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British policy concerning Ireland

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             In 1992 Irish voters approved a loosening of the abortion law. Access to information was guaranteed, and travel abroad to have an abortion was permitted. .
             The Downing Street Declaration of 1993 by the Irish and British prime ministers offered talks on future peace in Northern Ireland to all parties if violence was renounced. .
             In 1997 divorce became legal in Ireland under certain circumstances. The Roman Catholic Church opposed the law. .
             Voters in referendums approved the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 on a political settlement for Northern Ireland in the Republic of Ireland and in Northern Ireland. .
             2001 June - Irish voters rejected the Nice Treaty in a referendum. The treaty had to be approved by all 15 EU member-states before the EU could expand to include dozen applicant countries from Eastern Europe. .
             2002 January - Euro replaced the punt. .
             2002 March - Small majority of voters rejected government attempt to tighten already strict anti-abortion laws in constitutional referendum. .
             2002 May: Voters re-elected Fianna Fail's Bertie Ahern as Prime Minister (Taoiseach) in a continuing coalition with the Progressive Democrats. Fine Gael, the main opposition party, lost over a third of its seats in parliament. .
             2002 October - Irish voters endorsed Nice Treaty by comfortable margin in second referendum.
             The purpose of this theme is to explore origins of tension in modern relationships between Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland. From this following subjects of investigation:.
            
             • Analysis of pursuing policy of these countries with each other;.
            
             • Status of Northern Ireland is the main reason in discrepancies between the UK and Ireland;.
            
             • Religious factor in policy of these islands;.
             Desmond Greaves in his article writes about political and religious discrimination existed in Ireland, when this island was colony of Great Britain.


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