McCreevy resigns from bank boardFormer European commissioner Charlie McCreevy has resigned from the board of a new British banking firm after an EU ethics committee…Thu Oct 07 2010 - 01:00
China and Japan move to ease tensions over disputed islandsCHINA AND Japan have taken steps to ease mounting tensions over their competing claims for sovereignty over a group of islands…Wed Oct 06 2010 - 01:00
EC 'not dictating pace' on taxIreland’s European commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn has said Brussels is not “dictating the pace” to the Government as it prepares…Wed Oct 06 2010 - 01:00
Top EU official says keeping low tax policy means other cutsEUROPE’S TOP civil servant has said Ireland’s corporation tax policy may lead to further “unpalatable” spending cuts as the Government…Wed Oct 06 2010 - 01:00
Cowen calls on states to adopt nuclear test banTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has called on the international community urgently to adopt the nuclear test ban treaty, saying the nine…Wed Oct 06 2010 - 01:00
Taoiseach to address Asian and European leadersTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen addresses European and Asian leaders this morning on the topic of nuclear proliferation as countries from…Tue Oct 05 2010 - 01:00
Lessons for us all in study of eight centuries of financial follyEUROPEAN DIARY: Financial professionals and even government leaders have a habit of thinking that ‘this boom will be different…Tue Oct 05 2010 - 01:00
Government will try to be 'consistent' with Croke Park dealTHE GOVERNMENT will attempt to correct the public finances in a manner that would be consistent with agreements such as the Croke…Tue Oct 05 2010 - 01:00
Hurdles to be cleared before formal EU approvalCOMMISSION REQUIREMENTS: EUROPEAN COMPETITION commissioner Joaquin Almunia said the Government’s statement on the banks “brings…Fri Oct 01 2010 - 01:00
Plan's credibility rests on success of four-year austerity drive, say EU chiefsEUROPE'S RESPONSE: THE EUROPEAN Central Bank and the EU Commission backed the new banking plan, but each said the its credibility…Fri Oct 01 2010 - 01:00
Opposition wants details of four-year budget planTHE GOVERNMENT will have to indicate to Brussels within days the shape of its four-year plan to stabilise the national finances…Fri Oct 01 2010 - 01:00
EU seeks tougher sanctions if budget rules floutedTHE EUROPEAN Commission has proposed hard-hitting “semi-automatic” sanctions against countries that repeatedly violate EU budget…Thu Sept 30 2010 - 01:00
Millions of workers to protest across Europe against austerity measuresMILLIONS OF trade unionists are set to take to the streets in more than a dozen capital cities today as workers throughout Europe…Wed Sept 29 2010 - 01:00
Law still patchy on protection of anonymous sourcesEUROPEAN DIARY: The European Court of Human Rights is one of the last lines of defence for the protection of journalistic sources…Tue Sept 28 2010 - 01:00
EU divided over reform plans for economyEUROPEAN FINANCE ministers remained divided last night over plans to reform the EU’s economic system, as the governments of Portugal…Tue Sept 28 2010 - 01:00
Minister insists Iceland and Faroe Islands must cut mackerel catchesTHE GOVERNMENT stepped up pressure on the Icelandic and Faroe Islands authorities ahead of crucial EU talks next month on their…Tue Sept 28 2010 - 01:00
Schools lag in teaching foreign languagesIRISH PRIMARY schools have the lowest level of foreign language tuition in Europe and tuition levels in secondary schools have…Sat Sept 25 2010 - 01:00
Trial opens of skydiver accused of love rival's murderELS CLOTTEMANS and Els Van Doren were close pals. They had the same name, the same passion for skydiving, and the same loverSat Sept 25 2010 - 01:00
Ashton at odds with MEPs on diplomat quotasEU FOREIGN policy chief Catherine Ashton is engaged in last-minute haggling with the European Parliament over the structure of…Sat Sept 25 2010 - 01:00
Flemish leader riles French speakers with accusation of Nazi collaborationBELGIUM’S POLITICAL crisis intensified after the hardline Flemish nationalist leader Bart De Wever riled the country’s French…Fri Sept 24 2010 - 01:00
McCreevy payments from EU defendedTHE EUROPEAN Commission has defended the payment of large transition allowances to retired EU commissioners, Charlie McCreevy…Fri Sept 24 2010 - 01:00
Far right a threat to euro, Germany warnedTHE RISE of extremist parties in Europe could lead countries to leave the single currency if far-right leaders were to gain power…Fri Sept 24 2010 - 01:00
Church violated rights of adulterous organist by firing him, court findsHUMAN RIGHTS judges have ruled that a Catholic parish in Germany violated the rights of a church organist when it dismissed him…Fri Sept 24 2010 - 01:00
Barroso calls for stronger US linksEUROPEAN COMMISSION president José Manuel Barroso has called for deeper ties between the EU and the US, saying the two are “indispensable…Wed Sept 22 2010 - 01:00
EU aid to find jobs for SR Technics workersTHE EUROPEAN Commission has agreed to release €7Wed Sept 22 2010 - 01:00
Barroso no pushover if other leaders try to follow Sarkozy's stepsEUROPEAN DIARY: Straight talking on issues such as France’s expulsion of Roma can break through the listless convolutions of…Tue Sept 21 2010 - 01:00
Mounting anxiety in Brussels over Irish economic situationPUBLIC SUPPORT in Brussels for Ireland’s efforts to fix the banks and the public finances comes amid mounting anxiety about the…Tue Sept 21 2010 - 01:00
Sarkozy and Barroso clash over Nazi comparisonHOSTILITY BETWEEN French president Nicolas Sarkozy and European Commission president José Manuel Barroso over French Roma expulsions…Fri Sept 17 2010 - 01:00
Temporary ban on short-selling proposedEU INTERNAL markets commissioner Michel Barnier has unveiled far-reaching plans to curtail short-selling and regulate derivatives…Thu Sept 16 2010 - 01:00
Davis does not rule out idea of running for presidencySPECIAL OLYMPICS chief Mary Davis has acknowledged many of her supporters are encouraging her to stand for the presidency next…Wed Sept 15 2010 - 01:00
No Irish diplomats make it to Ashton's EU line-upTHE GOVERNMENT’s pursuit of ambassadorial positions in Europe’s nascent diplomatic service ran into difficulty last night as …Wed Sept 15 2010 - 01:00
Irish lead EU in donations to development aid charitiesA GREATER percentage of Irish people give money to developing countries than any other EU nationality, new research suggestsTue Sept 14 2010 - 01:00
Ireland's problems on everyone's mind but on no one's lipsEUROPEAN DIARY: The EU is preoccupied by the risk of contagion from the Irish banking crisis but no one wants to talk up the…Tue Sept 14 2010 - 01:00
Rehn urges Ireland to continue austerity drive in next budgetEU ECONOMICS commissioner Olli Rehn has urged the Government to continue its austerity drive in next year’s budget, saying the…Tue Sept 14 2010 - 01:00
EU leaders to urge closer links with Nato at summitEUROPEAN LEADERS are taking steps to develop deeper ties between the EU and Nato as the union seeks to boost its influence in…Mon Sept 13 2010 - 01:00
Breaking up Belgium would be hard to doBelgium’s Flemings and Walloons cannot form a government, and some say the regions are ready for divorceSat Sept 11 2010 - 01:00
Abuse by church figures in Belgium revealedAN INDEPENDENT inquiry has uncovered a litany of child abuse within the Catholic Church in Belgium over four decades, from the…Sat Sept 11 2010 - 01:00
EU to back data storage in Israel despite Irish fearsIRELAND’S EU partners are poised to brush aside the Government’s reservations about a data transfer pact with Israel by backing…Thu Sept 02 2010 - 01:00
Italian aims to ban ex-criminals from EU parliamentAN ITALIAN activist is gaining traction in his campaign to ban people with convictions for any crime from the European Parliament…Thu Jul 29 2010 - 01:00
EU may conduct inquiry into proposed takeoverEUROPEAN COMMISSION: THE FATE of Arnotts, at least in the short term, will be decided in Brussels by EU competition commissioner…Thu Jul 29 2010 - 01:00
Numbers leaving Ireland at double rate of next EU stateMORE PEOPLE are leaving Ireland than anywhere else in the European Union, new research shows.Wed Jul 28 2010 - 01:00
Ashton to make key EU diplomatic appointmentsEUROPE’S FOREIGN policy chief Catherine Ashton is preparing to put her stamp on the nascent EU diplomatic service with the imminent…Wed Jul 28 2010 - 01:00
Big question is whether markets like the resultsThe low failure rate raises questions about the leniency of the stress test exerciseSat Jul 24 2010 - 01:00
Ahern seeks EU backing to block sending data to IsraelMINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern will ask his EU counterparts to back Ireland in moves to definitively block the transfer to…Mon Jul 19 2010 - 01:00
Commissioner orders BoI to facilitate competitionEUROPEAN COMPETITION commissioner Joaquin Almunia has directed Bank of Ireland to open its customer database and back-office …Fri Jul 16 2010 - 01:00
Justice ministers sceptical about EU asylum reformsEU JUSTICE ministers are resisting core elements of plans from the European Commission to deepen the reach of the union’s asylum…Fri Jul 16 2010 - 01:00
Iceland's growing mackerel catch muddies waters for EU bidICELAND’S NASCENT bid to join the EU has run into trouble with the European Commission over its fisheries policy after Dublin…Thu Jul 15 2010 - 01:00
Plan to devolve GM crop policy to European statesTHE EUROPEAN Commission has capitulated to prolonged political deadlock over the future of genetically modified crops, saying…Wed Jul 14 2010 - 01:00
Ireland's role on Middle East praisedPALESTINIAN AUTHORITY prime minister Salam Fayyad has praised Ireland’s role in the promotion of a European consensus on the …Wed Jul 14 2010 - 01:00
Ministers still divided over bank stress testsEUROPEAN FINANCE: EU FINANCE ministers admitted lingering divisions over the scope of stress tests on 91 key banks as they pledged…Wed Jul 14 2010 - 01:00
