Ireland and UK both face profound debate on future in EUIn the confusion that has followed rejection of the Nice Treaty there has not been much public discussion of its implications…Sat Jun 30 2001 - 01:00
McDowell focuses on key issue for future of EuropeMichael McDowell raised a central question about the future of European integration in his provocative address to the Institute…Sat Jun 23 2001 - 01:00
Agenda reflects growing presence on world sceneA wide-ranging foreign policy agenda adopted at the summit reflects Sweden's activism during its presidency and the growing EU…Mon Jun 18 2001 - 01:00
National Forum on Europe needs to be well resourced to reconnect electorate with EUThat the Irish electorate's rejection of the Nice Treaty is a shock to Europe just as much as to the Irish political establishment…Sat Jun 16 2001 - 01:00
Tougher stand required from Yes camp to ensure victory`A soft Yes and a hard No". So was the Nice referendum described this week by a Government ministerSat Jun 02 2001 - 01:00
Calls for radical talks to redefine EuropeThe Nice Treaty commits EU member-states to a continuing process of negotiation on the political shape and capacity of the Union…Wed May 30 2001 - 01:00
Fischer provides a framework to discuss highly political questionWe have three possibilities - intergovernmentalism, federalism or a federation of nation-statesSat May 19 2001 - 01:00
Cowen says Ireland proud of role as EU model stateResponding to Mr Fischer, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Cowen, said he had come to know his German colleague well at EU…Tue May 01 2001 - 01:00
Journalism's role vital in a society based on informationIn a complex world flooded with information, journalists and journalism have an increasingly important role as monitors, selectors…Sat Apr 14 2001 - 01:00
EU enlargement echoes Alexander's citizenship visionThe origin of citizens, or the race into which they were born, is of no concern to meSat Apr 07 2001 - 01:00
Ireland's model inspires Hungary, says ministerThe Hungarian Foreign Minister, Dr Janos Martonyi, says Ireland is "extremely important and relevant" for his country as its …Wed Apr 04 2001 - 01:00
DoCoMo aims to build upon i-mode successJapan has been at the forefront of the third generation mobile phone technology known as i-modeFri Mar 30 2001 - 01:00
Cauldron of the Balkans will be key test for EU"I am afraid that the tension between the two ethnic groups will increase. Every time one side acts, the other reacts".Sat Mar 24 2001 - 00:00
Citizenship laws must reflect enduring reality of migrationA momentous change has occurred in western Europe over the last 25 years, the transition from emigration to immigration status…Mon Mar 19 2001 - 00:00
Citizenship laws must reflect enduring reality of migrationA momentous change has occurred in western Europe over the last 25 years, the transition from emigration to immigration status…Sat Mar 17 2001 - 00:00
Tensions in EU-US relations set to rise as new administration refines policiesThe Middle East is emerging as one of the most important issues in contemporary international affairsSat Feb 24 2001 - 00:00
McCreevy's EU megaphone diplomacy puts Ireland in the Eurosceptic campThere was a fine photograph in the Guardian of Charlie McCreevy and Gordon Brown tetea-tete at the Ecofin council in Brussels…Sat Feb 17 2001 - 00:00
Turbulent times lie ahead for Europe-US relationsWhat are the prospects for European relations with the United States after the victory of Mr George W Bush and completion of …Sat Dec 16 2000 - 00:00
Greater Irish flexibility on taxation could pay offA good rule of thumb in analysing public affairs is to pay particular attention to issues on which there is virtual unanimity…Sat Dec 09 2000 - 00:00
A liberal rabbi's hope amid deep Israeli pessimismThere is a paradox in Israeli attitudes towards the Middle East peace processSat Nov 04 2000 - 00:00
Moment of truth for EU enlargementLa presidence francaise est plus francaise que presidentielle.Sat Oct 28 2000 - 01:00
Ousted leader may yet go to the HagueA long-standing Serb human rights activist in Brussels has insisted in the last couple of years that Slobodan Milosevic would…Sat Oct 14 2000 - 01:00
State may be tempted to avoid referendumFollowing Denmark's rejection of the euro in Thursday's referendum, governments elsewhere in the European Union will think twice…Sat Sept 30 2000 - 01:00
The real question is how to preserve balance between small and large states in enlarged European Union`Man is a God when he dreams, but a beggar when he thinksSat Sept 23 2000 - 01:00
New Ireland needs to hear from its expatriates on pressing preoccupationsAt the launch this week of his book on the Irish abroad, Tim Pat Coogan dwelt on their diversity, talent and many achievements…Sat Sept 09 2000 - 01:00
Challenge of making global capitalism more accountableThe German philosopher Jurgen Habermas believes it will be necessary to create a "global domestic politics" if capitalist markets…Sat Aug 26 2000 - 01:00
Chirac has set the scene for a `grand transition' debateThe possible shape and structure of an enlarged European Union has come to the foreground of political debate in recent weeks…Sat Jul 01 2000 - 01:00
Idea of transnational tax on currency speculators taking offGlobal currency trading has exploded in scale and volume over the last 20 years as speculation dwarfed cross-border purchases…Sat Jun 24 2000 - 01:00
Ireland has important role in rapid reaction force debateThe international agenda is awash with humanitarian crises brought vividly to our attention on television screens and newspaper…Sat May 20 2000 - 01:00
European space and EU design not quite the sameEurope is an encounter between a space and a design, according to Michel Foucher, director of research at the French foreign …Sat Apr 15 2000 - 01:00
A most acceptable unionA Vital National Interest - Ireland in Europe 1973-1998. Edited by Jim Dooge and Ruth BarringtonSat Apr 15 2000 - 01:00
Ireland and applicants need EU's foundation principlesOur Baltic, Central and Eastern European and Mediterranean future partners are seeking to make the same reaffirmation of their…Sat Mar 25 2000 - 00:00
Japanese not persuaded US gurus have all the economic answersYou may not be interested in the Japanese economy - but it is interested in youSat Mar 18 2000 - 00:00
The Shamrock Ladies' Society takes to the streets of TokyoOne of Tokyo's busiest shopping boulevards, Omotesando, was taken over last Sunday by a colourful St Patrick's Day paradeFri Mar 17 2000 - 00:00
Haider says it is not Austria's job to clear up historical questions`It is not the job of an Austrian government to clear up historical questions," according to Jorg HaiderSat Feb 05 2000 - 00:00
Greek efforts to help its Diaspora put ours to shameAbout three million Irish citizens live outside Ireland, with 1.2 million of them having been born in this country.Sat Jan 22 2000 - 00:00
`We choose who we want to be'Bill McSweeney is a long-standing and perceptive researcher and commentator on international relations, until recently one of…Sat Dec 18 1999 - 00:00
Invitation to Turkey welcomed as boost for democratic forcesThere was a genuine sense of an important turning point when the Turkish Prime Minister, Mr Bulent Ecevit, gave a press conference…Mon Dec 13 1999 - 00:00
Turkey now a candidate on the same basis as any other nationTurkey has accepted the European Union offer of candidate status for membership, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs…Sat Dec 11 1999 - 00:00
Enlarged EU will require rethinking of Ireland's approachHelsinki has been billed quite accurately as the European Union's enlargement summitSat Dec 11 1999 - 00:00
NI accord is EU-style sovereignty pooling to optimise influenceAttention this week has concentrated on the all-Ireland significance of the Belfast Agreement as its provisions are finally implemented…Sat Dec 04 1999 - 00:00
Too early to say if 1989 was a liberation or a revolutionWe were alone in the beginning. Had we failed the process of change would have taken very much longer or been impossibleSat Jul 03 1999 - 01:00
Parti Quebecois seeking Canadian `sovereignty without consequences'`They want a sovereignty without consequences"Sat Jun 12 1999 - 01:00
30 years of negotiations ends in `freedom' for InuitWhen asked what the achievement of self-government means to the Inuit people of Canada, the Minister for Public Works, Telecommunications…Sat May 29 1999 - 01:00
US-Europe relations in transition`Reality shows there are good reasons to be optimistic about US-European relationsSat May 22 1999 - 01:00
Pact for reconstruction a priority to bring Balkans into the heart of EuropeThrough the maelstrom of war in the Balkans one creative and progressive idea has grown in recent weeks: that over the next generation…Sat May 15 1999 - 01:00
Government needs to clarify stance on Kosovo crisis and PfPEuropean security and defence arrangements have been thrown into turmoil by the Kosovo crisis, which poses sharply the question…Sat Apr 24 1999 - 01:00
Kosovo disaster brings home need for security policyThat war accelerates the politics of security has been starkly revealed as European states come to terms with the consequences…Sat Apr 17 1999 - 01:00
US unilateralism tested in Kosovo crucibleNeither the Clinton administration nor Congress nor the public is willing to pay the costs and accept the risks of unilateral…Sat Apr 03 1999 - 01:00
Agreement clears way for enlargementBorrowing a technique from the agriculture ministers, the European Union's leaders stayed up all night here to agree a budgetary…Sat Mar 27 1999 - 00:00
