EU to extend terror aid on airline insurance to MayEuropean transport ministers are today expected to agree to help insure airlines against the risk of terrorist attacks until …Tue Mar 26 2002 - 00:00
Irish discord at plans for EU commission reformEU: The Government's representative at the Convention on the Future of Europe, Mr Ray MacSharry, has proposed that the European…Fri Mar 22 2002 - 00:00
Gap narrows between participants and protestersEUROPEAN DIARY: They were pruning the giant plane trees along the Ramblas yesterday, showering passers-by with tiny petalsTue Mar 19 2002 - 00:00
EU countries endorse key energy agreementEU leaders claimed to have made an important breakthrough in their ambition to make Europe the world's most competitive economy…Mon Mar 18 2002 - 00:00
Cox to campaign in new Nice referendumThe president of the European Parliament, Mr Pat Cox, was greeted with a round of applause when he met EU leaders yesterday for…Sat Mar 16 2002 - 00:00
EU leaders at odds as Barcelona summit opensEuropean Union leaders struggled yesterday to breathe life into a 10-year plan to make Europe more economically competitiveSat Mar 16 2002 - 00:00
EU leaders expected to discuss Middle East crisisEU leaders have arrived in Barcelona for a two-day meeting amid the tightest security seen at a European summitFri Mar 15 2002 - 00:00
EU foreign ministers welcome decision by Israel, and express concern about Zimbabwe pollingBRUSSELS: EU foreign ministers have welcomed Israel's dropping of its demand for seven days without violence before talks can…Tue Mar 12 2002 - 00:00
Ireland will press for neutrality declarationThe Government has confirmed that it will seek a declaration by all European Union member-states that the Nice Treaty will not…Tue Mar 12 2002 - 00:00
Duisenberg condemns US steel tariffsIMPORTS: European Central Bank (ECB) president Mr Wim Duisenberg has described as "deplorable" the US imposition of steep tariffs…Fri Mar 08 2002 - 00:00
EU may impose sanctions against USThe European Union has retaliated against the United States's decision to impose steep tariffs on steel imports by lodging a …Thu Mar 07 2002 - 00:00
Economic data cheer EU finance ministersEuropean Union finance ministers meet in Brussels today amid signs that Europe's economic recovery may have begun sooner rather…Tue Mar 05 2002 - 00:00
Giscard calls for draft European constitutionThe Convention on the Future of Europe has opened in Brussels with an unequivocal call from its chairman for the drafting of …Fri Mar 01 2002 - 00:00
EU foreign ministers agree on Zimbabwe sanctionsBRUSSELS: EU foreign ministers have agreed unanimously to impose targeted sanctions on Zimbabwe and to withdraw all EU election…Tue Feb 19 2002 - 00:00
UN War Crimes TribunalIrishman Tim McFadden, head of the UN detention centre at The Hague, ensures that Milosevic receives no special treatment in …Sat Feb 16 2002 - 00:00
Milosevic says he will call Clinton and Blair to testify at his trialMr Slobodan Milosevic has said he will call Mr Bill Clinton and Mr Tony Blair, along with other present and former western leaders…Sat Feb 16 2002 - 00:00
McCreevy takes sanguine view of blood-lettingThe Minister for Finance, Mr McCreevy, displayed no sign of Schadenfreude yesterday as the Commission was humiliated in its attempt…Wed Feb 13 2002 - 00:00
Germany may avoid reprimandGermany appears certain to avoid an unprecedented "early warning" over its budget deficit when EU finance ministers meet in Brussels…Tue Feb 12 2002 - 00:00
EU refuses to adopt French Middle East planSPAIN: France has failed to persuade EU foreign ministers to adopt its initiative to revive the peace process in the Middle …Mon Feb 11 2002 - 00:00
Cowen disturbed by 'premature' French plan to recognise PalestineMIDDLE EAST: The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Cowen, has described as premature a French proposal to recognise a Palestinian…Sat Feb 09 2002 - 00:00
Speculation ends as Duisenberg sets date to resign as ECB presidentThe president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Mr Wim Duisenberg, has ended months of speculation by declaring he will resign…Fri Feb 08 2002 - 00:00
Aznar keen to ensure EU toes the US security lineEUROPEAN DIARY: Sitting at a vast conference table in his curiously suburban prime ministerial headquarters, Mr José Maria Aznar…Tue Feb 05 2002 - 00:00
EC to consider sweeping changes in car sale rulesThe European Commission will today consider sweeping changes to rules governing how cars are sold throughout the European Union…Tue Feb 05 2002 - 00:00
Polish minister favours abolition of EU agricultural subsidiesPOLAND: Poland's Agriculture Minister has said he will oppose EU membership unless Polish farmers receive more generous subsidies…Tue Feb 05 2002 - 00:00
Cox to visit NI to discuss EU linksThe president of the European Parliament, Mr Pat Cox, is to visit the North to discuss the relationship between the Northern …Thu Jan 31 2002 - 00:00
Netherlands first country to legalise voluntary euthanasiaThe Netherlands last year became the first country in the world to decriminalise voluntary euthanasia but other EU states are…Thu Jan 31 2002 - 00:00
EU recommends warning over budget deficitsThe European Commission has recommended issuing an unprecedented "early warning" to Germany and Portugal because their budget…Thu Jan 31 2002 - 00:00
EU may warn Germany, Portugal on budget deficitThe European Commission is expected to warn Germany and Portugal today that their budget deficits are too highWed Jan 30 2002 - 00:00
McCreevy warns EU on German reprimandThe Minister for Finance, Mr McCreevy, has called on the European Commission and EU finance ministers to consider the impact …Wed Jan 23 2002 - 00:00
Silence on Nice impasse worries some in BrusselsEUROPEAN DIARY: Last Friday evening, as most EU officials went home for the weekend, the lights remained burning in Commissioner…Tue Jan 22 2002 - 00:00
Eichel dismisses need for EU budget warningGerman Finance Minister Mr Hans Eichel said last night that the EU had no reason to issue a warning to Germany over its widening…Tue Jan 22 2002 - 00:00
Stronger laws to guard against corruption recommendedCivil servants should be legally obliged to report cases of corruption known to them, according to a report on corruption in …Sat Jan 12 2002 - 00:00
Witching hour approaching over Italy's new attitude to EuropeEUROPEAN DIARY: On the night of December 5th each year, Italian children go to bed with a mixture of anxiety and anticipation…Tue Jan 08 2002 - 00:00
Duisenberg hails euro operation as 'historic 'NEW CURRENCY: The Republic is one of seven euro-zone countries where all cash machines have been fully converted to euros, the…Fri Jan 04 2002 - 00:00
A largely painless transition achieved across euro-zoneThe first full working day since the introduction of the euro went smoothly across the euro-zone yesterday, despite bank strikes…Thu Jan 03 2002 - 00:00
Euro launch described as 'unqualified success' by ECBThe European Commission and the European Central Bank (ECB) have hailed the launch of euro notes and coins as an unqualified …Wed Jan 02 2002 - 00:00
Europe prepares to usher in euro era at midnightMore than 300 million Europeans will take part in the biggest currency changeover in history when euro notes and coins are introduced…Mon Dec 31 2001 - 00:00
EU hopefuls bide their time before joining new currencyAs 12 European states prepare to adopt euro notes and coins, some of their neighbours in central and eastern Europe are wishing…Fri Dec 28 2001 - 00:00
Afghanistan promised billionsInternational donors have told Afghanistan's new government it will receive billions of dollars in aid if it keeps the peace …Fri Dec 21 2001 - 00:00
Rumsfeld opposes new arms deal in 'present climate'The United States Defence Secretary, Mr Donald Rumsfeld, has defended Washington's decision to abandon the Ant-Ballistic Missile…Wed Dec 19 2001 - 00:00
Cox sets the presidency of the European Parliament as his targetAs European leaders left Laeken after the weekend's summit, some were focused on the great debate over Europe's future they had…Tue Dec 18 2001 - 00:00
Summit 'proof' of need to curb vetoesThe European Commission has said that a row between EU leaders at the end of last weekend's summit in Laeken highlighted the …Tue Dec 18 2001 - 00:00
Controversial choice of head for new conventionBelgium's Prime Minister, Mr Guy Verhofstadt, was about to start a discussion on who should chair the Convention on Europe's …Mon Dec 17 2001 - 00:00
Leaders agree to policies on terrorism, asylumEU leaders approved a number of anti-terrorist measures in response to the attacks in the US on September 11th, including a common…Mon Dec 17 2001 - 00:00
Solbes predicts economic recovery next yearThe European Economic Affairs Commissioner, Mr Pedro Solbes, has predicted that Europe's economy could recover during the first…Sat Dec 15 2001 - 00:00
Leaders seek accord for debate on future of EUEuropean Union leaders sought last night to agree a joint declaration launching a two-year debate about Europe's future.Sat Dec 15 2001 - 00:00
Common rules on asylum plannedEU leaders have asked the Commission to propose measures to harmonise rules governing asylum in EuropeSat Dec 15 2001 - 00:00
Lorry driver charged over asylum-seeker deathsThe Belgian authorities have charged a lorry driver in connection with last week's tragedy in Wexford in which eight people died…Thu Dec 13 2001 - 00:00
Duisenberg excludes rate cuts to aid growthThe President of the European Central Bank has ruled out cutting interest rates to boost growth and indirectly criticised Germany…Thu Dec 13 2001 - 00:00
Italy accepts European arrest warrantItaly has abandoned its opposition to a new European arrest warrant that would make extradition for some offences automatic within…Wed Dec 12 2001 - 00:00
