EU Finance Ministers fail to agree on money policyEU Finance Ministers have failed to agree on how monetary policy will be co-ordinated after the introduction of the euroTue Nov 18 1997 - 00:00
Taoiseach to appeal axing of duty-free facility by EUThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, has decided to use the EU's employment summit in Luxembourg on Friday to appeal to fellow leaders to…Mon Nov 17 1997 - 00:00
Van Miert targets Ireland's 10% corporation taxWith customary zeal, the EU's Competition Commissioner is seeking reforms in Europe's state aids regimesFri Nov 14 1997 - 00:00
Harney seeks delay on tax reformIRELAND must be given until 2005 to reduce its general rate of company tax to 12Fri Nov 14 1997 - 00:00
Santer throws weight behind EU jobs planThe President of the European Commission, Mr Jacques Santer, yesterday threw his reputation behind controversial Commission proposals…Thu Nov 13 1997 - 00:00
Court backs positive bias to end gender imbalancePositive discrimination to give women public service jobs ahead of equally qualified men has been copper-fastened by a ruling…Wed Nov 12 1997 - 00:00
Ireland gets £29m more for researchIreland has secured a further £29 million in EU research funding, the Minister of State for Science, Mr Noel Treacy, said yesterday…Tue Nov 11 1997 - 00:00
Call for funding to trap world wide Web firmsIreland could become the major European base for international software companies' web sites, if the Government seeks to direct…Mon Nov 10 1997 - 00:00
Harney could face cool reception at EU meetingThe announcement by Boston Scientific is likely to add spice to the difficult negotiations between Ireland and the Commission…Mon Nov 10 1997 - 00:00
EU report focuses on need for unified approach to drug abuseOne of the fruits of Ireland's EU Presidency was the increased coordination of Europe's war against drugsFri Nov 07 1997 - 00:00
French try to assert political control over EU monetary policyWas a deal done between the French and the Germans, a gentleman's agreement that Bonn would support a French nominee for head…Fri Nov 07 1997 - 00:00
McCreevy quantifies corporation tax cutA reduction in the general rate of corporation tax in Ireland to 12Thu Nov 06 1997 - 00:00
Irish welcome UK seat on EU bank's boardThe Minister for Finance, Mr McCreevy, said yesterday the Government had not yet had the chance to give consideration to the …Thu Nov 06 1997 - 00:00
Flynn threatens employers with law on workers rightsFaced with the rejection by European employers of the idea of EU action to guarantee workers the right to early information about…Wed Nov 05 1997 - 00:00
Report alleges abuse of prisonersSystematic discrimination against Republican prisoners in British jails is alleged in a report by a Belgian member of Amnesty…Tue Nov 04 1997 - 00:00
French Government urged to provide alternative routesThe European Commission is asking the French government to set up a comprehensive information system to ensure that stranded …Tue Nov 04 1997 - 00:00
EU fisheries protection deal means reprieve for Irish fleetIreland will not be required to decommission any of its fishing fleet between now and 2002, following agreement by the Government…Fri Oct 31 1997 - 00:00
Speech seen as welcome break with pastThere was undoubtedly disappointment in Brussels last night that the British Chancellor, Mr Gordon Brown, had all but ruled out…Tue Oct 28 1997 - 00:00
Ministers move closer to accord on negotiations with EU applicantsEU Foreign Ministers have moved close to agreement on how the EU should handle enlargement negotiations with applicantstatesMon Oct 27 1997 - 00:00
North beef export ban to be removed, say sourcesThe European Commission is to send an inspection mission to Northern Ireland shortly to remove the final hurdle to the return…Mon Oct 27 1997 - 00:00
Accession controversy set to dominate EU ministers' talksEU foreign ministers gather this weekend in the Luxembourg spa town of Mondorf les Bains to see if they can resolve an issue …Sat Oct 25 1997 - 01:00
Flight of the bumble bees case to create quite a buzz in LuxembourgTwo bees or not two bees, that is the questionFri Oct 24 1997 - 01:00
Pastor Pandy murder claims revive horror of DutrouxOn Sunday, in the southern Belgian town of Neufchateau, some 5,000 people gathered with the families of disappeared and murdered…Wed Oct 22 1997 - 01:00
Fischler welcomes Irish resumption of cattle exports to the ContinentThe EU Farm Commissioner, Mr Franz Fischler, yesterday warmly welcomed last week's resumption of Irish live beef exports to the…Tue Oct 21 1997 - 01:00
Sterling ambiguity disappoints EUThe contradictory signals being sent out by the British government about sterling's participation in the single currency will…Mon Oct 20 1997 - 01:00
New protection proposed for road accident victims in EUMotorists involved in accidents while travelling abroad are likely to get new protection under a directive proposed this week…Sat Oct 18 1997 - 01:00
Demands for rebates by states upset the EU apple-cartIt was always a forlorn hopeFri Oct 17 1997 - 01:00
Minister to look again at burning rubbishAlternative methods of waste disposal, including incineration, would be reconsidered in Ireland, the Minister for the Environment…Fri Oct 17 1997 - 01:00
Prolonged talks with EU on cards over corporate taxThe Government is facing prolonged negotiations with the EU Commission over the move to a universal corporation tax rate of 10…Wed Oct 15 1997 - 01:00
All right on the night for the single currencyOnly a few months ago the European Commission's eternal optimism about the single currency project was the subject of some derision…Wed Oct 15 1997 - 01:00
Eleven states likely to take part in launch of the EU single currencyEleven countries are likely to participate in the launch of the single currency on January 1st, 1999, according to the latest…Wed Oct 15 1997 - 01:00
Ministerial moves to avert corporate tax threatTwo senior Ministers are attempting to head off a new threat to the Republic's corporate tax regime and will meet the EU Competition…Tue Oct 14 1997 - 01:00
Ahern warns on drugs `scourge'The Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, emphasised the need for strengthening protection of children and the fight against drugs in his address…Sat Oct 11 1997 - 01:00
Public reappraisal of Bloody Sunday evidence likelyThe British government's review of the evidence of Bloody Sunday is likely to lead to a major public re-examination of the events…Sat Oct 11 1997 - 01:00
Yeltsin pledge breaks with opposition to landmine banPresident Yeltsin yesterday took two dramatic steps on to the centre stage of European political leadershipSat Oct 11 1997 - 01:00
Council of Europe summit will mark its coming of ageBoris Yeltsin will be there, and Helmut Kohl, Tony Blair, Lionel Jospin and Bertie Ahern, as the leaders of 40 countries gather…Fri Oct 10 1997 - 01:00
Luxembourg meeting urges initiative on Burma rightsThe UN Commissioner for Human Rights, Mrs Mary Robinson, is to be urged by the EU to take an initiative on BurmaTue Oct 07 1997 - 01:00
EU enlargement plan gets broad agreementThe approach of the European Commission's "Agenda 2000" programme for enlargement and budget reform post-1999 is broadly acceptable…Mon Oct 06 1997 - 01:00
Japanese security deal with US causes concernThere's something quite familiar about Japan's latest political rowFri Oct 03 1997 - 01:00
Flynn's jobs summit package is `challenging'When the Amsterdam summit bumped the Luxembourgers into hosting a special November jobs summit during their presidency there …Fri Sept 26 1997 - 01:00
O'Rourke demands Commission honour pledge on duty-freeThe Minister for Public Enterprise, Ms O'Rourke, yesterday demanded that the European Commission honour its pledge to produce…Thu Sept 25 1997 - 01:00
EU, UK fail to resolve lifting of beef banThe question of whether the EU ban on exports of beef from Northern Ireland will be lifted had still not been resolved last night…Wed Sept 24 1997 - 01:00
Kinnock seeks to cut drink drive limitIrish motorists will be limited by law to one pint before driving if the European Commission has its wayTue Sept 23 1997 - 01:00
Minister welcomes decision on beef in NorthThe Minister for Agriculture, Mr Walsh, yesterday welcomed the decision of EU scientists last week to give the all-clear to Northern…Tue Sept 23 1997 - 01:00
Kohl's `counter-offensive' posted through back doorThe subject? Easy: qualifying for the single currency under the Maastricht criteriaFri Sept 19 1997 - 01:00
EU scientists raise hopes of North's re-entry to world beef marketsHope was raised yesterday that Northern Ireland's beef producers may soon get back into world markets when EU veterinary scientists…Thu Sept 18 1997 - 01:00
Setback to Irish hopes on structural fundsIreland's attempts to retain significant EU structural and cohesion funding after 1999 took a severe blow at the weekend when…Mon Sept 15 1997 - 01:00
Proposed tax changes not a major cause of worryIRISH officials and the Minister for Finance, Mr McCreevy, are confident that Ireland's low corporation tax regime will not be…Mon Sept 15 1997 - 01:00
Government must decide on value of pound against euro by next MayThe Government will have to decide by next May the value at which the Irish pound will enter the European single currencyMon Sept 15 1997 - 01:00
