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
EU questions company tax regimeThe Minister for Finance, Mr McCreevy, will today come under renewed pressure to review the Government's commitment to extend…Sat Sept 13 1997 - 01:00
Airports warn of 30,000 job lossesEurope's airports and airlines joined forces yesterday to warn of up to 30,000 job losses if the EU proceeds with its abolition…Fri Sept 12 1997 - 01:00
A year on, Dutroux trial still far awayA year after the discoveries of the bodies of four abducted children, and the rescue of two others, sent shock waves across Belgium…Fri Sept 12 1997 - 01:00
Robinson could be joined by another leading woman at UNWhen the President, Mrs Robinson, installs herself in her new home in Geneva she may well find shortly that her new neighbour…Fri Sept 05 1997 - 01:00
Ahern stresses commitment to euro from startThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, yesterday strongly reiterated Ireland's commitment to enter European Monetary Union from day one, despite…Sat Aug 30 1997 - 01:00
Concern on detail of CAP reformThe Minister for Agriculture, Mr Walsh, said the Government did not have a problem with the overall thrust of EU CAP reform but…Wed Jul 23 1997 - 01:00
EU initiative gives new impetus to peace process in Middle EastA resumption of the stalled Middle East peace process was last night hailed by the President of the Palestinian Authority, Mr…Wed Jul 23 1997 - 01:00
Boeing stirs transatlantic turbulenceThe headlines are again screaming of trade warsFri Jul 18 1997 - 01:00
Programme of reforms initiated to meet challenge of enlargementThe EU opened a historic new chapter in its development yesterday with the publication by the European Commission of its opinions…Thu Jul 17 1997 - 01:00
Subsidy on dairy cows proposed in plans to refine CAPNEW annual subsidies to farmers of Pounds 161 per dairy cow are among the radical reforms of the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP…Wed Jul 09 1997 - 01:00
McCreevy stays tight-lipped on exchange ratesREITERATING the determination of this Government, like the last, "to be in the first wave of countries to join EMU", the Minister…Tue Jul 08 1997 - 01:00
Schengen dispute reflects final shambolic hours of treaty debateTHE Irish and British governments are now almost certain to lose a row with Spain over what heads of government did or did not…Mon Jul 07 1997 - 01:00
Status for EU funding may last only five more yearsIRELAND is likely to retain its key Objective One status for EU funding - but only for five years - in proposals for the 1999…Mon Jul 07 1997 - 01:00
Luxembourg PM is unfazed by hectic presidency agendaIT IS said that when Luxembourg's Prime Minister, Jean-Claude Juncker, has a problem that he wants advice about he turns first…Fri Jul 04 1997 - 01:00
EU confirms illegal sales of British beef in EuropeTHE Department of Agriculture has strongly denied that smuggled British beef is being brought into the Republic.Thu Jul 03 1997 - 01:00
World body rejects EU ban on US hormone-treated beefTHE European Commission hopes to appeal the ruling yesterday by a scientific panel of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) against…Wed Jul 02 1997 - 01:00
Dutch presidency ends as MEPs gain powerBLINK, it seems, and another presidency is over and it's time for another post-mortem.Fri Jun 27 1997 - 01:00
