EU under growing pressure to ratify Kyoto Protocol without USAs more European leaders condemned President Bush's decision to abandon the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change, the EU came under…Sat Mar 31 2001 - 01:00
Euro falls as ECB fails to cut ratesThe euro fell against the dollar and sterling yesterday after the European Central Bank (ECB) left interest rates unchanged at…Fri Mar 30 2001 - 01:00
Angry EU fails to sway Bush on climate policy U-turnPresident Bush last night remained determined to abandon an international agreement on global warming, despite angry protests…Fri Mar 30 2001 - 01:00
Hopes fade for cut in ECB ratesHopes of a cut in interest rates were fading last night in advance of today's meeting of the governing council of the European…Thu Mar 29 2001 - 01:00
Support for Haider's politics takes a tumbleAfter a day spent licking his wounds, Mr Jorg Haider will have some explaining to do when he emerges today from his mountain …Tue Mar 27 2001 - 01:00
EU leaders not offering farmers any extra fundingEU leaders meeting in Stockholm at the weekend expressed concern for the plight of farmers affected by the foot-and-mouth crisis…Mon Mar 26 2001 - 01:00
Leaders confident Europe can withstand US economic slowdownEU leaders sought yesterday to dampen speculation that the slowdown in the US economy could wreck the recovery of Europe's economy…Sat Mar 24 2001 - 00:00
Ahern refuses to criticise British handling of crisis or seek more EU moneyThe Taoiseach has declined to criticise London's handling of the foot-and-mouth crisis, despite new evidence that the epidemic…Sat Mar 24 2001 - 00:00
Summit will not change agendaEU leaders arrived in Stockholm last night for an economic summit that could be overshadowed by the spread of foot-and-mouth …Fri Mar 23 2001 - 00:00
Export ban limited due to stringency of Irish measuresIreland's stringent measures against foot-and-mouth disease allowed the EU to limit yesterday's export ban to Co Louth, according…Fri Mar 23 2001 - 00:00
Epidemic cost may be raised at summitThe mounting cost of the foot-and-mouth epidemic is likely to force the issue onto the agenda when EU leaders meet in Stockholm…Fri Mar 23 2001 - 00:00
EU ministers near financial services accordEU finance ministers seem likely to agree a new system for regulating European financial services when they meet in Stockholm…Thu Mar 22 2001 - 00:00
Free-marketeers look to Sweden for strong signal on EU economyA meeting with Russia's President, Mr Vladimir Putin, is likely to be the most newsworthy event of the EU summit in Stockholm…Tue Mar 20 2001 - 00:00
Euro falls as ECB leaves interest rates unchangedThe euro fell below 91 US cents yesterday after the European Central Bank (ECB) left interest rates unchanged at 4Fri Mar 16 2001 - 00:00
ECB to mount defence of central banks' roleThe European Central Bank (ECB) will today warn governments not to curb the role of central banks in banking supervision, according…Thu Mar 15 2001 - 00:00
EU bans French livestock exportsThe EU's Standing Veterinary Committee has banned the export of cattle, sheep, pigs and goats from France following the outbreak…Wed Mar 14 2001 - 00:00
Tax-cutting budgets off the agenda in BrusselsEuropean Union finance ministers have urged one another to avoid give-away budgets and to balance tax cuts with reductions in…Tue Mar 13 2001 - 00:00
Kinnock's performance-related proposals draw union fireThey have a luxury supermarket solely for their own use and a brand of champagne bottled specially for themTue Mar 13 2001 - 00:00
Minister rules out tourism compensationThe Minister for Finance has warned that measures in place to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease to the Republic could…Tue Mar 13 2001 - 00:00
Republic's labour costs among lowest in EULabour costs in the Republic are among the lowest in the European Union, according to a report published yesterday by Eurostat…Tue Mar 13 2001 - 00:00
EU suggests slowdown in National Development PlanThe Government should postpone some infrastructure projects outlined in the National Development Plan in order to avoid fuelling…Thu Mar 08 2001 - 00:00
State may be given all-clear in weeksIf no animals show signs of foot-and-mouth disease by the end of this month, the Republic will almost certainly be free of the…Thu Mar 08 2001 - 00:00
EU bans livestock marts for two weeks, restricts movement of animalsThe EU last night banned livestock markets throughout Europe for two weeks and imposed severe restrictions on the movement of…Wed Mar 07 2001 - 00:00
Don't be an `England' over EU, Patten warns his Irish friendsWhen Chris Patten walks into his office in the European Commission's Charlemagne building, he is confronted by two scorching …Tue Mar 06 2001 - 00:00
Commission guidelines for lenders aim to help borrowersThe European Commission has issued a set of guidelines aimed at making it easier for consumers to compare mortgages - including…Tue Mar 06 2001 - 00:00
EU standards to protect Internet consumers urgedThe EU Consumer Affairs Commissioner, Mr David Byrne, has called for a legally binding set of standards to protect consumers …Sat Mar 03 2001 - 00:00
ECB indicates interest rate cut not on cards at this timeThe European Central Bank (ECB) has dampened expectations of an early cut in interest rates, despite a fall in euro-zone inflation…Fri Mar 02 2001 - 00:00
EU approves tough anti-smoking legislationThe EU has approved a tough new anti-smoking law, requiring stronger health warnings and banning the use of the words "light" …Thu Mar 01 2001 - 00:00
Byrne will ban Irish exports if outbreak confirmedThe EU Commissioner for food safety, Mr David Byrne, said there was no basis as yet for extending the ban on meat and dairy exports…Thu Mar 01 2001 - 00:00
Walsh calls for more stringent measuresThe Minister for Agriculture has called on farmers to introduce more stringent measures to stop the spread of foot-and-mouth …Tue Feb 27 2001 - 00:00
EU may yet regret Ireland's budget reprimandIn John Huston's psychological cowboy drama, The Misfits, Clark Gable explains to Marilyn Monroe that his occasional temper tantrums…Tue Feb 27 2001 - 00:00
EU foreign ministers sign Treaty of NiceEuropean Union foreign ministers have signed the Treaty of Nice, putting into legal form the agreement on reforming EU decision…Tue Feb 27 2001 - 00:00
Solbes rules out cut in EU funds to IrelandThe EU Economic Affairs Commissioner, Mr Pedro Solbes, has ruled out any cut in EU funds to Ireland as a result of Monday's reprimand…Fri Feb 16 2001 - 00:00
Surprise expressed at Irish stance amid widespread criticism in pressMonday's EU reprimand of Ireland received extensive coverage in European newspapers yesterday, but few reports were sympathetic…Wed Feb 14 2001 - 00:00
EU finance ministers give statement frosty receptionThe Swedish Finance Minister, Mr Bosse Ringholm, leaned across and whispered into the ear of Mr Pedro Solbes, the EU Economic…Tue Feb 13 2001 - 00:00
Ireland set to be only vote against EU censureEach of our EU partners will support a proposal to reprimand Ireland over December's budget when finance ministers meet in Brussels…Sat Feb 10 2001 - 00:00
Mood among EU member-states hardens against Ireland's stanceThe mood among EU memberstates is hardening against Ireland following the Govern ment's response to the proposed reprimand over…Thu Feb 08 2001 - 00:00
Satirical sketch shows a weak Prodi waiting by the phoneWhile Dublin was celebrating Samuel Beckett on film last week, the Brussels press corps was bowdlerising his work in a revue …Tue Feb 06 2001 - 00:00
Commission plays down dispute over BudgetThe European Commission yesterday sought to play down its disagreement with Ireland over December's Budget and said there would…Sat Feb 03 2001 - 00:00
Euro interest rates remain stable despite US Fed cutsEuro-zone interest rates will remain on hold for some time as the ECB refuses to follow the rate-cutting lead of the US Federal…Fri Feb 02 2001 - 00:00
Duisenberg backs Commission's censure of IrelandThe President of the European Central Bank (ECB) has backed the European Commission's move to censure Ireland over last December…Fri Feb 02 2001 - 00:00
Greenspan cut well flagged but whither ECBWhile the world waits for Fed chairman Mr Alan Greenspan to cut US interest rates today, speculation in the financial markets…Wed Jan 31 2001 - 00:00
Cost of BSE crisis could break EU farm budget, says FischlerThe spiralling cost of the BSE crisis could break the EU farm budget, the Agriculture Commissioner, Mr Franz Fischler, warned…Tue Jan 30 2001 - 00:00
Referendum on Nice Treaty likely in MayThe Government has started preparing for a referendum on the Nice Treaty, which is likely to be held before the summerSat Jan 27 2001 - 00:00
Concern over Bush's climate change stanceThe EU has expressed concern over President Bush's attitude to combating climate changeThu Jan 25 2001 - 00:00
Guardians of euro give best pupil a serious dressing downThe European Commission President, Mr Romano Prodi, looked like a pained schoolmaster as he explained why the EU wants to censure…Thu Jan 25 2001 - 00:00
Europe to call for U-turn on BudgetThe European Commission is expected to issue a strong rebuke to Ireland today over last December's Budget, calling for "remedial…Wed Jan 24 2001 - 00:00
FF loses European allies in kickbacks claim rowFianna Fail has lost a quarter of its allies in the European Parliament amid a row over alleged kickbacks and illegal gun-running…Tue Jan 23 2001 - 00:00
Figures ease pressure on McCreevy in EUThe Minister for Finance, Mr McCreevy, has claimed that he has inflation under control and predicted that prices could rise by…Sat Jan 20 2001 - 00:00
EU urges Ireland to cut drink-driving limitThe European Commission has called on Ireland and three other EU member states to reduce their drink-driving limit to the equivalent…Fri Jan 19 2001 - 00:00
