Bruton critical of attitude to NiceFormer Taoiseach Mr John Bruton has said that Mr Charlie McCreevy, Ms Mary Harney and Mr Michael McDowell should not be invited…Fri May 24 2002 - 01:00
MacSharry rejects Commission's proposal to enhance policy roleEU: The Government's representative at the Convention on the Future of Europe, Mr Ray MacSharry, has rejected the Commission…Fri May 24 2002 - 01:00
Duisenberg warns on inflationThe president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Mr Wim Duisenberg, has warned that inflation in the euro zone will be higher…Wed May 22 2002 - 01:00
Parties prepare to negotiate new coalition in the NetherlandsNETHERLANDS: In the Netherlands followers of the assassinated Mr Pim Fortuyn have chosen a new leader, as political parties …Fri May 17 2002 - 01:00
EU alerts WTO over sanctionsEU: The European Union has sent the World Trade Organisation (WTO) lists of products on which it could impose sanctions in response…Wed May 15 2002 - 01:00
Fortuyn's party could form part of next governmentNETHERLANDS: Dutch voters go to the polls today amid signs that the late Mr Pim Fortuyn's far-right party could form part of…Wed May 15 2002 - 01:00
Ireland not on song for Eurovision bridge buildingEUROPEAN DIARY: As national humiliations go, Ireland's failure to qualify for the Eurovision Song Contest on May 25th is fairly…Tue May 14 2002 - 01:00
Ireland to accept an exiled Palestinian militantMIDDLE EAST: The Government has agreed to accept one of the 13 Palestinian militants Israel allowed to go into exile after the…Tue May 14 2002 - 01:00
Thousands file past slain Dutch politician's coffin to pay respectsNETHERLANDS: Thousands have paid their last respects to the murdered Dutch politician, Mr Pim Fortuyn, filing past his coffin…Fri May 10 2002 - 01:00
ECB hints rates may rise next monthBULLETIN: The European Central Bank (ECB) has expressed fresh concern about inflation in the euro zone, hinting that interest…Fri May 10 2002 - 01:00
Dutch activist charged on Fortuyn killingTHE NETHERLANDS: Dutch prosecutors have charged an environmental activist with Monday's murder of the far-right politician, …Thu May 09 2002 - 01:00
Schroder voices concerns to Prodi over schnappsEUROPEAN DIARY: Meeting visiting heads of government is one of Mr Romano Prodi's routine tasks as President of the European …Wed May 01 2002 - 01:00
Court rejects case taken by terminally ill British womanBRITAIN: The European Court of Human Rights has rejected a terminally ill woman's appeal to allow her husband to help her to…Wed May 01 2002 - 01:00
Schroder voices concerns to Prodi over schnappsEUROPEAN DIARY: Meeting visiting heads of government is one of Mr Romano Prodi's routine tasks as President of the European …Tue Apr 30 2002 - 01:00
Court rejects case taken by terminally ill British womanBRITAIN: The European Court of Human Rights has rejected a terminally ill woman's appeal to allow her husband to help her to…Tue Apr 30 2002 - 01:00
EU predicts Irish economic growth will slow sharplyEconomic growth in the Republic will slow sharply this year before rebounding in 2003, according to the European Commission's…Thu Apr 25 2002 - 01:00
Call for halt to EU trade with IsraelThe labour MEP, Mr Proinsias De Rossa, has called for the suspension of the EU's trade agreement with Israel in protest against…Thu Apr 25 2002 - 01:00
MEPs stop Le Pen press briefingFrance's far-right presidential candidate, Mr Jean-Marie Le Pen, pulled out of a press conference at the European Parliament…Thu Apr 25 2002 - 01:00
Shift to the right likely to usher in period of consolidation within EUEUROPEAN DIARY: Nobody spoke but as we queued for our newspapers in Brussels' European quarter yesterday morning, it was clear…Tue Apr 23 2002 - 01:00
Inspectors find a radioactive leakRadioactive contamination has been leaking into groundwater under Sellafield nuclear power station from 50-year-old tanks containing…Thu Apr 18 2002 - 01:00
MacSharry rules out 'grandiose' agendas for new EuropeThe Government's representative at the Convention on the Future of Europe, Mr Ray MacSharry, has suggested that the body is unlikely…Wed Apr 17 2002 - 01:00
EU ministers name Greece's Lucas Papademos for ECBEuropean Union finance ministers have nominated the Greek central banker, Mr Lucas Papademos to succeed Mr Christian Noyer as…Mon Apr 15 2002 - 01:00
Inflation to average 4.25%, says McCreevyThe Minister for Finance has insisted that inflation remains likely to average 4Sat Apr 13 2002 - 01:00
Slovenia leads pack in NATO stakes but has second thoughtsEUROPEAN DIARY: From the medieval tower of Ljubljana Castle, now home to a virtual museum, you can see the entire Slovenian …Tue Apr 09 2002 - 01:00
Irish war memorial in Belgium is renovatedAlmost four years after it was inaugurated as a memorial to Irishmen who fell in the first World War, the Peace Park at Messines…Mon Apr 08 2002 - 01:00
ECB hints at interest rate rise delayEURO ZONE: The European Central Bank (ECB) has left interest rates on hold and hinted that there will be no rise in the cost…Fri Apr 05 2002 - 01:00
EU to fund €3bn Galileo systemEU transport ministers have agreed to fund a satellite navigational system for more than €3 billionWed Mar 27 2002 - 00:00
EU to extend terror aid on airline insurance to MayEuropean transport ministers are today expected to agree to help insure airlines against the risk of terrorist attacks until …Tue Mar 26 2002 - 00:00
Irish discord at plans for EU commission reformEU: The Government's representative at the Convention on the Future of Europe, Mr Ray MacSharry, has proposed that the European…Fri Mar 22 2002 - 00:00
Gap narrows between participants and protestersEUROPEAN DIARY: They were pruning the giant plane trees along the Ramblas yesterday, showering passers-by with tiny petalsTue Mar 19 2002 - 00:00
EU countries endorse key energy agreementEU leaders claimed to have made an important breakthrough in their ambition to make Europe the world's most competitive economy…Mon Mar 18 2002 - 00:00
Cox to campaign in new Nice referendumThe president of the European Parliament, Mr Pat Cox, was greeted with a round of applause when he met EU leaders yesterday for…Sat Mar 16 2002 - 00:00
EU leaders at odds as Barcelona summit opensEuropean Union leaders struggled yesterday to breathe life into a 10-year plan to make Europe more economically competitiveSat Mar 16 2002 - 00:00
EU leaders expected to discuss Middle East crisisEU leaders have arrived in Barcelona for a two-day meeting amid the tightest security seen at a European summitFri Mar 15 2002 - 00:00
Ireland will press for neutrality declarationThe Government has confirmed that it will seek a declaration by all European Union member-states that the Nice Treaty will not…Tue Mar 12 2002 - 00:00
EU foreign ministers welcome decision by Israel, and express concern about Zimbabwe pollingBRUSSELS: EU foreign ministers have welcomed Israel's dropping of its demand for seven days without violence before talks can…Tue Mar 12 2002 - 00:00
Duisenberg condemns US steel tariffsIMPORTS: European Central Bank (ECB) president Mr Wim Duisenberg has described as "deplorable" the US imposition of steep tariffs…Fri Mar 08 2002 - 00:00
EU may impose sanctions against USThe European Union has retaliated against the United States's decision to impose steep tariffs on steel imports by lodging a …Thu Mar 07 2002 - 00:00
Economic data cheer EU finance ministersEuropean Union finance ministers meet in Brussels today amid signs that Europe's economic recovery may have begun sooner rather…Tue Mar 05 2002 - 00:00
Giscard calls for draft European constitutionThe Convention on the Future of Europe has opened in Brussels with an unequivocal call from its chairman for the drafting of …Fri Mar 01 2002 - 00:00
EU foreign ministers agree on Zimbabwe sanctionsBRUSSELS: EU foreign ministers have agreed unanimously to impose targeted sanctions on Zimbabwe and to withdraw all EU election…Tue Feb 19 2002 - 00:00
Milosevic says he will call Clinton and Blair to testify at his trialMr Slobodan Milosevic has said he will call Mr Bill Clinton and Mr Tony Blair, along with other present and former western leaders…Sat Feb 16 2002 - 00:00
UN War Crimes TribunalIrishman Tim McFadden, head of the UN detention centre at The Hague, ensures that Milosevic receives no special treatment in …Sat Feb 16 2002 - 00:00
McCreevy takes sanguine view of blood-lettingThe Minister for Finance, Mr McCreevy, displayed no sign of Schadenfreude yesterday as the Commission was humiliated in its attempt…Wed Feb 13 2002 - 00:00
Germany may avoid reprimandGermany appears certain to avoid an unprecedented "early warning" over its budget deficit when EU finance ministers meet in Brussels…Tue Feb 12 2002 - 00:00
EU refuses to adopt French Middle East planSPAIN: France has failed to persuade EU foreign ministers to adopt its initiative to revive the peace process in the Middle …Mon Feb 11 2002 - 00:00
Cowen disturbed by 'premature' French plan to recognise PalestineMIDDLE EAST: The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Cowen, has described as premature a French proposal to recognise a Palestinian…Sat Feb 09 2002 - 00:00
Speculation ends as Duisenberg sets date to resign as ECB presidentThe president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Mr Wim Duisenberg, has ended months of speculation by declaring he will resign…Fri Feb 08 2002 - 00:00
Aznar keen to ensure EU toes the US security lineEUROPEAN DIARY: Sitting at a vast conference table in his curiously suburban prime ministerial headquarters, Mr José Maria Aznar…Tue Feb 05 2002 - 00:00
EC to consider sweeping changes in car sale rulesThe European Commission will today consider sweeping changes to rules governing how cars are sold throughout the European Union…Tue Feb 05 2002 - 00:00
