High childcare costs are hampering labour market, says reportThe high cost of childcare in Ireland is hampering labour market performance by keeping women out of the workforce, according…Wed Nov 13 2002 - 00:00
Russia and EU agree on Kaliningrad travel dealRussia's President Vladimir Putin has agreed a deal with the European Union over travel arrangements for Kaliningrad, a Russian…Tue Nov 12 2002 - 00:00
ECB refuses to follow US Fed's lead in cutting ratesThe European Central Bank (ECB) refused yesterday to follow the US Federal Reserve's lead in cutting interest ratesFri Nov 08 2002 - 00:00
EU move on nuclear safety 'could undermine case against Sellafield'The European Commission has proposed new safety standards for nuclear power stations and nuclear waste reprocessing throughout…Fri Nov 08 2002 - 00:00
Government cautious on EU rights charterThe European Union's Charter of Fundamental Rights would become EU law, with a superior status to the Irish Constitution, under…Thu Nov 07 2002 - 00:00
€600m set aside for fishermen hit by EU reformsThe European Commission is to set aside more than €600 million over the next three years to help fishermen whose incomes will…Thu Nov 07 2002 - 00:00
EU threat to bilateral aviation deals recedesFears that Ireland could be stripped of its right to strike bilateral aviation agreements with the United States appeared to …Wed Nov 06 2002 - 00:00
Portugal gets 'early warning' for breach of stability pactPortugal has become the first euro-zone country to be disciplined under the Stability and Growth Pact for running a budget deficit…Wed Nov 06 2002 - 00:00
Auditors rebuke Commission over accountingThe European Court of Auditors has rebuked the European Commission for ignoring repeated warnings about deficiencies in its accounting…Wed Nov 06 2002 - 00:00
EU placates Russia in row over Chechen meetingThe European Union has moved next month's EU-Russia summit from Copenhagen to Brussels after the Russian president, Mr Vladimir…Tue Oct 29 2002 - 00:00
Proposed EU treaty would replace all existing pactsThe Convention on the Future of Europe has produced the first draft of a constitution that could herald the most radical overhaul…Tue Oct 29 2002 - 00:00
EU leaders agree deal to pay for accession of statesThe European Union has removed the last major obstacle to accepting 10 new member-states after its leaders agreed a deal on how…Sat Oct 26 2002 - 01:00
Plan agreed to break reaction force deadlockEuropean Union plans for a 60,000-strong Rapid Reaction Force have moved a step closer to reality after EU leaders agreed a plan…Sat Oct 26 2002 - 01:00
Monti promises to overhaul EU merger policy after series of defeatsThe European Competition Commissioner, Mr Mario Monti, has promised to overhaul the EU's merger review policy after a second, …Sat Oct 26 2002 - 01:00
Germany and France agree on farm subsidiesEU: European leaders look set to agree today on how to pay for enlargement of the European Union after a surprise deal between…Fri Oct 25 2002 - 01:00
ECB counters growing criticism of stability pactThe European Central Bank (ECB) has defended the Stability and Growth Pact and chided EU politicians for attempting to meddle…Fri Oct 25 2002 - 01:00
EU foreign ministers fail to agree on funding packages for new membersEU: European Union foreign ministers have failed to agree a common position on how to pay for EU enlargement in advance of today…Wed Oct 23 2002 - 01:00
EU merger review policy may face major shake-up after court rulingThe European Union's merger review policy could face a thorough overhaul after a European court reversed a Commission takeover…Wed Oct 23 2002 - 01:00
EU in trade row over exports by Jewish settlersMIDDLE EAST: The European Union has clashed with Israel over the export of goods made in Jewish settlements in Palestinian territory…Tue Oct 22 2002 - 01:00
EU ministers still facing problems despite Irish voteEuropean Union foreign ministers yesterday congratulated the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Cowen, on the Nice referendum result…Tue Oct 22 2002 - 01:00
EC's Prodi fends off criticism of 'stupid' remarkThe European Commission president reiterates his call for flexibility whenapplying the rules of the stability pactTue Oct 22 2002 - 01:00
EU heaves collective sigh of relief at newsThe European Union breathed a collective sigh of relief at the news of Ireland's emphatic vote in favour of the Nice TreatyMon Oct 21 2002 - 01:00
Solbes defends pact as Prodi remains defiantThe President of the European Commission, Mr Romano Prodi, is standing by his description of the Stability and Growth Pact as…Sat Oct 19 2002 - 01:00
Prodi throws pact into crisisThe euro-zone's Stability and Growth Pact has entered the deepest crisis in its six-year history after the Commission President…Fri Oct 18 2002 - 01:00
Dutch coalition collapses after just 12 weeksTHE NETHERLANDS: The Dutch government has collapsed after just 12 weeks in office following a feud within the party of murdered…Thu Oct 17 2002 - 01:00
'No' camp accused of conflicting views on migrantsThe Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, has accused anti-Nice campaigners of adopting contradictory, extreme positions on immigration…Tue Oct 15 2002 - 01:00
ECB insists prospects for euro zone remain goodEU figures released yesterday downgraded growth prospects for the euro zone to 0.2 to 0Fri Oct 11 2002 - 01:00
ECB to leave rates unchanged after German output riseThe European Central Bank (ECB) looks certain to leave interest rates unchanged today after an unexpected surge in German industrial…Thu Oct 10 2002 - 01:00
Commission says 10 countries can join EUThe European Commission has made its strongest appeal yet for a Yes vote in next week's referendum on the Nice Treaty.Thu Oct 10 2002 - 01:00
France defies EU ministers on budgetEuro-zone finance ministers have given some of the EU's biggest member-states more time to reduce their budget deficits, signalling…Wed Oct 09 2002 - 01:00
EU fails to punish Swiss on evasionEuropean Union finance ministers have failed to agree on a proposal to punish Switzerland for its refusal to co-operate against…Wed Oct 09 2002 - 01:00
UN weapons inspectors begin talks with IraqisUnited Nations weapons inspectors have started two days of talks with Iraqi arms experts aimed at establishing if Baghdad is …Tue Oct 01 2002 - 01:00
European court ruling casts doubt over vehicle registration taxThe future of vehicle registration tax (VRT) is in doubt after the European Court of Justice ruled yesterday that aspects of …Fri Sept 20 2002 - 01:00
Special travel pass for Baltic enclave proposedKALININGRAD: The European Commission has proposed a special travel pass for residents of Russia's Baltic enclave, Kaliningrad…Thu Sept 19 2002 - 01:00
EU Commission welcomes US pledge to work via UNEU: The European Commission has welcomed US President Bush's promise to work through the United Nations to secure Iraq's acceptance…Sat Sept 14 2002 - 01:00
Peace walk in memory of Irish war dead in FlandersSome 1,000 people are expected to take part today in a peace walk to the Irish first World War memorial near the Belgian town…Sat Sept 14 2002 - 01:00
ECB chief says Nice No will not hurt euroThe President of the European Central Bank (ECB) has suggested that a second rejection of the Nice treaty would place the Republic…Fri Sept 13 2002 - 01:00
Haider bounces back as boss of Austrian far-rightAUSTRIA: Austria's Freedom Party has chosen Dr Jörg Haider as its leader, two years after the far-right populist withdrew from…Thu Sept 12 2002 - 01:00
Europe expresses solidarity, but stresses role of UNCeremonies were held throughout Europe yesterday to remember the victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11th last year…Thu Sept 12 2002 - 01:00
Elections sought after collapse of Vienna coalitionAUSTRIA: Austria's controversial, right-wing government has collapsed following infighting within Dr Jörg Haider's Freedom Party…Tue Sept 10 2002 - 01:00
Putin may boycott EU-Russia summitRUSSIA: A dispute over the Baltic enclave of Kaliningrad could persuade President Vladimir Putin to boycott an EU-Russia summit…Thu Sept 05 2002 - 01:00
Gardai work with Belgian police on huge drugs findGardai are co-operating with Belgian police after a massive quantity of drugs was found in an Irish-registered truck near Belgium…Tue Sept 03 2002 - 01:00
Easing EU budget rules may aid McCreevyEuropean Union finance ministers are expected to look at ways of easing the strict budgetary rules that bind euro-zone governments…Mon Sept 02 2002 - 01:00
EU consensus is against any military strikeEU: European Union foreign ministers have made it clear that they do not favour an invasion of Iraq to oust President Saddam…Mon Sept 02 2002 - 01:00
Ahern to push Yes campaign before any Nice dateA decision on a date for the second Nice referendum will not be made for "a week or two", senior Fianna Fáil sources said last…Sat Aug 31 2002 - 01:00
EU ministers to discuss US threatsEU: European Union foreign ministers meet in the Danish town of Elsinore today amid mounting anxiety in European capitals over…Fri Aug 30 2002 - 01:00
New Dutch coalition to curb immigration, drugsA new, right-wing government has taken office in the Netherlands, promising to introduce some of Europe's toughest anti-immigration…Tue Jul 23 2002 - 01:00
EU postpones imposition of sanctions on US over steelThe European Union has drawn back from imposing sanctions on the US in response to Washington's steep tariffs on steel imports…Sat Jul 20 2002 - 01:00
Republic sceptical over EU staff callThe Government has responded with scepticism to a call by the European Commission for 500 new staff to help prepare for EU enlargement…Sat Jul 20 2002 - 01:00
Reform of CAP could threaten referendum outcome, says ParlonProposed reform of EU farm subsidies could threaten the outcome of the forthcoming referendum on the Nice Treaty unless the concerns…Sat Jul 20 2002 - 01:00
