IRA could face having assets frozenThe IRA is likely to be added to a list of terrorist organisations whose assets will be frozen, according to European Commission…Fri Oct 05 2001 - 01:00
Ryanair complains over aid to SabenaThe European Commission has promised to consider as quickly as possible the Belgian government's decision to give its national…Fri Oct 05 2001 - 01:00
Contract workers protectedThe European Court of Justice has ruled that women workers on short-term contracts may not be dismissed because they are pregnant…Fri Oct 05 2001 - 01:00
Putin sees Russia taking political role in NATOPresident Putin has declared that Russia would reconsider its opposition to NATO enlargement if Moscow became more involved in…Thu Oct 04 2001 - 01:00
O'Rourke says State cannot save air jobsThe Minister for Public Enterprise, Ms O'Rourke, has warned that Aer Lingus is in such a poor financial state that government…Tue Oct 02 2001 - 01:00
EU trio reassures Islamic world on campaign goalsLast week's tour of five countries by the EU's three leading foreign policy officials was unusually hectic, leaving Brussels …Tue Oct 02 2001 - 01:00
EU offers Pakistan a financial carrotThe European Union has moved to shore up Pakistan's support for US action against Afghanistan with the promise of substantial…Wed Sept 26 2001 - 01:00
EU to seek support for US actionA high-level EU delegation has begun a six-day tour of the Middle East and Asia aimed at building support for a US military response…Tue Sept 25 2001 - 01:00
EU ministers bid to limit impact of attacks in USEuropean Union finance ministers and central bankers have agreed to take all possible action to limit the impact of the terrorist…Mon Sept 24 2001 - 01:00
Future of Aer Lingus 'secure'The Minister for Finance, Mr McCreevy, has promised to ensure that the future of Aer Lingus is not threatened by the terrorist…Mon Sept 24 2001 - 01:00
EU set to support war-risk insuranceEU finance ministers are expected to agree to underwrite war-risk insurance for airlines for a limited period when they discuss…Sat Sept 22 2001 - 01:00
Insurance firms threaten to withdraw war-risk coverInsurance companies have threatened to withdraw war-risk cover, which is a legal requirement for airlinesFri Sept 21 2001 - 01:00
EU agrees anti-terrorist measuresAs European leaders prepare for an emergency summit in Brussels tonight, justice ministers have approved a sweeping package of…Fri Sept 21 2001 - 01:00
EU to discuss crisis in airline, insurance and energy sectorsEU finance ministers have agreed to discuss the crisis facing European airlines when they meet in the Belgian city of LiΦge this…Thu Sept 20 2001 - 01:00
Airport delays forecastIrish passengers must become accustomed to longer delays at airports as security is tightened following this week's attacks in…Sat Sept 15 2001 - 01:00
EuropeEurope ground to a halt for three minutes at noon yesterday as thousands of people stood in silence to remember the victims of…Sat Sept 15 2001 - 01:00
NATO poised to invoke 'shared defence'The 19 NATO members, in a message of solidarity with the US, have agreed to invoke the collective defence clause of the North…Thu Sept 13 2001 - 01:00
EU censure for State on habitatsThe European Court of Justice has condemned Ireland for failing to comply with EU rules for protecting endangered species and…Wed Sept 12 2001 - 01:00
Key Brussels buildings emptiedThe European Parliament and NATO headquarters in Brussels were evacuated following yesterday's attacks in the United States, …Wed Sept 12 2001 - 01:00
RTE, TV3 welcome proposed guidelinesRTE and TV3 have welcomed proposed guidelines on public funding for broadcasters that the European Commission presented to representatives…Tue Sept 11 2001 - 01:00
EU agrees to extend stay of western troops in MacedoniaEU foreign ministers have agreed that western forces should remain in Macedonia after their current mandate expires on September…Mon Sept 10 2001 - 01:00
Cox hopeful of votes for EU jobThe Munster MEP, Mr Pat Cox, has dismissed suggestions that Ireland's rejection of the Nice Treaty could wreck his hopes of becoming…Sat Sept 08 2001 - 01:00
China and EU agree to dialogue but differences on human rights clearThe European Union and China have agreed to intensify their political dialogue and have acknowledged each other's growing importance…Thu Sept 06 2001 - 01:00
Rain reflects the political mood as Brussels jumps back on the EU carouselThe waiters are grumpier than usual, the shop assistants a little snappier and the raincoat-clad officials shuffling around Brussels…Tue Sept 04 2001 - 01:00
EU to prosecute Ireland over nitratesThe European Commission is to prosecute Ireland for failing to stop nitrate pollution from farms affecting rivers and lakes.Wed Aug 01 2001 - 01:00
EU is planning measures to persuade Irish to vote for Nice TreatyThe mobile phones are switched off, the newspapers cancelled and the EU's 20 commissioners are settling down to a welcome, month…Tue Jul 31 2001 - 01:00
Prodi says EU will change in time for referendumMr Romano Prodi has predicted the EU will change the way it is perceived by citizens in time for a second referendum in Ireland…Thu Jul 26 2001 - 01:00
New EU rules say all GMO foods will have to be labelledAll food and animal feed derived from genetically modified organisms (GMOs) will have to be labelled under new rules proposed…Thu Jul 26 2001 - 01:00
Irish No reflects extensive alienation - EU paperIreland's rejection of the Nice Treaty highlighted the remoteness of EU institutions from citizens, according to a White Paper…Wed Jul 25 2001 - 01:00
Prodi says EU states undermine confidence in UnionThe President of the European Commission has warned national governments they are undermining public confidence in the EU by …Wed Jul 25 2001 - 01:00
Pre-tax car prices level outPre-tax car prices in Ireland range from the cheapest in the euro zone for one model and the most expensive in others, according…Tue Jul 24 2001 - 01:00
Eurocrats face summer aware of a certain chill in the airThere should be a holiday mood in Brussels this week as commissioners, many of their officials and the entire press corps prepare…Tue Jul 24 2001 - 01:00
EC calls for firms' social awarenessThe European Commission has urged companies to show greater social responsibility by considering employee welfare and the environment…Thu Jul 19 2001 - 01:00
US stance on Kyoto leads to fears for talks outcomeThe EU's Environment Commissioner, Ms Margot Wallstrom, is pessimistic about the outcome of this week's climate conference in…Thu Jul 19 2001 - 01:00
EU may take State to courtThe European Commission is threatening to take Ireland to the Court of Justice for infringing EU legislation on the transport…Thu Jul 19 2001 - 01:00
Directive may force savings disclosureBanks will have to provide information on savings held by residents of other EU states if European leaders accept a tax Directive…Thu Jul 19 2001 - 01:00
Ireland tops EU enthusiasm scaleIrish people remain more enthusiastic about EU membership than other Europeans but show below-average support for a common foreign…Wed Jul 18 2001 - 01:00
Politicans will outline steps for disposal of weaponsThe British and Irish governments will outline steps towards decommissioning in a package aimed at ending the political impasse…Tue Jul 17 2001 - 01:00
Prosecuting Sharon embarrasses Belgian politiciansThe conviction earlier this year of four Rwandans for genocide won praise for Belgium's law allowing its courts to try nationals…Tue Jul 17 2001 - 01:00
Test meets with muted reaction from EU leadersEuropean reaction to Saturday's successful US missile test was mutedMon Jul 16 2001 - 01:00
Ministers reject EU ban on protestersEuropean Union justice ministers have rejected proposals for tough measures to prevent violent demonstrations at European summits…Sat Jul 14 2001 - 01:00
EU patients entitled to treatment abroadPatients who face undue delays for medical care are entitled to get the treatment in another EU country and receive refunds of…Fri Jul 13 2001 - 01:00
Technocrats blamed for indifference about Europe's futureThe crowd that gathered on Sunday at Edwin Lutyens's imposing memorial in Thiepval for the 85th anniversary of the Battle of …Tue Jul 03 2001 - 01:00
Trimble `will resume office' only when arms issue resolvedMr David Trimble has said he will resume office as Northern Ireland's First Minister only when the issue of decommissioning is…Mon Jul 02 2001 - 01:00
International community gives pledge of $777mThe international community has pledged $777 million in aid to Yugoslavia following the extradition of Slobodan Milosevic to …Sat Jun 30 2001 - 01:00
Council of Europe assembly head appeals for Macedonia dialogueThe Council of Europe has denounced this week's violence in Macedonia and called on both sides in the conflict to exercise restraint…Thu Jun 28 2001 - 01:00
EU Parliament president warns against substantial concessions on Nice TreatyThe President of the European Parliament has warned the EU against making concessions to Ireland that would distort the substance…Wed Jun 27 2001 - 01:00
Astonishment at Nice commentsMr Romano Prodi's statement that EU enlargement is legally possible without the Nice Treaty was greeted with astonishment in …Fri Jun 22 2001 - 01:00
EU enlargement is possible without Nice, says ProdiThe European Commission President, Mr Romano Prodi, has said EU enlargement can proceed even if the Nice Treaty is not ratified…Thu Jun 21 2001 - 01:00
Cross-Border agreement to care for war memorial in BelgiumThe Government and the authorities in Northern Ireland have agreed to take over the maintenance of a controversial war memorial…Wed Jun 20 2001 - 01:00
