27/02/2000 (Agence Europe) - A delegation of elected and appointed officials from Corsica has held a meeting with European Commissioner for regional policy Michel Barnier. The delegation asked the Commission to recognise Corsica's island status and consequently grant it derogations to Community rules (on state aid, for example) similar to those enjoyed by the ultra-peripheral regions. Corsica will receive EUR 182 million in EU Structural Funds from 2000 to 2006; the programming document for this...