Fahey rejects EU plan on deep-sea fishingThe Minister for the Marine, Mr Fahey, promised last night to reject a proposal by the European Commission to limit deepsea fishing…Fri Dec 15 2000 - 00:00
EU approves tough new tobacco health warningsCigarette packets could feature pictures of rotten teeth and blackened lungs following the approval of tough new health warnings…Thu Dec 14 2000 - 00:00
Brussels soon to be venue of all summitsAll EU summits will be held in Brussels once the first new members from Central and Eastern Europe join the Union in about five…Wed Dec 13 2000 - 00:00
BelgiumWhen Belgium's Finance Minister, Mr Didier Reynders, presented his budget in October, he was determined to shed his country's…Thu Dec 07 2000 - 00:00
EU agriculture ministers agree to bone-meal animal feed banEU agriculture ministers have agreed to ban the feeding of meat and bone-meal to farm animals in an attempt to halt the spread…Tue Dec 05 2000 - 00:00
EU vets fail to agree on animal feed planPlans to impose an EU-wide ban on meat-based animal feed received a blow last night when the EU's chief veterinary experts failed…Fri Dec 01 2000 - 00:00
ECB leaves rates on hold as euro risesThe European Central Bank (ECB) left interest rates unchanged yesterday as the euro rose to its highest level against the dollar…Fri Dec 01 2000 - 00:00
Europe facing an enormous billEU agriculture ministers meeting in Brussels on Monday will face a decision that could cost Europe's food industry more than £…Thu Nov 30 2000 - 00:00
Commission to consider report on how to tackle BSEThe European Commission meets today to consider a report on whether the recent rise in BSE cases justifies curbs on imports of…Wed Nov 29 2000 - 00:00
EU leaders offer 4.65bn euros to make Yugoslavia prosperousTen years after the start of a succession of bloody wars that tore Yugoslavia apart and left thousands dead, the European Union…Sat Nov 25 2000 - 00:00
Too early to support new NI police - AhernThe Taoiseach has said he cannot recommend that nationalists should join the new Police Service of Northern Ireland as it is …Sat Nov 25 2000 - 00:00
Croatians object to Kostunica's presenceThousands of protesters are expected in the Croatian capital of Zagreb today as the 15 EU heads of government meet their counterparts…Fri Nov 24 2000 - 00:00
EU force attended by a culture of secrecyThe European Commission official was more amused than irritated when she arrived at her office one morning to find a sticker …Tue Nov 21 2000 - 00:00
EU spending fails to satisfy auditors' courtThere is an unacceptably high level of error in payments made by the European Union, particularly those administered by the member…Wed Nov 15 2000 - 00:00
EU case against big tobacco reads like crime thrillerThe Caribbean cigarette smugglers were unhappy with their suppliers and sent a message to the tobacco giant R.JTue Nov 14 2000 - 00:00
EU to test all older cattle for BSEEU veterinary experts will meet in Brussels tomorrow to plan a massive expansion of BSE testing to cover all older cattle in …Tue Nov 14 2000 - 00:00
EU to order millions of animals to be tested for BSEThe European Commission will next week order up to 100,000 cattle in Ireland to be tested for BSE in response to a fresh outbreak…Sat Nov 11 2000 - 00:00
EU maps out road to joining for hopeful applicantsThe European Commission has issued a "road map" for Eastern European and Mediterranean states, outlining exactly what they have…Thu Nov 09 2000 - 00:00
Byrne puts plan for EU authority to oversee food safetyThe EU Health and Consumer Commissioner, Mr David Byrne, has announced plans for a European Food Authority (EFA) to oversee all…Thu Nov 09 2000 - 00:00
Government's response to floods defendedThe Minister for the Environment, Mr Dempsey, has defended the Government's response to the floods but acknowledged that emergency…Thu Nov 09 2000 - 00:00
EU ministers guarded on pensions planEU finance ministers yesterday gave a cautious welcome to a report warning that the old age pension system would become unaffordable…Wed Nov 08 2000 - 00:00
Commission backs ECB's action to prop up euroThe European Commission yesterday backed the European Central Bank's intervention in the foreign exchange markets to support …Tue Nov 07 2000 - 00:00
Duisenberg welcomes the euro's recoveryThe President of the European Central Bank (ECB), Mr Wim Duisenberg, has welcomed the euro's recent recovery on foreign exchange…Fri Nov 03 2000 - 00:00
Euro shows tentative signs of recovery ahead of ECB meeting in FrankfurtThe week's gentle recovery in the value of the euro has offered the European Central Bank (ECB) a respite from international …Wed Nov 01 2000 - 00:00
Response soon to EU on waste facilitiesThe Department of the Environment has promised to respond within a week to complaints about four waste disposal facilities following…Sat Oct 28 2000 - 01:00
Fresh collapse in euro value ahead of ECB Paris meetingThe ECB meets in Paris today against a backdrop of the euro's continuing weaknessThu Oct 19 2000 - 01:00
Inflation rate may be higher next month, says McCreevyThe Minister for Finance, Mr McCreevy, yesterday welcomed the news that inflation had remained stable for the third month in …Wed Oct 18 2000 - 01:00
O'Donoghue happy with equality talks despite EU doubts on Irish stanceThe Minister for Justice expressed satisfaction last night after negotiations on a new EU equality directive which he said would…Wed Oct 18 2000 - 01:00
Kostunica tells EU leaders Yugoslavia is now back in European familyDr Vojislav Kostunica looked sombre and a little uneasy as he took his place next to the French president, Mr Jacques Chirac, …Mon Oct 16 2000 - 01:00
€200 m in winter aid for Belgrade announced while leaders prepare to host KostunicaAs EU leaders prepare to welcome the new Yugoslav president, Mr Vojislav Kostunica, at their summit the European Commission has…Sat Oct 14 2000 - 01:00
Summit calls on Barak and Arafat to meetEuropean Union leaders have called on the Israeli Prime Minister and the President of the Palestinian Authority to meet as soon…Sat Oct 14 2000 - 01:00
Solana on EU Mideast peace missionThe EU's foreign policy supremo, Mr Javier Solana, was due to fly to the Middle East last night to encourage the Israeli and …Tue Oct 10 2000 - 01:00
Poles re-elect a former communist as presidentThe future of Poland's ruling conservative coalition was uncertain last night after official results confirmed that President…Tue Oct 10 2000 - 01:00
Markets surprised by quarter-point riseThe European Central Bank (ECB) surprised the markets yesterday by increasing interest rates by a quarter of 1 per cent, bringing…Fri Oct 06 2000 - 01:00
Intervention gets IMF thumbs upLast week's intervention in the currency markets to boost the euro helped to limit the risk of currency instability for the world…Fri Sept 29 2000 - 01:00
Protesters claim victory after IMF meeting ends earlyAnti-globalisation protesters gathered near Charles Bridge in Prague last night to celebrate what they claimed as a victory after…Thu Sept 28 2000 - 01:00
Demonstrators to repeat performance for Prague visitorsAnti-globalisation protesters have vowed to resume their siege of the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) …Wed Sept 27 2000 - 01:00
McCreevy to call for debt moratoriumThe Minister for Finance will call today for a moratorium on debt repayments that are crippling some of the world's poorest countries…Wed Sept 27 2000 - 01:00
Anti-poverty action inadequate, World Bank concedesAs thousands of anti-globalisation demonstrators arrived in Prague yesterday for a day of protest today, the World Bank attempted…Tue Sept 26 2000 - 01:00
IMF meeting adds to the pressure on oil producersOil-producing countries were under mounting pressure last night to increase output after the World Bank, the International Monetary…Mon Sept 25 2000 - 01:00
Surprise intervention likely to top G7 agenda todayWhen the president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Mr Wim Duisenberg, meets the press in Prague this afternoon, he will face…Sat Sept 23 2000 - 01:00
Prague gets ready for trouble at finance summitWhen finance ministers from the world's leading industrialised countries meet in Prague on Sunday, they will be greeted by a …Fri Sept 22 2000 - 01:00
EU road haulage forum to be set up as oil price hits 10-year highEuropean Union transport ministers agreed last night to set up a forum to examine the problems of the road haulage industry after…Thu Sept 21 2000 - 01:00
Brussels officials taken aback by de Valera speech on EU relationsMs SILE de Valera's remarks about Ireland's relationship with the EU took EU officials in Brussels by surprise yesterday and …Wed Sept 20 2000 - 01:00
Duisenberg warns against the effect of tax cutsTax cuts aimed at offsetting the impact of high fuel prices must be balanced by other measures to ensure that strict budgetary…Fri Sept 15 2000 - 01:00
OPEC marginally increases oil outputThe oil production rise agreed by ministers from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was marginally higher…Mon Sept 11 2000 - 01:00
Modest oil production rise unlikely to ease fuel costsMotorists and hauliers can expect little relief from high fuel prices following a modest increase in production agreed yesterday…Mon Sept 11 2000 - 01:00
Sanctions against Austria have been counter-productive, say EU `wise men'Austria's President, Mr Thomas Klestil, appealed last night for an immediate end to sanctions against his country after a three…Sat Sept 09 2000 - 01:00
Russia denies warship sank `Kursk'Russian officials have denied that a government investigation found that the Kursk nuclear submarine was sunk by a torpedo fired…Sat Sept 09 2000 - 01:00
Call for German poll angers ProdiA call by the commissioner in charge of enlarging the EU for a referendum in Germany before new member states are admitted has…Mon Sept 04 2000 - 01:00
