing on these areas, including preparations for COP26 in Glasgow and now the latter part of the UK Presidency of COP, and other specific areas including promotion of events, and potential sharing of platforms;
o Horizon Europe association - liaising with UKG counterparts to discuss the situation as regards legal association, and what further steps if any might be taken to seek to expedite it; and,
o Priorities of the EU Institutions including foreign policy issues - discussions on issues of interest to Scottish Ministers and Parliament, and perspectives on the positions of the EU and its Member States.