Peace, jobs, sound money and safe streets in Bruton's visionTHE TAOISEACH paid warm tribute to the Italian Presidency in a speech to EU leaders wrapping up the summit.Mon Jun 24 1996 - 01:00
Formidable agenda passes to Ireland after Major finally releases the ballWITHOUT finding a solution to their problems they would, eventually, call a truce, only to take up arms again whenever the occasion…Mon Jun 24 1996 - 01:00
Unpleasant little war ends at price of British dignity"OUR policy of non co operation ceases as from nowSat Jun 22 1996 - 01:00
Leaders confident British beef deal can be achievedEUROPEAN Union leaders arrived in Florence last night to a swellering heat certain to defrost any lingering diplomatic coolness…Fri Jun 21 1996 - 01:00
Beef war to scale down as Britain accepts EU line on banA CESSATION of hostilities in the EU's bitter beef war of words appeared imminent last night as a senior British diplomat gave…Thu Jun 20 1996 - 01:00
Crucial week in efforts to end beef warTHREE months after the BSE crisis broke, the British Government faces a crunch week of meetings it hopes will begin to deescalate…Mon Jun 17 1996 - 01:00
EU officials lobbied over Ballymun light rail linkA LIGHT RAIL system to Ballymun would be the key to the viability of a badly needed industrial development project on the north…Sat Jun 15 1996 - 01:00
Stage drama provides relief from the beef warDRAMA on the stage in Brussels has been getting fierce competition these days from the carryings on off stage in the new genre…Fri Jun 14 1996 - 01:00
No half-way between violence and politics, Bruton tells Sinn FeinIN A BITTER attack on Sinn Fein, the Taoiseach yesterday warned it "there is no half way house between democratic politics and…Wed Jun 12 1996 - 01:00
Sanity on mad cows may rule if Britain pulls in its hornsTHE QUESTION is simpleWed Jun 12 1996 - 01:00
Concessions by Rifkind do little to deflect EU angerTHE British Foreign Secretary, Mr Malcolm Rifkind, yesterday hinted at a significant easing of Britain's obstructionist protest…Tue Jun 11 1996 - 01:00
EU fishery cuts to be hard foughtEU Fisheries Ministers yesterday put down markers that the 40 per cent cuts in the fishing fleet sought by the Commission will…Tue Jun 11 1996 - 01:00
Santer gives warning that Britain is putting strain on EU's toleranceA NEW broadside against Britain from the President of the European Commission, Mr Jacques Santer, yesterday is set to raise temperatures…Mon Jun 10 1996 - 01:00
Howard should win medal for brass neckWHEN they hand out the medals for the Beef War campaign, Michael Howard, Britain's Eurosceptical, hang-em and flog-em Home Secretary…Fri Jun 07 1996 - 01:00
EU poll shows deep division over sharing of sovereigntyHALF the Irish electorate believes there should be more voting by majority at ministerial meetings of an enlarged EU, a survey…Fri Jun 07 1996 - 01:00
Santer wins support for jobs strategyTHE President of the European Commission, Mr Jacques Santer, yesterday won approval from commissioners for a series of job creation…Thu Jun 06 1996 - 01:00
Obstruction policy almost swung against UKBRITAIN'S policy of obstructing EU business nearly scuppered the partial lifting of the beef export ban at the Commission yesterday…Thu Jun 06 1996 - 01:00
Six EU states insist on higher compensation for BSE lossesAT least six member states have said they will fight for a substantial increase in the level of compensation the EU is proposing…Wed Jun 05 1996 - 01:00
Britain vetoes EU anti-crime measuresBRITAIN yesterday took its EU obstructionism to its most absurd conclusion when it blocked a series of measures designed to strengthen…Wed Jun 05 1996 - 01:00
EU ministers agree key pillar to EMU pactEU Finance Ministers yesterday took another significant step towards the creation of the single currency with broad political…Tue Jun 04 1996 - 01:00
Commission to lift ban tomorrow on British beef by-productsEU agriculture ministers failed last night to reach agreement on a partial lifting of the ban on British beef exports.Tue Jun 04 1996 - 01:00
EU ban on British beef by products likely to go this weekEU agriculture ministers are set to allow a lifting of the EU export ban on British beef by productsMon Jun 03 1996 - 01:00
Ministers in currency talksEU finance ministers, meeting today in Luxembourg, will continue their Verona debate on the relationship between the single currency…Mon Jun 03 1996 - 01:00
Commission by compromiseJACQUES Delors is a tough act to follow - a visionary and intellectual who drove the EU forward on his own agenda and a master…Fri May 31 1996 - 01:00
Vets' agency to move to Meath from BrusselsA TWO YEAR dispute about locating an EU veterinary agency in Grange, Co Meath, has been resolvedThu May 30 1996 - 01:00
Noonan hopes for progress on EU blood standardsTHE Minister for Health, Mr Noonan, in Brussels yesterday to prepare for Ireland's Presidency of the EU, said he hopes to make…Thu May 30 1996 - 01:00
Deft move saves UK's image on Third WorldA DEFT tactical retreat by the British Development Minister, Baroness Chalker, saved her government yesterday from the ignominy…Wed May 29 1996 - 01:00
EU policing pact poses challenge for OwenTHE trap was set. Undercover Belgian police were about to spring it. Then one officer noticed a car with Italian platesWed May 29 1996 - 01:00
Santer concerned at danger of growing anti British feelingAN UNUSUALLY forthright President of the European Commission, Mr Jacques Santer, yesterday said he believed that Britain's move…Mon May 27 1996 - 01:00
Spring will seek stronger EU powers to fight drug tradeA PROPOSAL for changes in the European Union Treaty which would grant the EU new legal powers to confront drug trafficking is…Sat May 25 1996 - 01:00
"Paper bulldog" unlikely to bully EU on beefDOROTHY Parker is said to have reacted to the news of the death of that distinctly underwhelming US President, Calvin Coolidge…Fri May 24 1996 - 01:00
Commission backs lifting ban on beef derivativesPROPOSALS to lift the export ban on the British beef derivatives tallow, gelatin and semen, were approved yesterday by the European…Thu May 23 1996 - 01:00
Major threatens to block EU business over beef banBRITAIN'S decision yesterday to up the ante on the BSE crisis immediately followed a decision by EU agriculture ministers to …Wed May 22 1996 - 01:00
EU retains ban on exports of British beef by productsBRITAIN was last night at the centre of another EU storm as seven member states maintained their refusal even to see a partial…Tue May 21 1996 - 01:00
EU predicts seven set for convergenceDESPITE the persistence in Europe of sluggish growth, the European Commission has predicted that seven countries - including …Thu May 16 1996 - 01:00
Emergency package of £520m for beef farmers is agreedAS THE EU Commission last night agreed to put up to £520 million into emergency income support for beef producers, the Union'…Thu May 16 1996 - 01:00
EU to endorse £520m package to farmers for compensation over BSE lossesTHE European Commission is set today to endorse a £520 million package in compensation payments to farmers for losses due to …Wed May 15 1996 - 01:00
Three Irish beaches fail to meet EU standardsTHREE Irish bathing beaches failed last year to reach minimum EU health standards Bray, Co Wicklow, Coolmaine, Co Cork, and Castlerock…Wed May 15 1996 - 01:00
Ireland backs call to lift ban on beef by-productsIRELAND will tomorrow back a call from EU scientists to lift the export ban on British beef by products of tallow, gelatin, and…Tue May 14 1996 - 01:00
Colonel blamed for the deaths of 10 of his soldiersIS IT possible, Belgium is asking in anguish, that the only man to face homicide charges arising from Rwanda's genocidal war …Fri May 10 1996 - 01:00
£800m defrauded from EU budget last yearSOME £800 million is known to have been defrauded from the EU's £64 billion budget last year, the Justice Commissioner, Ms Anita…Thu May 09 1996 - 01:00
EU not to delay telephone contractTHE contract for the second GSM licence will be formally awarded to Esat Digifone early next week, the Minister for Communications…Thu May 09 1996 - 01:00
EU vets to review ban on UK beef by productTHE long process of lifting the EU export ban on British beef began yesterday when the Commission agreed to a review of the ban…Thu May 09 1996 - 01:00
Spring tells WEU Ireland ready for continuing role in preventing strifeIRELAND "is ready to make a continuing contribution to strengthening the international community's conflict prevention and crisis…Wed May 08 1996 - 01:00
EU defers vote on power liberalisationEU energy ministers last night deferred a final decision on the six year battle over electricity liberalisation for a month when…Wed May 08 1996 - 01:00
MEPs push strategy for extended EU aidTHE Government should consider establishing regional structures to allow parts of Ireland to remain eligible for special EU aid…Wed May 08 1996 - 01:00
Minister's answer reopens rail issueTHE Cabinet has been advised that the Dublin Port access road, and the Luas light rail line to Ballymun cannot be built at the…Wed May 08 1996 - 01:00
Jordan will end beef ban, says MitchellJORDAN is lifting its ban on the importation of Irish beef and resuming normal trade, according to the Minister of State for …Tue May 07 1996 - 01:00
EU struggles to bridge members' views on how it should functionFOREIGN minister representatives, making their first forays into the tangled web of the reform of the European Union treaties…Tue May 07 1996 - 01:00
