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
Swedish Presidency a success storyFlaming barricades, shattered windows, rows of black-clad riot police and a young man lying bleeding from a police bullet to …Mon Jun 18 2001 - 01:00
Sweden's main achievements may have been environmentalAlthough EU enlargement was the most talked about issue at the Gothenburg summit, Sweden believes the most enduring achievement…Mon Jun 18 2001 - 01:00
Strategy to avert street violence to be worked outMember-states have agreed to work out a joint strategy to prevent the violent protests that surrounded the summit at Gothenburg…Mon Jun 18 2001 - 01:00
Debate on future of EU given an urgency by Irish rejection of NiceIt was just after 10.30 yesterday morning when Sweden's Prime Minister, Mr Goeran Persson, called the European Council to order…Sat Jun 16 2001 - 01:00
Thousands likely to protest as Bush arrives in SwedenThousands of protesters are expected in the Swedish port of Gothenburg today when President Bush arrives for a meeting with EU…Thu Jun 14 2001 - 01:00
Cowen seeks to reassure EU candidate countries on Nice voteThe Minister for Foreign Affairs sought yesterday to reassure countries hoping to join the EU that last week's rejection of the…Wed Jun 13 2001 - 01:00
State will not seek to alter treaty, EU toldThe Government has told the EU that Ireland will not seek to renegotiate any part of the Nice Treaty in advance of a second referendum…Tue Jun 12 2001 - 01:00
Ugly Irishmen and other torments of prosperityI heard the accent and stopped, pretending to examine a picture on the wall while I eavesdroppedTue Jun 12 2001 - 01:00
Referendum result sends shock waves through BrusselsYesterday's Nice Treaty referendum result was greeted with shock in Brussels and with dismay in the capitals of candidate countries…Sat Jun 09 2001 - 01:00
ECB may act if euro slides any further against dollarEuropean Central Bank (ECB) president Mr Wim Duisenberg yesterday issued a thinly veiled warning that the Bank could intervene…Fri Jun 08 2001 - 01:00
Bank to leave rates unchangedThe European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to leave interest rates unchanged today when its governing council meets in Frankfurt…Thu Jun 07 2001 - 01:00
McCreevy to resist EU Budget callThe Minister for Finance will defy the EU's latest call for Government action to offset the inflationary effect of December's…Wed Jun 06 2001 - 01:00
Renegotiation could be sought if treaty is rejectedTo become law, the Nice Treaty must be ratified by all 15 EU member-statesWed Jun 06 2001 - 01:00
Lily-livered approach to EU debate unhelpfulWhen the EU Commission President, Mr Romano Prodi, rose to speak at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques in Paris last week, he probably…Tue Jun 05 2001 - 01:00
McCreevy to ask EU finance ministers to drop fiscal reprimandThe Minister for Finance, Mr McCreevy, will attempt today to persuade EU finance ministers to drop a call for the Government …Tue Jun 05 2001 - 01:00
Candidates wary of Irish `No' voteSlovenia's pretty capital, Ljubljana, was looking its best this week in the early summer sunshine and the riverside cafes were…Fri Jun 01 2001 - 01:00
June start to debates to ratify treatyAccording to the EU leaders' timetable, the Nice Treaty must be ratified by all 15 EU member-states before the end of 2002Thu May 31 2001 - 01:00
#16m extra to be paid to BrusselsIreland must contribute an extra #16 million (£20Thu May 31 2001 - 01:00
EU tax should fund Commission - ProdiThe European Commission President, Mr Romano Prodi, last night warned that Europe's single market could break up unless EU governments…Wed May 30 2001 - 01:00
Hungarians keep watch on Ireland's vote on treatyWhen diplomats and European Commission officials speculate on which candidate countries are likely to join the EU sooner than…Mon May 28 2001 - 01:00
Treaty extends areas covered by qualified majority votingWhen EU member-states meet in the Council of Ministers, they usually make decisions by consensus, without the need for a vote…Fri May 25 2001 - 01:00
Estonians study our Nice Treaty debateA rejection by Ireland of the Nice Treaty should not be interpreted as a rejection of EU enlargement, said Estonia's chief negotiator…Thu May 24 2001 - 01:00
Agony and ecstasy of creeping `normalisation'i almost tripped over Erik before I saw him sitting on a step in Tallinn's biggest, noisiest nightclubTue May 22 2001 - 01:00
Finnish president supports treatyThe Nice Treaty does not threaten the defence identity of the EU's four neutral member-states, according to the Finnish President…Mon May 21 2001 - 01:00
McKenna accuses Commission of interfering in pollThe Green MEP, Ms Patricia McKenna, has threatened legal action against the European Commission, accusing it of "illegal and …Fri May 18 2001 - 01:00
A city haunted by armed criminals and relentless rainIt was like high summer in Brussels at the weekend as the city's residents roasted themselves in parks, by pools and on crowded…Tue May 15 2001 - 01:00
Ministers split over movement of workersEU foreign Ministers have failed to resolve a row over the free movement of workers following the admission of new member-states…Tue May 15 2001 - 01:00
