In 1987 Ireland faced the challenge of initiating steps to secure a more positive economic future. A broad consensus of unions, employers, farmers and the government succeeded in reaching this target. Ireland´s economic performance was especially
functions which Ireland has attained for itself in the meantime will be hard to retain in the long term. All the more important, therefore, is the clear perception of the situation and sustainable program for dealing with socioeconomic and spatial
as powerful as the EU. Most other regional integrations are focussing on trade and have only very little influence on the politics of their member countries. By August 2006, a total of more than 320 Regional Trade Agreements had been notified to the WTO. More
postponement of these events took places; migration increased significantly. All these new demographic trends were observed in all countries. Mortality was more divergent: it increased in some countries and remained about constant or decreased in others. - (IfL)