EU weighs up blame in fine on TelecomLegal problems in the drafting of a justification for an expected EU fine against Telecom Eireann of between £10 and £15 million…Wed Dec 09 1998 - 00:00
Ministers fail to advance EU budget talksEU foreign Ministers yesterday failed to broker any advance on the deadlocked talks on the European Union's post-2000 budget, …Mon Dec 07 1998 - 00:00
MEPs accept new pay dealSome Irish MEPs voted against a big pay increase yesterday when members of the European Parliament voted by 314 to 84 in favour…Fri Dec 04 1998 - 00:00
Sustained welfare funding seen as cohesion aid to EUWhy do we help those less fortunate than ourselves? Pity? Moral duty? Or is it because we know that in helping them we also, …Fri Dec 04 1998 - 00:00
Irish in Brussels raise £40,000 for victims of Omagh bombAround £40,000 has been raised by the Irish community in Brussels in support of the Omagh Fund in a drive that culminated in …Wed Dec 02 1998 - 00:00
Finance ministers at odds over tax harmonisationAmbitions to put the harmonisation of company taxation on the EU agenda were firmly rebuffed yesterday by several EU Finance …Wed Dec 02 1998 - 00:00
Germans support another five years of duty-freeA lifeline has been thrown to the beleaguered European duty-free industry by Germany, which has backed a French call for a five…Wed Dec 02 1998 - 00:00
O'Rourke more optimistic over duty free issueThere is new hope for the duty-free industry, the Minister for Public Enterprise, Ms O'Rourke, has argued, following a meeting…Tue Dec 01 1998 - 00:00
Mixed choir of socialists singing in different keysWhat on earth are the comrades up to?Fri Nov 27 1998 - 00:00
Corporation tax issue downplayed by MontiAttempts to put harmonisation of corporate taxation on the EU agenda were yesterday strongly opposed by Italy's Single Market…Thu Nov 26 1998 - 00:00
Sparring begins on next EU budgetEU Finance Ministers yesterday ended the phoney war over Agenda 2000 to get down to real negotiations for the first time on the…Tue Nov 24 1998 - 00:00
New data on wealth of counties may appearThe Minister for Finance, Mr McCreevy, in Brussels for a meeting of EU Finance Ministers, yesterday hinted that the Government…Tue Nov 24 1998 - 00:00
Way cleared to lift British beef banEU Farm Ministers yesterday cleared the way for the lifting of the British beef ban 32 months after it was imposedTue Nov 24 1998 - 00:00
Further EU pressure expected on Irish corporation tax rateIreland is to face renewed pressure from the EU's socialist-led governments to raise its corporation tax rate into line with …Tue Nov 24 1998 - 00:00
EU spending freeze faces oppositionAttempts by net-contributing EU states to make the case for a freeze in the EU's spending in the post-2000 budget are likely …Mon Nov 23 1998 - 00:00
Malone may link with TDs against mergerThe Dublin Labour MEP, Ms Bernie Malone, is likely to link up with other Dublin Labour representatives in opposing the terms …Mon Nov 23 1998 - 00:00
Student highlights rights of disabledIreland acquired a second, but unofficial, EU commissioner for the day yesterday when Stephen Stokes of Co Offaly was allowed…Fri Nov 20 1998 - 00:00
Junior doctors to benefit from new EU directivesJunior hospital doctors and transport workers are set to benefit from an important decision on working hours made by the European…Thu Nov 19 1998 - 00:00
EU body to vet regional planEurostat, the European Union's statistical service in Luxembourg, will decide if Ireland may be subdivided for structural funding…Thu Nov 19 1998 - 00:00
Andrews welcomes WEU mine removal role in KosovoThe involvement of the Western European Union on the EU's behalf in Kosovo mine removal operations and in police training in …Tue Nov 17 1998 - 00:00
New EU pressure for water charges likely after reportIreland is likely to face new EU Commission pressure to introduce water chargesTue Nov 17 1998 - 00:00
EU auditors query high subsidies for big farmersThe disproportionately high amount of subsidies which go to big farmers is one of the criticisms of the Common Agricultural Policy…Mon Nov 16 1998 - 00:00
EU opens accession talks with front-runner statesThe EU yesterday took the first formal steps in an enlargement process unlike any other so far with the opening of formal negotiations…Wed Nov 11 1998 - 00:00
EU row with US over bananas sales worsensThe EU Trade Commissioner, Sir Leon Brittan, yesterday unleashed a broadside against the US as it listed a wide range of EU goods…Wed Nov 11 1998 - 00:00
Andrews supports Spring for EU postThe Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Andrews, yesterday declared his support for Mr Dick Spring, former leader of the Labour …Tue Nov 10 1998 - 00:00
Regionalisation may not mean a higher take, EU tells AhernThe regionalisation of Ireland would not necessarily produce a higher overall take from EU structural funds, the Commissioner…Tue Nov 10 1998 - 00:00
Chagall changes image of a city in declineOne of Liege's main claims to fame is the writer Simenon, whose Maigret would be well at home in this down-at-heel city.Fri Nov 06 1998 - 00:00
Assembly leaders seek EU funding for peace processThe North's First Minister, Mr Trimble, and the Deputy First Minister, Mr Mallon, emerged from a meeting yesterday with the President…Fri Nov 06 1998 - 00:00
Spring gets support for EU foreign postThe Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Andrews, yesterday gave the first public acknowledgement that the Government would support…Fri Nov 06 1998 - 00:00
EU Commission tells Latvia, Malta they must do betterTo the particular disappointment of Latvia and Malta, the European Commission yesterday recommended no expansion in the group…Thu Nov 05 1998 - 00:00
Assembly group to seek more funding for North in BrusselsHopes that Northern Ireland may be able to retain its Objective One status for structural funding are being played down in Brussels…Mon Nov 02 1998 - 00:00
Europe gets full-time rights courtA Milestone in Europe's human rights history is passed today with the formal transformation of the European Court of Human Rights…Mon Nov 02 1998 - 00:00
Regional funding criteria `flawed'There are serious flaws in the Government's case for regionalising the State for EU structural fund purposes, a leading Irish…Sat Oct 31 1998 - 00:00
Ireland's neutrality could soon be exposed once again to some serious scrutinyWas it true, the journalist asked Tony Blair, that he had received a standing ovation from his fellow summiteers at Portschach…Fri Oct 30 1998 - 00:00
30 Irish officers to monitor peace in KosovoIreland will initially send 30 Army officers to take part in the international peace-monitoring mission in Kosovo, the Minister…Tue Oct 27 1998 - 00:00
Veteran German Minister bows outThere were nice words but no tears shed when the foreign ministers of the European Union paid tribute to the outgoing German …Tue Oct 27 1998 - 00:00
Harney resists EU pressure on taxation policyCalls for increased harmonisation of taxes across the EU at the European summit in Portschach at the weekend have been rejected…Tue Oct 27 1998 - 00:00
Taoiseach admits deadline for establishing North-South bodies is unlikely to be metThe Taoiseach has admitted publicly for the first time that the October 31st deadline for the establishment of North-South bodies…Mon Oct 26 1998 - 00:00
Summit gives new sense of European directionThe British Prime Minister, Mr Blair, spoke of a shift in Europe's preoccupations from inflation to the fear of deflation.Mon Oct 26 1998 - 00:00
Harney could be given key EU role at the expense of AndrewsThe Tanaiste, Ms Harney, could be given a key co-ordinating role in European Union-related matters at the expense of the Minister…Sat Oct 24 1998 - 01:00
EU says CAP reform to raise incomesControversial proposals to reform the Common Agriculture Policy will increase farmer incomes by between 22 per cent and 34 per…Fri Oct 16 1998 - 01:00
De Silguy meets McCreevy on euroThe Republic is well-placed to benefit from the launch of the euro, but dangers of overheating require continued strict fiscal…Fri Oct 16 1998 - 01:00
Commission praises jobs action planThe European Commission yesterday praised Ireland's national action plan (NAP) on employment but warned that the country must…Thu Oct 15 1998 - 01:00
Dublin men to confront DutrouxThe alleged Belgian multiple child murderer, Marc Dutroux, will today be "confronted" by two Dubliners who may prove crucial …Wed Oct 14 1998 - 01:00
McCreevy declares EU plans for farm income supports `unacceptable'Attempts to persuade member states to pay part of the EU's direct income supports to farmers were "totally unacceptable", the…Tue Oct 13 1998 - 01:00
Flynn targets discrimination on jobs in Italian collegesUp to 100 Irish lecturers in Italian universities are fighting to end discriminatory conditions in their workplaceTue Oct 13 1998 - 01:00
Robinson among group calling for shake-up in human rights policyA panel of major European figures, including the UN Human Rights Commissioner, Mrs Mary Robinson, will today call for a radical…Fri Oct 09 1998 - 01:00
State's estimated £1 bn contribution to EU in 2006 may rise by £160mIreland's annual contributions to the EU budget, already estimated to rise from £630 million this year to over £1 billion in …Thu Oct 08 1998 - 01:00
Irish funding of EU to soar by 60%Ireland's contribution to the EU budget is set to rise 60 per cent to £1Thu Oct 08 1998 - 01:00
EU reforms could affect Irish spendRadical reforms of the system by which member states' contributions to the EU are calculated are examined in a report from the…Wed Oct 07 1998 - 01:00
