Avis,
This is the result of the enquiry you found for me last year:-
I have found the following text in a document published by the Economic
and Social Committee
A definition of "European island" has been adopted at the initiative of
Eurostat. This definition seems to be gradually gaining hold and states
that an island is any territory that
- is permanently surrounded by sea,
- is permanently separated from the mainland without a fixed link (bridge,
tunnel, etc.),
- is more than one kilometre from the mainland,
- has a permanent population of at least 50 people,
- does not contain the capital of a Member State.
Eurostat is the statistical office of the European Commission and its
website may be found at http://europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat
Best Regards
Roberta Ingman Griffith
European Information Officer
Canolfan Ewropeaidd - Carrefour - european Centre
Llangefni
Anglesey
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