Irish protest at cut in beef export refundsIRELAND yesterday lodged a protest with the EU's Farm Council at the decision of the Commission to reduce export refunds for …Tue Jan 21 1997 - 00:00
Ilegally detained woman gets £14,000AN Irishwoman, Ms Mary O'Reilly, has received damages of £14,000 in settlement of an action brought against the Government in…Tue Jan 21 1997 - 00:00
Ministers cautious on idea of EU "flexibility"CAUTION was the watchword yesterday when EU Foreign Ministers opened the key debate on how to provide for different speeds of…Tue Jan 21 1997 - 00:00
Arcane Euro politics redolent of class bulliesPICTURE, if you will, the small boy standing on the edge, of the cold football field as the two class bullies make their team…Fri Jan 17 1997 - 00:00
Santer to set up separate food safety bodyTHE President of the European Commission, Mr Jacques Santer, last night promised to remove the supervision of food safety from…Thu Jan 16 1997 - 00:00
Bruton wants ethical debate on EUTHE Taoiseach yesterday called on the European Union to turn from its internal preoccupations and initiate a new philosophical…Thu Jan 16 1997 - 00:00
MacSharry criticised in BSE reportMOST of the blame for the mishandling of the BSE crisis in the early 1990s has been laid at the door of the British government…Tue Jan 14 1997 - 00:00
All the BSE actions were backed by Commission - MacSharryTHE draft European Parliament report on the handling of the BSE crisis won broad support from MEPs when it was debated here in…Tue Jan 14 1997 - 00:00
Dutch still at odds with EU partners on cannabisTHE Dutch EU Presidency boasts that such is the pressure of the Union's own business that, unusually, the cabinet has decided…Fri Jan 10 1997 - 00:00
Barrett ties up `outstanding' package on catch quotasMARATHON EU fish talks early yesterday morning produced a compromise package which will see Irish quotas up by some 2,730 tonnes…Sat Dec 21 1996 - 00:00
EU warns over failure to stop lake pollutionIRELAND has been warned by the European Commission that it faces possible legal action in the European Court of Justice over …Fri Dec 20 1996 - 00:00
Commission ties itself in smoke rings in handling tobacco lobbyTHE European Commission tied itself in smoke rings yesterday when it announced simultaneously the continuation of its £800 million…Thu Dec 19 1996 - 00:00
Irish film fund proposal wins wide supportIRELAND'S compromise proposals on a European film guarantee fund won wide support at the meeting of culture ministers in Brussels…Tue Dec 17 1996 - 00:00
BELGIUMTHE Belgian Prime Minister, Mr Jean-Luc Dehaene, was a man in a hurry to get out of townMon Dec 16 1996 - 00:00
Little Ireland can take a bow for a presidency that achieved plenty and was widely praisedA VERY senior Commission official, involved at the highest level of European politics since 1982, said simply on Saturday that…Mon Dec 16 1996 - 00:00
Irish role praised as summit deal is reached on EMUTHE DUBLIN European summit last night crowned the success of the Irish EU Presidency with a decisive step in the direction of…Sat Dec 14 1996 - 00:00
Attitudes to fiscal discipline at bottom of Euro disputeIT might seem a technical row, but the truth is that the issue which divides EU Finance Ministers over one clause in the post…Fri Dec 13 1996 - 00:00
Big match day - with Irish presidency 3 goals up alreadyAT last the day of the big home game. A big day, but no cup finalFri Dec 13 1996 - 00:00
Capacity to deal with jobless is `over-riding' challengeTHE "over-riding" challenge of the Dublin summit "is to show our citizens that the Union has the capacity and the will to deal…Wed Dec 11 1996 - 00:00
Case of job-share women heard in EuropeA LOSS of pay increments by two Irish job-sharing women when they returned to full-time work constituted sexual discrimination…Wed Dec 11 1996 - 00:00
EU introduces strict laws to protect flora and faunaTHE European Union has introduced a tough regime to control the imports of endangered flora and fauna, a trade worth billions…Tue Dec 10 1996 - 00:00
France says Irish draft reflects "mediocrity" of the IGC's workEU Foreign Ministers sent a strong signal of support yesterday to Serbia's democracy demonstrators and gave a broad welcome to…Sat Dec 07 1996 - 00:00
Franco-German summit may unravel currency impasseTHE Franco-German summit on Monday in Nuremberg could provide political will to break the final deadlock on the rules for budgetary…Sat Dec 07 1996 - 00:00
Taoiseach admits he approached Dunne personally for party cashTHE Taoiseach said last night he had personally approached Mr Ben Dunne for contributions to the Fine Gael party after becoming…Fri Dec 06 1996 - 00:00
EU summit viewed with ambitionIRELAND has delivered on its Florence summit promise to produce an outline draft treaty for the EU, the Taoiseach said yesterday…Fri Dec 06 1996 - 00:00
Belarus leader rejects request for EU missionA REQUEST from the EU to send a fact-finding human rights mission to Belarus was yesterday bluntly refused by its President, …Wed Dec 04 1996 - 00:00
Summit promise of CFE treaty review allays fears of RussiansIN A bid to reassure Russia over the eastward expansion of NATO, European leaders have agreed to relaunch talks next year on …Tue Dec 03 1996 - 00:00
European leaders' agenda to be dominated by need to build post Cold War structure for future securityEUROPE's leaders will gather in Lisbon today for only the second summit of the 55 member Organisation for Security and Co operation…Mon Dec 02 1996 - 00:00
EU set to agree new plan on drugs and child abuseEU justice ministers will be able to report to the Dublin Summit next month their agreement on a major stepping up of European…Fri Nov 29 1996 - 00:00
Commission post problemTHE EU Commissioner for Industry, Mr Martin Bangemann, last night warned that the Commission would be forced to use its powers…Fri Nov 29 1996 - 00:00
Quinn "hopeful" for agreement on stability pact for Dublin summitTHE Minister for Finance, Mr Quinn, said last night he was hopeful the Dublin summit would complete work on the post EMU stability…Thu Nov 28 1996 - 00:00
Agency's move to Meath may be delayed againTHE long delayed move of the EU's new animal and plant health inspection agency to Grange, to Meath, may be delayed yet again…Thu Nov 28 1996 - 00:00
MacSharry faces MEPs and strongly defends his record dealing with BSETHE former agriculture commissioner, Mr Ray MacSharry, gave a robust defence of his record on BSE in the early 1990s yesterday…Wed Nov 27 1996 - 00:00
Suggestions of instructions not to talk about BSE `fanciful'THE FORMER European commissioner for agriculture, Mr Ray MacSharry, dismissed as fanciful suggestions from several MEPs that …Wed Nov 27 1996 - 00:00
MacSharry to appear at BSE inquiryTHE European Parliament's inquiry into the EU handling of the BSE crisis reaches a crucial stage today when MEPs question the…Tue Nov 26 1996 - 00:00
MacSharry defends role in BSE crisisTHE former EU Agriculture Commissioner, Mr Ray MacSharry, who is to be questioned this morning by MEPs, strongly defended his…Tue Nov 26 1996 - 00:00
Ministers fail to agree on fish conservationATTEMPTS by Ireland to break the deadlock over EU fish conservation measures failed last night, although Fisheries Ministers …Sat Nov 23 1996 - 00:00
Deputy PM may become victim of a witch huntBELGIUM's deputy prime minister, Elio Di Rupo, accused of having had sex with minors, is to face further investigation by the…Fri Nov 22 1996 - 00:00
Commission embarks on long debate about relations with the developing worldTHE European Commission yesterday began a major 18 month debate on the future shape of its relationship with the 70 developing…Thu Nov 21 1996 - 00:00
Spring praises WEU role in military mission to Zaire areaTHE Western European Union will contribute logistical and planning support on behalf of the EU to the UN Zairean military mission…Wed Nov 20 1996 - 00:00
WEU meeting to consider practicalities of EU linksEUROPE's Foreign and Defence Ministers converge on Ostende two meetings today and tomorrow that will help to put another small…Mon Nov 18 1996 - 00:00
North's beef farmers fall victim to politicsTHE TORY government's polemics against its fellow EU members over the beef export ban have had a recurring refrainFri Nov 15 1996 - 00:00
Britain fails to restrict health and safety legislationBRITAIN might have substantially expanded the scope of EU action on health and safety instead of restricting it, Commission sources…Wed Nov 13 1996 - 00:00
`Good day for social Europe' - FlynnTHE EU's Commissioner for Social Affairs, Mr Padraig Flynn, yesterday expressed delight at the ruling of the European Court of…Wed Nov 13 1996 - 00:00
Directive sets out working hours and rest breaksTHE Working Time Directive, adopted on November 23rd, 1993, sets out maximum working hours and minimum daily rest breaks and …Wed Nov 13 1996 - 00:00
Large rate of error in EU accountsSOME £3.6 billion of the £61 billion EU expenditure in 1995 is subject to "substantial error", the Court of Auditors will tell…Tue Nov 12 1996 - 00:00
EU seeks formula for rules on stability pactEU Finance Ministers are still struggling to reach a formula on a key element of the proposed rules of the stability pact - the…Tue Nov 12 1996 - 00:00
EU-US summit set for next monthAN EU-US summit will take place in Washington on December 16th, the Irish presidency announced last nightTue Nov 12 1996 - 00:00
EU Court of Auditors attacks grant paymentsTHE European Court of Auditors has condemned payment of major EU grants to a number of Irish companies aimed at assisting extremely…Fri Nov 08 1996 - 00:00
EU echoes African states in call for UN forceEU DEVELOPMENT ministers yesterday sent a strong appeal to the UN Security Council to set up immediately a "neutral force" to…Fri Nov 08 1996 - 00:00
