New initiative may empower citizens but has potential for strifeEUROPEAN DIARY: EU commissioners must take account of demand for new laws from more than one million citizensTue Jan 26 2010 - 00:00
Van Rompuy and divisive Buttiglione contribute to bookEUROPEAN COUNCIL president Herman Van Rompuy has emerged alongside Rocco Buttiglione, the divisive Italian conservative, as co…Thu Jan 21 2010 - 00:00
Van Rompuy and divisive Buttiglione contribute to bookEUROPEAN COUNCIL president Herman Van Rompuy has emerged alongside Rocco Buttiglione, the divisive Italian conservative, as co…Thu Jan 21 2010 - 00:00
Finance ministers want to give EU power to audit Greek statisticsEUROPEAN FINANCE ministers have moved yet again to intensify pressure on Greece over its wayward public finances, seeking powers…Wed Jan 20 2010 - 00:00
Finance ministers want to give EU power to audit Greek statisticsEUROPEAN FINANCE ministers have moved yet again to intensify pressure on Greece over its wayward public finances, seeking powers…Wed Jan 20 2010 - 00:00
Prospects for Jeleva's nomination too close to callTHE FATE of Bulgarian foreign minister Rumiana Jeleva appeared too close to call last night as a key committee of the European…Tue Jan 19 2010 - 00:00
Prospects for Jeleva's nomination too close to callTHE FATE of Bulgarian foreign minister Rumiana Jeleva appeared too close to call last night as a key committee of the European…Tue Jan 19 2010 - 00:00
EU ministers pledge €412m ahead of talks with US, UNEU RESPONSE: EU DEVELOPMENT ministers have agreed a €412 million package to assist in the relief effort in Haiti after a meeting…Tue Jan 19 2010 - 00:00
EU ministers pledge €412m ahead of talks with US, UNEU RESPONSE: EU DEVELOPMENT ministers have agreed a €412 million package to assist in the relief effort in Haiti after a meeting…Tue Jan 19 2010 - 00:00
Barroso backs Bulgarian commission candidateEUROPEAN COMMISSION president José Manuel Barroso has backed the nomination to his incoming executive of Bulgaria’s foreign minister…Sat Jan 16 2010 - 00:00
The combative commissionerTHE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: CHARLIE McCREEVY: He says he is in the departure lounge of politics, but as he finishes his term at …Sat Jan 16 2010 - 00:00
McCreevy claims right to loan confidentialityOUTGOING EUROPEAN commissioner Charlie McCreevy has said he has a right to confidentiality over the circumstances in which the…Sat Jan 16 2010 - 00:00
McCreevy claims right to loan confidentialityOUTGOING EUROPEAN commissioner Charlie McCreevy has said he has a right to confidentiality over the circumstances in which the…Sat Jan 16 2010 - 00:00
Relief effort set to be shaped by structures under Lisbon TreatyEU FOREIGN policy chief Catherine Ashton has taken command of the union’s response to the Haiti earthquake, a relief effort that…Sat Jan 16 2010 - 00:00
Relief effort set to be shaped by structures under Lisbon TreatyEU FOREIGN policy chief Catherine Ashton has taken command of the union’s response to the Haiti earthquake, a relief effort that…Sat Jan 16 2010 - 00:00
Barroso backs Bulgarian commission candidateEUROPEAN COMMISSION president José Manuel Barroso has backed the nomination to his incoming executive of Bulgaria’s foreign minister…Sat Jan 16 2010 - 00:00
The combative commissionerTHE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: CHARLIE McCREEVY: He says he is in the departure lounge of politics, but as he finishes his term at …Sat Jan 16 2010 - 00:00
Icelanders must juggle anger and concern for country's futureEUROPEAN DIARY: Repaying €3Tue Jan 12 2010 - 00:00
MEPs question incoming foreign policy chiefINCOMING EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has won grudging support for her nomination from the dominant political group…Tue Jan 12 2010 - 00:00
Icelanders must juggle anger and concern for country's futureEUROPEAN DIARY: Repaying €3Tue Jan 12 2010 - 00:00
MEPs question incoming foreign policy chiefINCOMING EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has won grudging support for her nomination from the dominant political group…Tue Jan 12 2010 - 00:00
Baptism of fire awaits commission nomineesANALYSIS: Next week, MEPs will question nominees to the new EU Commission. This week, they set out their stallsFri Jan 08 2010 - 00:00
Baptism of fire awaits commission nomineesANALYSIS: Next week, MEPs will question nominees to the new EU Commission. This week, they set out their stallsFri Jan 08 2010 - 00:00
EU's economic outlook not bright, says Van RompuyEUROPEAN COUNCIL president Herman Van Rompuy has issued a clarion call to EU leaders for decisive action to recalibrate the union…Fri Jan 08 2010 - 00:00
Cold snap death toll rises across EuropeFREEZING WEATHER brought further disruption across vast swathes of northern Europe as the death toll from the unusually severe…Fri Jan 08 2010 - 00:00
Cold snap death toll rises across EuropeFREEZING WEATHER brought further disruption across vast swathes of northern Europe as the death toll from the unusually severe…Fri Jan 08 2010 - 00:00
EU's economic outlook not bright, says Van RompuyEUROPEAN COUNCIL president Herman Van Rompuy has issued a clarion call to EU leaders for decisive action to recalibrate the union…Fri Jan 08 2010 - 00:00
Europe-wide code of consumer rights and contracts mootedTHE DEVELOPMENT of a European civil code of law has been mooted as incoming members of the European Commission set out their …Thu Jan 07 2010 - 00:00
Europe-wide code of consumer rights and contracts mootedTHE DEVELOPMENT of a European civil code of law has been mooted as incoming members of the European Commission set out their …Thu Jan 07 2010 - 00:00
Author of book on local mafia shot dead in BulgariaA PROMINENT Bulgarian crime writer who chronicled the affairs of the local mafia in a book published two months ago was shot …Wed Jan 06 2010 - 00:00
Red faces for Spanish as Mr Bean beams up on EU presidency siteSPAIN’S NEW presidency of the EU has suffered the indignity of an attack by computer hackers after an image of Mr Bean, the comedy…Wed Jan 06 2010 - 00:00
Author of book on local mafia shot dead in BulgariaA PROMINENT Bulgarian crime writer who chronicled the affairs of the local mafia in a book published two months ago was shot …Wed Jan 06 2010 - 00:00
Red faces for Spanish as Mr Bean beams up on EU presidency siteSPAIN’S NEW presidency of the EU has suffered the indignity of an attack by computer hackers after an image of Mr Bean, the comedy…Wed Jan 06 2010 - 00:00
Copenhagen debacle brings home limits of EU's influenceEUROPEAN DIARY: The EU and its member states, prime players in the 1997 Kyoto pact, now find themselves consigned to the wings…Tue Jan 05 2010 - 00:00
Copenhagen debacle brings home limits of EU's influenceEUROPEAN DIARY: The EU and its member states, prime players in the 1997 Kyoto pact, now find themselves consigned to the wings…Tue Jan 05 2010 - 00:00
EU officials to get half proposed pay rise as row settledEU GOVERNMENTS and the European Commission have settled their differences over a disputed pay rise for 50,000 officials of the…Sat Dec 19 2009 - 00:00
Spain to push for Palestinian state during EU presidencySPAIN’S INCOMING presidency of the EU has pledged to push for the establishment next year of an independent Palestinian state…Sat Dec 19 2009 - 00:00
Most Irish people feel economy will worsen - surveyMORE THAN half of Irish people believe the economic situation will worsen in the next year, according a new EU survey.Tue Dec 15 2009 - 00:00
EU gives Iran six-week deadline to return to talksEU LEADERS stepped up pressure on Iran over its nuclear programme, imposing a six-week deadline on its returning to negotiations…Sat Dec 12 2009 - 00:00
EU asks IMF to consider worldwide financial taxEU LEADERS have called on the IMF to examine the introduction of a globally enforced tax on financial transactions to limit risk…Sat Dec 12 2009 - 00:00
15 EU states agree to fast-track climate planUP TO 15 European states signalled their willingness to take part in a “fast-start” plan to tackle climate change from next year…Fri Dec 11 2009 - 00:00
Greece admits it must cut deficit to remain 'sovereign'THE GREEK government has declared its determination to bring a ballooning budget deficit to heel without external aid, suggesting…Thu Dec 10 2009 - 00:00
Jerusalem should be capital for two states, says EUEU FOREIGN ministers have called for a swift resumption of Middle East peace talks, arguing that a way must be found for Jerusalem…Wed Dec 09 2009 - 00:00
EU rowing back on Palestinian stanceEU FOREIGN ministers are poised to drop an explicit endorsement of East Jerusalem as capital of a new Palestinian state in a …Tue Dec 08 2009 - 00:00
Nato allies to send 7,000 more troops to AfghanistanEUROPEAN MEMBERS of Nato have signed up to follow the US into a “new phase” of the war in Afghanistan, pledging to support an…Sat Dec 05 2009 - 00:00
European troop commitments fall short of US hopesEUROPEAN ALLIES of the US have promised to boost the Nato-led military campaign in Afghanistan but their commitment to send thousands…Fri Dec 04 2009 - 00:00
Lenihan to engage with EU on AIB capitalMINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan is preparing to engage with the European Commission on the need for new capital at Allied …Thu Dec 03 2009 - 00:00
Three in 10 Christmas lights sets show 'safety risk'CONSUMERS HAVE been warned to exercise caution when buying Christmas lights after an EU survey found that as many as three in…Wed Dec 02 2009 - 00:00
€53bn budget to push innovative projectsMÁIRE GEOGHEGAN-Quinn’s research and innovation portfolio in the new commission is in keeping with the Government’s “smart economy…Sat Nov 28 2009 - 00:00
Former PM is favourite to become next Belgian leaderFORMER BELGIAN prime minister Yves Leterme was emerging as favourite last night to return to office as head of government in …Tue Nov 24 2009 - 00:00
