Minister denies EU funds abuseTHE Minister for Enterprise and Employment, Mr Bruton, yesterday told fellow industry ministers that Ireland had never used EU…Fri Apr 25 1997 - 01:00
Anglers haul in some big EU fishBRUSSELS, it seems sometimes, is a city of lobbyists and consultantsFri Apr 25 1997 - 01:00
Euro seen as rival to yen and dollarTHE creation of the euro would establish a substantial rival to the yen and the dollar and be a force for currency stability, …Thu Apr 24 1997 - 01:00
EU claims 13 economies in line with MaastrichtTHE European Commission has sent a strong signal to the markets that the euro will start on time with its spring economic forecasts…Thu Apr 24 1997 - 01:00
Yates battles for aid for beef farmersTHE Minister for Agriculture was yesterday battling on two fronts for compensation for beef farmers, particularly winter finishers…Tue Apr 22 1997 - 01:00
Sabres rattle as trade with tyrants continuesA SPOKESMAN for the European Commission yesterday warned China that any attempt to punish Denmark, the Netherlands, or Ireland…Fri Apr 18 1997 - 01:00
Parliamentarians issue scathing catalogue of police, judicial and political failuresBELGIUM yesterday took the first step towards bridging the gulf between its public and political worlds with the publication …Wed Apr 16 1997 - 01:00
Scathing report criticises police and judiciary on investigation failuresBELGIUM was told officially yesterday what it has known for monthsWed Apr 16 1997 - 01:00
European court rules against IFA on milkTHE European Court of Justice yesterday ruled against the Irish Farmers Association in a long-running dispute over the reduction…Wed Apr 16 1997 - 01:00
Belgium seeking answers to horrorWHEN Chinese officials were confronted recently by EU ministers about human rights abuses they went on the offensive: What about…Tue Apr 15 1997 - 01:00
Flynn signs Cantona for matchIRELAND'S EU Commissioner for Social Affairs, Padraig Flynn, took his first steps towards a career in international football …Tue Apr 15 1997 - 01:00
Issue of consuming importance that's all Greek to the outsiderIT WAS, I have to confess, with a degree of weariness that I struggled on Wednesday night on your behalf, gentle readers, to …Fri Apr 11 1997 - 01:00
EU will not change water plans to suit IrelandA SPOKESMAN for the European Commission, Mr Peter Joergensen, yesterday made it clear that it has no intention of facilitating…Thu Apr 10 1997 - 01:00
Waigel denies "fudge" on EMU rulesTHE German Finance Minister, Mr Theo Waigel, yesterday issued an at best half hearted denial of comments attributed to him that…Tue Apr 8 1997 - 01:00
President gets boost in drive for UN postTHE campaign to have the President, Mrs Robinson, appointed to the post of UN Human Rights Commissioner was boosted here yesterday…Tue Apr 8 1997 - 01:00
Germany to join EMU even if criteria missedTHE German Finance Minister, Mr Theo Waigel, has admitted publicly for the first time that Germany will press ahead with participation…Mon Apr 7 1997 - 01:00
Ministers try to break deadlock on WEU EU mergerTHE Foreign Ministers of the European Union last night made another attempt over dinner to break the deadlock in the Inter Governmental…Mon Apr 7 1997 - 01:00
Germany admits flexibility over Maastricht termsIT was the truth that dared not speak its nameMon Apr 7 1997 - 01:00
Condemnation of French move to block human rights motionTHE French scuppering of a condemnation EU condemnation of Chinese human rights abuse has escalated into a serious row with implications…Mon Apr 7 1997 - 01:00
Ministers agree resolution on EMUDOTTING the i's and crossing the t's on the Stability Pact, EU Finance Ministers at a low key meeting here over the weekend put…Mon Apr 7 1997 - 01:00
Quinn rejects Harney claim on cost of water rates abolitionTHE Minister for Finance, Mr Quinn, last night vehemently rejected suggestions from the leader of the Progressive Democrats, …Sat Apr 5 1997 - 01:00
Whim of the MEPs kept under lock and keyTHE MEPs were supposed to take over the "Whim of the Gods' on April 1stFri Apr 4 1997 - 01:00
EU chicken hygiene rules threaten £3.8m meat exports to USAN EU US trade dispute over the safety of American chickens may jeopardise some £3Thu Apr 3 1997 - 01:00
Birth of the Euro-demo a warning to governmentsSOME of the big battalions of the European labour movement have been flexing their muscles in recent days, and, significantly…Fri Mar 28 1997 - 00:00
Spring warns Irish will veto any EU move towards a merger with WEUTHE Tanaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Spring, has given a clear warning that Ireland will veto any EU treaty proposals…Wed Mar 26 1997 - 00:00
Union's fifth decade is ushered in by ~`Monty Python' and BeethovenTHEY met in the splendour of the Campidoglio, the mother of all town hallsWed Mar 26 1997 - 00:00
Commission renews finance for Ireland fundTHE European Commission, meeting here to mark the anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, last night approved the renewal of EU finance…Wed Mar 26 1997 - 00:00
Ministers cite need for protection force as mission to help Albania is agreedEU Foreign Ministers last night agreed an immediate contribution of humanitarian aid to Albania and to put together a substantial…Tue Mar 25 1997 - 00:00
Flynn set to argue for redesign of EU fundingTHE Irish Commissioner for Social Affairs will today fire his first salvo in the emerging and important debate on the future …Mon Mar 24 1997 - 00:00
Dutch treaty proposals seen to pose problems for IrelandThe EU's treaty-changing Inter-Governmental Conference moved into a new gear yesterday with the publication by the Dutch Presidency…Sat Mar 22 1997 - 00:00
EU begins legal action against Ireland on pollutionTHE European Commission yesterday decided to initiate legal action against Ireland over its failure to monitor and control nitrate…Thu Mar 20 1997 - 00:00
President visits war crimes tribunal in The HagueTHE President, Mrs Robinson, yesterday received a warm welcome from judges and prosecutors at the International War Crimes Tribunal…Thu Mar 20 1997 - 00:00
President calls for a new sense of identity in citizen of EUGETTING the European Union through its "mid-life crisis" required the creation of a new sense of European identity in its citizens…Wed Mar 19 1997 - 00:00
£80m EU package for beef farmersIN WHAT will be seen as an election sweetener for farmers, the Minister for Agriculture, Mr Yates, will later this week announce…Wed Mar 19 1997 - 00:00
Mission to Tirana will assess Albania's needsTHE EU is to send a high-level mission to Albania to assess how best it can respond to the country's needs, EU Foreign Ministers…Mon Mar 17 1997 - 00:00
EU ministers give support to plan for accession forumEU Foreign Ministers over the weekend gave broad support to a new French initiative to establish a permanent "European Conference…Mon Mar 17 1997 - 00:00
IGC consensus on commission pleases IrelandDISCUSSIONS this week in the Inter-Governmental Conference on reform of the EU treaties have had a particular importance for …Fri Mar 14 1997 - 00:00
European court vacancy arises in early 1998ONE potential opportunity for an international human rights role for the President, Mrs Robinson, at the end of her term of office…Fri Mar 14 1997 - 00:00
Public enraged at freedom of a known abuserAGONISED Belgium shook its collective head in grief at the announcement early on Thursday of the discovery of the body of Loubna…Sat Mar 8 1997 - 00:00
Belgian workers wonder what brave new world of `Social Europe' is all aboutPERHAPS Renault thought that the population here in Belgium was so inured to bad news that it could slip through 3,100 redundancies…Fri Mar 7 1997 - 00:00
Envoy says Berisha may hold electionsTHE Dutch Foreign Minister, who is on a European Union mission to help end the bloody crisis in Albania, said yesterday the Albanian…Fri Mar 7 1997 - 00:00
EU to recoup Mullaghmore funding despite rulingTHE European Commission is to claw back its funding for the controversial visitor centre planned for Mullaghmore in Co Clare - …Thu Mar 6 1997 - 00:00
Commission wants farm price freezeTHE European Commission yesterday adopted its farm price package for 1997-`98, providing for a price freeze across the board.Thu Mar 6 1997 - 00:00
EU funding for peace fund urgedTHE Taoiseach, Mr Bruton, yesterday admitted that obtaining renewal of EU funding for the Northern Ireland Pence Fund in, 1998…Wed Mar 5 1997 - 00:00
Decision to cut greenhouse gas emissions means EU leads fight against global warmingEU Environment Ministers yesterday agreed to support a call for 15 per cent cuts in greenhouse $as emissions by developing countries…Tue Mar 4 1997 - 00:00
EU funding likely to dominate talks between Bruton and CommissionEU funding for Ireland, the BSE crisis, and the transfer of the EU's veterinary inspectorate to Co Meath are likely to dominate…Tue Mar 4 1997 - 00:00
Steady the Buffs and ignore EuroscepticsSTEADY the Buffs! We are going through, it appears, one of those periodic crises of nerves in which ne'er a day passes without…Fri Feb 28 1997 - 00:00
Sellafield site report deemed inadequateTHE European Parliament's Petitions Committee yesterday referred back as inadequate to the European Commission its report on …Thu Feb 27 1997 - 00:00
Irish top backers of EUIRISH citizens, it appears, would agree wholeheartedly with the maxim of the late President Mitterrand of France, who is supposed…Wed Feb 26 1997 - 00:00