Duty-free lobby vows to continue fight despite Blair move at Brussels summitDespite reports last night that the German Presidency of the EU is willing to consign the duty-free issue to history, the International…Thu Apr 15 1999 - 01:00
Cost of radical farm reform proves too much for EU leadersSo degressivity is out. At least for the time beingSat Mar 27 1999 - 00:00
Irish hopes of limiting EU cuts hammeredAfter a day of waiting around and frantic bilateral meetings, it was deep disappointment for Ireland last night when the German…Fri Mar 26 1999 - 00:00
EU and S Africa agree trade dealIn a farewell present to President Mandela of South Africa, EU leaders agreed late on Wednesday night to sign a key trade and…Fri Mar 26 1999 - 00:00
Irish hopes rise of reprieve in Objective 1 funding cutsEU leaders last night sent back to officials the whole package of farm reforms and compromise proposals to deal with the farm…Thu Mar 25 1999 - 00:00
Prodi nominated for presidency with mandate for EU reformMr Romano Prodi was yesterday nominated as the president of the European Commission in place of Mr Jacques Santer who resigned…Thu Mar 25 1999 - 00:00
Ahern faces further cuts in EU fundingA compromise paper on Agenda 2000, proposed yesterday by the German Presidency of the EU as the basis of the Berlin summit starting…Wed Mar 24 1999 - 00:00
Prodi ratification at summit unlikelyWhile the former Italian prime minister, Mr Romano Prodi, still looks a clear favourite for the job of president of the European…Wed Mar 24 1999 - 00:00
Confidence grows that purse strings will be loosened sufficiently to broker deal in BerlinThere is growing confidence inside the European Commission that the German presidency is willing to loosen the purse strings …Tue Mar 23 1999 - 00:00
£400m EU plan for NorthA new EU package for Northern Ireland and the Border counties worth as much as £400 million over five years will be proposed …Tue Mar 23 1999 - 00:00
Prodi candidature for EU presidency gets boost with Spanish declaration of supportThe nomination of the former Italian Prime Minister, Mr Romano Prodi, as both interim and long-term President of the European…Mon Mar 22 1999 - 00:00
Santer to stand for European ParliamentThe surprise decision of the resigning President of the European Commission, Mr Jacques Santer, to stand for the European Parliament…Sat Mar 20 1999 - 00:00
`Untarnished' commissioner is option for interim roleODDS are shortening on the appointment of a serving, but untarnished, EU commissioner to head a transitional Commission until…Fri Mar 19 1999 - 00:00
Favoured in BrusselsTHE personal affability and popularity of the Belgian Commissioner for Competition, Mr Karel van Miert (57), betrays a steely…Fri Mar 19 1999 - 00:00
Santer's position is hardly `blanchis'WHEN the President of the European Commission, Mr Jacques Santer, faced the press on Tuesday morning it was to tell them that…Fri Mar 19 1999 - 00:00
Entire EU executive resigns following damning reportThe European Commission resigned en masse early this morning in an unprecedented response to a scathing report by a committee…Tue Mar 16 1999 - 00:00
Report says Commission lost control of bureaucracyBy far the most serious charge levelled by the report into allegations of corruption and nepotism in the EU Commission is the…Tue Mar 16 1999 - 00:00
Last attempt to rescue duty-free set for next weekThe final attempt to rescue dutyfree sales will now be made at the Berlin summit next weekTue Mar 16 1999 - 00:00
Irish, Portuguese given new hope on structural fundingEU Foreign Ministers yesterday backed last week's Agenda 2000 farm deal but insisted that some of its £5 billion budget overrun…Mon Mar 15 1999 - 00:00
Hopes of council seat take a setbackIreland's hopes of securing one of the non-permanent seats on the UN Security Council have taken a blow with the decision of …Mon Mar 15 1999 - 00:00
Proposals for EU military structures exceed treaty provisions - AndrewsGerman proposals to create military structures and a military capacity within the EU are unnecessary and go beyond the requirements…Mon Mar 15 1999 - 00:00
Ireland may sign EU policing agreementIreland yesterday joined the UK in indicating to its EU partners a willingness to sign up to parts of the Schengen agreement …Sat Mar 13 1999 - 00:00
A man of vision but without the tact to see it throughWAS this the most dangerous man in Europe? The demonisation of Mr Oskar Lafontaine has been surprisingly intense, led with its…Fri Mar 12 1999 - 00:00
Farm deal puts EU in strong position FischlerTHE farm agreement was described yesterday by the EU Agriculture Commissioner as the most comprehensive and far-reaching reform…Fri Mar 12 1999 - 00:00
New proposals on beef, milk as farm ministers agree dealEU agriculture ministers early this morning agreed a farm package for Agenda 2000 with new proposals on beef compensation payments…Thu Mar 11 1999 - 00:00
Pledge on reform of dairy regimeA pledge to radically reform the EU's dairy regime but to postpone such reform for several years appears set to be the centrepiece…Wed Mar 10 1999 - 00:00
Bonino plays virtual game as candidateCorrection and clarification: the European Commissioner for Fisheries and Consumer Affairs, Ms Emma Bonino, is not a candidate…Wed Mar 10 1999 - 00:00
Walsh confident of breakthrough in farm talksThe Minister for Agriculture has expressed some confidence that a deal in the EU farm talks might emerge next week, although …Sat Mar 06 1999 - 00:00
EU envoys fail to support an extension for duty freeThe prospects for an extension of the duty-free regime beyond June have faded sharply in Brussels following a meeting of EU ambassadors…Sat Mar 06 1999 - 00:00
Agriculture ministers back in Brussels in further attempt to work out budget savingsEU farm ministers returned here last night desperate to find painless budget savings to bridge the gulf between member-states…Fri Mar 05 1999 - 00:00
Isles drop barriers, but retain bordersThe announcement next week by the British that they intend to sign up to substantial parts of EU police and judicial co-operation…Fri Mar 05 1999 - 00:00
Quinn calls for more democracy in EUThe leader of the Labour Party, Mr Ruairi Quinn, has called for the European Commission President to be democratically elected…Fri Mar 05 1999 - 00:00
German concession could resolve EU talks impasseIrish negotiators in the stalled EU farm reform talks in Brussels last night welcomed what could be a major German concession…Thu Mar 04 1999 - 00:00
New code bans double roles for members of CommissionDouble-jobbing EU commissioners are definitely out from now on, the beleaguered European Commission decided yesterday.Thu Mar 04 1999 - 00:00
State is likely to move on Schengen accordKey elements of a controversial European agreement allowing for the abolition of passport controls and greater police co-operation…Wed Mar 03 1999 - 00:00
Officials in talks with Eurostat on regional proposalsSenior Irish finance and statistics officials met representatives from the EU's statistical service, Eurostat, in Luxembourg …Tue Mar 02 1999 - 00:00
Dublin, London envisage new pactBritain and Ireland will have to sign a new treaty ahead of the establishment of North-South bodies, it emerged yesterday from…Sat Feb 27 1999 - 00:00
No milk quota rise proposed for Irish farmersTHE refusal of a milk production quota increase for Ireland was among the reasons cited by the Minister for Agriculture, Mr Walsh…Fri Feb 26 1999 - 00:00
North farmers have to contend with price cuts - and an unsympathetic governmentIf the plight of the South's farmers in the face of proposed EU farm reform has evoked some sympathy, spare a thought for their…Thu Feb 25 1999 - 00:00
EU farm ministers to be given compromise reform packageThe German EU presidency is expected to put a compromise package of reforms for the farming sector on the table for EU ministers…Thu Feb 25 1999 - 00:00
Little sign of progress in farm talksMinisters at the EU Farm talks have been engaged in a series of bilateral meetings with little sign of movement on the substantive…Wed Feb 24 1999 - 00:00
Battle begins over future of European agricultureTo the distant echo of thousands of chanting protesters, EU farm ministers last night took off the gloves to do battle over the…Tue Feb 23 1999 - 00:00
Germans attempt compromise on beef and dairy sectorsIn its first attempt to broker a compromise in the EU farm talks, the German Presidency has backed Commission price cut calls…Tue Feb 23 1999 - 00:00
EU ministers prepare for marathon talks on farm cutsThe temperature rose sharply yesterday in Luxembourg as EU foreign ministers plunged into the serious bargaining phase of budget…Mon Feb 22 1999 - 00:00
Ocalan appeals to Europe, Greek ministers resignThe captured rebel Kurdish leader Mr Abdullah Ocalan appealed to the European Court of Human Rights yesterday to intervene before…Fri Feb 19 1999 - 00:00
Canny SNP leader feels the hand of historyAlex Salmond, the canny and engaging leader of the Scottish National Party, has the confident air of a man who knows that the…Fri Feb 19 1999 - 00:00
EU fund proposed to cushion loss of duty freeTemporary extension to the duty free regime beyond June 31st would not be an efficient way of cushioning the effect of abolition…Thu Feb 18 1999 - 00:00
Trial of Ocalan to cast long shadow"This is a matter which only affects the countries involved - those that extradited him and Turkey," Germany's Chancellor, Mr…Wed Feb 17 1999 - 00:00
Walsh proposes alternative CAP reform plan of 15 per cent cuts in the guaranteed price for beefThe Minister for Agriculture, Mr Walsh, was in Brussels yesterday to present the German EU presidency with an alternative, slimmed…Wed Feb 17 1999 - 00:00
Report endorses ending of duty-freeThe abolition of intra-EU duty-free sales appears certain to go ahead in June, following a European Commission services report…Mon Feb 15 1999 - 00:00
