Agreement on EU tax package no closerAn agreement by EU Finance Ministers here to allow member states to reduce VAT on a range of specified, small-scale, labour-intensive…Mon Sept 13 1999 - 01:00
McCreevy is silent on private lifeThe Minister for Finance, Mr McCreevy, has denounced as "terrorist" press suggestions he should discuss his private life, and…Mon Sept 13 1999 - 01:00
Joint circulation set to be phased out soonerThe Government intends to shorten the period from January 2002 during which euros and Irish pounds circulate together in the …Mon Sept 13 1999 - 01:00
UK initiative on withholding tax unable to deliver solutionHopes that a British initiative, due to be presented to an EU finance ministers' meeting here this weekend, would chart a way…Sat Sept 11 1999 - 01:00
MEPs lack will for full-scale confrontationRomano Prodi had MEPs' measure from the start. By early this week it was game, set and match.Sat Sept 11 1999 - 01:00
Flynn urges greater effort to increase childcare provisionWarning of a substantial gender gap in employment in Ireland, the Irish Commissioner for Social Affairs, Mr Padraig Flynn, called…Thu Sept 09 1999 - 01:00
Commission ratification likely after Prodi statementThe ratification of the European Commission next Wednesday in Strasbourg now appears certain, following a formal declaration …Wed Sept 08 1999 - 01:00
EU report on jobs to censure provision for childcareIreland is to face sharp criticism over the weakness of its childcare system in a major report from the European Commission on…Mon Sept 06 1999 - 01:00
Andrews `shocked and appalled' by strifeThe Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Andrews, said last night he was "shocked and appalled" at the continuing violence in East…Mon Sept 06 1999 - 01:00
Impressive performance wins Byrne EU backingThe appointment of the Irish EU Commissioner-designate, Mr David Byrne, was assured yesterday following a confident and well-…Sat Sept 04 1999 - 01:00
McKenna tries to block appointmentThe Dublin Green MEP, Ms Patricia McKenna, yesterday launched a blistering attack on Mr David Byrne's involvement in establishing…Sat Sept 04 1999 - 01:00
EPP leader makes the right noises and calms ProdiThe possibility of a confrontation between the European Parliament and the new commission was defused yesterday when the parliament…Fri Sept 03 1999 - 01:00
Police report `leaks' are fabrications - PattenThe chairman of Northern Ireland's Independent Commission on Policing, Mr Chris Patten, has denounced as fabrications a series…Fri Sept 03 1999 - 01:00
Prodi threatens to quit unless given a full term by MEPsThe President-designate of the European Commission, Mr Romano Prodi, yesterday threatened to walk away from the job unless MEPs…Thu Sept 02 1999 - 01:00
MEPs seek new political concessions as price for accepting Prodi's teamThe trial of strength between the European Parliament and the Commission moved into a new phase yesterday as it became clear …Wed Sept 01 1999 - 01:00
Fischler says EU must defend direct subsidy to farmersA key challenge of the next round of world trade talks will be the defence of the right of the EU to make direct income payments…Tue Aug 31 1999 - 01:00
MEPs returning to grill Commission candidatesThe European political holidays end today with MEPs returning to Brussels for a series of hearings on each of the commissioners…Mon Aug 30 1999 - 01:00
Byrne seeks higher food standards with stricter legislationThe Irish EU Commissioner-designate, Mr David Byrne, yesterday promised to fight for a major toughening of EU food and hygiene…Tue Aug 17 1999 - 01:00
Ireland remains a major beneficiary of funding by EUIreland will still be a substantial net beneficiary of EU funds by the end of the next budget period in 2007, new figures made…Tue Aug 03 1999 - 01:00
Byrne appoints chef de cabinetThe Irish EU Commissioner-designate, Mr David Byrne, yesterday appointed an Irish Commission official, Mr Martin Power, to the…Sat Jul 24 1999 - 01:00
Strange bedfellows indeed for Fianna Fail's Strasbourg SixThe affiliation to Fianna Fail's European Parliament group today of 10 members of the Italian Alleanza Nazionale (AN) party brings…Fri Jul 23 1999 - 01:00
Irish commissioner is handed task of setting up EU food and drug agencyThe Irish EU Commissioner, Mr David Byrne, was yesterday handed a huge political challenge when MEPs were told that one of the…Thu Jul 22 1999 - 01:00
Flynn sues Ireland over lawThe outgoing Irish Commissioner, Mr Padraig Flynn is starting legal proceedings against the Government for failing to implement…Thu Jul 22 1999 - 01:00
£500m European Parliament opened with access protest from Irish MEPIn an own-goal of nightmarish proportions, the new European Parliament, built at a cost close to £500 million, was opened yesterday…Wed Jul 21 1999 - 01:00
MEPs find new forum far from funnyIt cost close on £500 million to build, has a total floor area of 185,000 square metres and looks magnificent, although a bit…Wed Jul 21 1999 - 01:00
Andrews to be appointed special EU representative for East Timor todayThe Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Andrews, will today be designated as special EU representative for East Timor, with particular…Mon Jul 19 1999 - 01:00
EU to take Ireland to court over wasteIreland is being brought to the European Court of Justice by the European Commission on foot of complaints by local people and…Sat Jul 17 1999 - 01:00
Consensus-builder Santer politically unable to manage Commission crisisThe press room was packed for Jacques Santer's farewell on Wednesday. It has not always been so.Fri Jul 16 1999 - 01:00
Cox will be elected president of European ParliamentThe Munster Independent MEP, Mr Pat Cox, is set to be elected Ireland's first president of the European Parliament.Fri Jul 16 1999 - 01:00
Cox to become Ireland's first president of EU parliamentIreland is expected to secure the presidency of the European Parliament early in the new millennium after an agreement between…Fri Jul 16 1999 - 01:00
EU to take the State to law againThe European Commission has set in train two further legal proceedings against Ireland for non-implementation of environmental…Thu Jul 15 1999 - 01:00
Commission lifts ban to allow export of deboned British beefOn August 1st, three years and five months after the EU banned the export of all British beef because of BSE contamination, it…Thu Jul 15 1999 - 01:00
Departing Santer admits to `strategic errors'Admitting that "a number of strategic errors were committed" by his Commission, the outgoing President of the European Commission…Thu Jul 15 1999 - 01:00
Finance ministers guarded on euroEU Finance Ministers meeting here yesterday maintained their policy of not issuing formal statements on exchange ratesTue Jul 13 1999 - 01:00
Belgium's new rainbow government spans six parties in linguistic divideKing Albert of the Belgians yesterday swore in a new rainbow government drawn from six parties.Tue Jul 13 1999 - 01:00
EU funds at risk over delays on wildlife deadlinesThe European Commission has warned the Government that it may not be able to approve any Irish structural or Cohesion funding…Sat Jul 10 1999 - 01:00
Shape of European house becomes clearer despite semi-detached ToriesAnxious days these for Fianna Fail in the new European ParliamentFri Jul 09 1999 - 01:00
Cox re-elected leader of European LiberalsThe Munster Independent MEP, Mr Pat Cox, was yesterday unanimously re-elected leader of the European Liberals (ELDR) at a meeting…Fri Jul 09 1999 - 01:00
Byrne most likely to get mid-ranking post with legal aspectA middle-ranking portfolio with a legal dimension, either dealing with the internal market or consumer affairs, appeared the …Thu Jul 08 1999 - 01:00
Commission criticises animal experiment lawThe European Commission is taking Ireland to the European Court of Justice over its failure to adequately update Victorian legislation…Thu Jul 08 1999 - 01:00
Possible rejection of O'Malley for EU post opens way for Attorney GeneralThe nomination of Ireland's candidates for two plum EU jobs, in the Commission and the Court of Auditors, has been complicated…Wed Jul 07 1999 - 01:00
AG to be ratified today for Brussels postThe Attorney General, Mr David Byrne, is set this morning to be ratified by the Cabinet as the next Irish EU commissioner, sources…Wed Jul 07 1999 - 01:00
Irish support for EU security policy down - pollThe war in Kosovo has led in the Republic to a small but significant decline in support for a common European security and defence…Wed Jul 07 1999 - 01:00
Esat deals now sanctioned by the EUThe European Commission has sanctioned agreements reached between Esat Telecom and both CIE and Iarnrod Eireann which the former…Sat Jul 03 1999 - 01:00
German presents new Finnish presidency with its first battleA linguistic row between Germany and the new Finnish Presidency of the EU escalated yesterday when the Austrians announced that…Sat Jul 03 1999 - 01:00
EU warns over failure to reply to environment rules claimsThe European Commission yesterday warned of possible legal proceedings against the Government for its failure to respond to numerous…Sat Jul 03 1999 - 01:00
Bangemann promises Commission not to use sensitive informationAngry European Commissioners yesterday backed off taking legal action against the German Industry Commissioner, Mr Martin Bangemann…Fri Jul 02 1999 - 01:00
Beautiful Aaland islands in the Gulf of Bothnia rely on duty-free for their prosperityAn erection it was. The raising of the midsummer pole, with all its obvious phallic symbolism, is all about fertility and fecundity…Fri Jul 02 1999 - 01:00
Bangemann decision to quit raises ethical issueThe European Commission, already suffering a PR annus horribilis, took another blow yesterday with the unexpected and embarassing…Thu Jul 01 1999 - 01:00
Prodi's quest for women in Commission begins to easeWith Germany, Luxembourg, Greece, and Spain making clear that they will appoint women candidates to the European Commission, …Wed Jun 30 1999 - 01:00
