New code bans double roles for members of CommissionDouble-jobbing EU commissioners are definitely out from now on, the beleaguered European Commission decided yesterday.Thu Mar 04 1999 - 00:00
State is likely to move on Schengen accordKey elements of a controversial European agreement allowing for the abolition of passport controls and greater police co-operation…Wed Mar 03 1999 - 00:00
Officials in talks with Eurostat on regional proposalsSenior Irish finance and statistics officials met representatives from the EU's statistical service, Eurostat, in Luxembourg …Tue Mar 02 1999 - 00:00
Dublin, London envisage new pactBritain and Ireland will have to sign a new treaty ahead of the establishment of North-South bodies, it emerged yesterday from…Sat Feb 27 1999 - 00:00
No milk quota rise proposed for Irish farmersTHE refusal of a milk production quota increase for Ireland was among the reasons cited by the Minister for Agriculture, Mr Walsh…Fri Feb 26 1999 - 00:00
North farmers have to contend with price cuts - and an unsympathetic governmentIf the plight of the South's farmers in the face of proposed EU farm reform has evoked some sympathy, spare a thought for their…Thu Feb 25 1999 - 00:00
EU farm ministers to be given compromise reform packageThe German EU presidency is expected to put a compromise package of reforms for the farming sector on the table for EU ministers…Thu Feb 25 1999 - 00:00
Little sign of progress in farm talksMinisters at the EU Farm talks have been engaged in a series of bilateral meetings with little sign of movement on the substantive…Wed Feb 24 1999 - 00:00
Battle begins over future of European agricultureTo the distant echo of thousands of chanting protesters, EU farm ministers last night took off the gloves to do battle over the…Tue Feb 23 1999 - 00:00
Germans attempt compromise on beef and dairy sectorsIn its first attempt to broker a compromise in the EU farm talks, the German Presidency has backed Commission price cut calls…Tue Feb 23 1999 - 00:00
EU ministers prepare for marathon talks on farm cutsThe temperature rose sharply yesterday in Luxembourg as EU foreign ministers plunged into the serious bargaining phase of budget…Mon Feb 22 1999 - 00:00
Ocalan appeals to Europe, Greek ministers resignThe captured rebel Kurdish leader Mr Abdullah Ocalan appealed to the European Court of Human Rights yesterday to intervene before…Fri Feb 19 1999 - 00:00
Canny SNP leader feels the hand of historyAlex Salmond, the canny and engaging leader of the Scottish National Party, has the confident air of a man who knows that the…Fri Feb 19 1999 - 00:00
EU fund proposed to cushion loss of duty freeTemporary extension to the duty free regime beyond June 31st would not be an efficient way of cushioning the effect of abolition…Thu Feb 18 1999 - 00:00
Trial of Ocalan to cast long shadow"This is a matter which only affects the countries involved - those that extradited him and Turkey," Germany's Chancellor, Mr…Wed Feb 17 1999 - 00:00
Walsh proposes alternative CAP reform plan of 15 per cent cuts in the guaranteed price for beefThe Minister for Agriculture, Mr Walsh, was in Brussels yesterday to present the German EU presidency with an alternative, slimmed…Wed Feb 17 1999 - 00:00
Report endorses ending of duty-freeThe abolition of intra-EU duty-free sales appears certain to go ahead in June, following a European Commission services report…Mon Feb 15 1999 - 00:00
Half of Irish farmers `not to face CAP cuts'Nearly half of Irish farmers are likely to be exempted from a key element of EU farm budget cuts being negotiated in the Agenda…Mon Feb 15 1999 - 00:00
Bruton's radical EurovisionThere's been a largely consensual and defensive quality to much of the debate in Ireland in recent years about institutional …Fri Feb 12 1999 - 00:00
EU ministers still deadlocked over reform of budgetsEU Finance Ministers yesterday remained deadlocked over the reform of the Union's budgets, with member-states barely able to …Tue Feb 09 1999 - 00:00
Ahern and Blair make joint appeal to EU leaders for continuation of North fundsA joint appeal has been made by the Irish and British leaders to other EU heads of state to maintain their financial support …Tue Feb 09 1999 - 00:00
Democracy key issue for EU, says FG leaderDemocracy is the great question facing Europe now, the leader of Fine Gael, Mr John Bruton, said yesterday in calling for MEPs…Sat Feb 06 1999 - 00:00
Bruton expresses concern about talk of early releasesThe Fine Gael leader said he was concerned at the comments by Mr Martin McGuinness of Sinn Fein that the killers of Det Garda…Sat Feb 06 1999 - 00:00
`Lettori' resist second-class status with EU aidIt seems that the Orientale University of Naples will not learnFri Feb 05 1999 - 00:00
EU chief warns against switching structural funds to agricultureThe possibility that EU member-states might divert resources from structural funds to agriculture in the Agenda 2000 negotiations…Thu Feb 04 1999 - 00:00
Farm Commissioner warns on failure to agree full scope of price reformsFailure to agree the full scope of the European Commission's farm price reform proposals in Agenda 2000 would hit Irish farmers…Thu Feb 04 1999 - 00:00
Two regional authorities to handle structural funds likelyThe Cabinet is next week expected to back proposals from the Department of Finance for the devolution of limited powers from …Thu Feb 04 1999 - 00:00
Flynn waits for `right time'The Irish EU Commissioner, Mr Padraig Flynn, has said he will respond to Fianna Fail's letter "when the time is right".Tue Feb 02 1999 - 00:00
Buying car abroad can save you moneyCar buyers willing to shop around Europe for bargains and then export their cars home can still make colossal savings, the six…Tue Feb 02 1999 - 00:00
UN to bolster Contact Group effort to impose political settlement on KosovoThe United Nations Security Council was preparing early today to weigh in behind the imposition by the western powers and Russia…Sat Jan 30 1999 - 00:00
Information management memo leakedBrussels - Evidence of a siege mentality at the heart of the European Commission emerged yesterday in Brussels with the accidental…Thu Jan 28 1999 - 00:00
Flynn says Gilmartin has made no charge against himIreland's EU Commissioner, Mr Padraig Flynn, is maintaining his silence on the ultimate destination of the £50,000 cheque signed…Wed Jan 27 1999 - 00:00
Business as usual, pledges a rueful FlynnIt's "business as usual", the EU Commissioner Mr Padraig Flynn said last night in Brussels, insisting he had no intention of …Tue Jan 26 1999 - 00:00
Removing a commissionerA European Commissioner cannot be removed from office by the member-state that nominated him or her.Tue Jan 26 1999 - 00:00
FF may welcome former neo-fascists into its groupThe European Parliament group to which Fianna Fail belongs AIL in the European Parliament is likely soon to welcome members of…Mon Jan 25 1999 - 00:00
Fresh moves to end conflict todayA major co-ordinated diplomatic initiative on Kosovo, involving the EU, NATO and the Contact Group for former Yugoslavia, will…Fri Jan 22 1999 - 00:00
McCreevy to fight EU move to claw back IFSC breaksThe Minister for Finance, Mr McCreevy, last night confirmed that the Government will fight attempts by the European Commission…Tue Jan 19 1999 - 00:00
Commission set to start proceedings on IFSC tax breaksThe European Commission is expected to start infringement proceedings against Ireland next Wednesday over the Government's failure…Thu Jan 14 1999 - 00:00
Loyalties splintered as MEPs prepare for censure voteA day of frenetic drafting and counter-drafting of compromises in the European Parliament here started with the news spreading…Thu Jan 14 1999 - 00:00
EU Commission expected to surviveA compromise formula emerged last night which is expected to pull the European Parliament back today from the brink of forcing…Thu Jan 14 1999 - 00:00
Irishman takes top post in EU directorateA 45-year-old EU Commission official, Mr David O'Sullivan, has landed the job of Ireland's most senior permanent EU official …Thu Jan 14 1999 - 00:00
EU welcomes stability pact but warns of inflationary pressuresThe Government's four-year macroeconomic "Stability Programme" has been given the thumbs up by the European CommissionWed Jan 13 1999 - 00:00
EU reports pinpoint fraud and maladministrationMEPs have been particularly angered by what they see as the passivity of Commissioner Manuel Marin, who, they say, failed to …Wed Jan 13 1999 - 00:00
Few prepared to predict outcome of procedural chaos ahead of voteAs the European Parliament plunged into a frenzy of last-minute intrigue, a senior European Commission source warned last night…Wed Jan 13 1999 - 00:00
Dublin office linked to EU inquiriesNo 19 Ely Place is a fine business address, a handsome Georgian building just off St Stephen's GreenTue Jan 12 1999 - 00:00
Santer sets out reforms before no confidence voteThe European Commission President, Mr Jacques Santer, has moved to head off a motion of no confidence in the European Parliament…Tue Jan 12 1999 - 00:00
MEPs to vote on sacking of entire EU for bold dot at end executiveMEPs are expected to give the European Commission President, Mr Jacques Santer, a rough reception tonight when a debate opens…Mon Jan 11 1999 - 00:00
Consumers given time to adjust to idea of new orderSo what does it all mean to the public? The decision to leave the issuing of notes and coins until 2002 means that in some ways…Sat Jan 02 1999 - 00:00
Ministers look forward to ever closer ties as euro becomes realityAt 12.52 p.m. on Thursday, the President of the European Commission Mr Jacques Santer and his Monetary Affairs Commissioner Mr…Sat Jan 02 1999 - 00:00
Inflation drops to annual 1% within EUInflation in the 11 states which will launch the euro tomorrow fell to an annualised 0Thu Dec 31 1998 - 00:00
