To follow up on the exchange about the definition of an island, DG Regional Policy has just published its study.
It is currently available, in French only:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/regional_policy/sources/docgener/studies/study_en.htm.
There was a press release yesterday - IP/03/623:
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