Flynn may have coup against tobacco firmsThe European legislative process is a tortuous route indeedFri May 08 1998 - 01:00
EU funds defrauded of £7.03m in Ireland last yearReported fraud in Ireland against EU funds last year amounted to some £7Thu May 07 1998 - 01:00
Kok's Labour Party wins resounding endorsement"Fudge" it might appear to the rest of Europe, but the weekend summit deal on the Dutch presidency of the European Central Bank…Thu May 07 1998 - 01:00
Amending the ConstitutionOn May 22nd the Amsterdam Treaty will be put to the Irish people in the form of a question as to whether or not they approve …Wed May 06 1998 - 01:00
EU leaders take the final, irrevocable step to EMUEU leaders have taken the final, irrevocable step towards launching the historic monetary union project, but only after a major…Mon May 04 1998 - 01:00
Financial poacher turned gamekeeperThe Germans could not realistically be given the presidency of the European Central Bank, and they know itMon May 04 1998 - 01:00
Ahern questions army's profile in south ArmaghReductions in the level of the British army presence in south Armagh are needed to show the good faith of the British government…Mon May 04 1998 - 01:00
Currency locking to create trading monolithWhen the 11 countries lock their currencies together on January 1st next they will create the world's greatest trading power, …Sat May 02 1998 - 01:00
Euro servants strike to hold what they havePadraig Flynn drove himself to Luxembourg yesterday to a meeting with EU Health MinistersFri May 01 1998 - 01:00
ECB top job dispute casts shadow on euro summitThe conflict resolution skills of the British Prime Minister and President of the European Council, Mr Tony Blair, seem certain…Fri May 01 1998 - 01:00
Mowlam thanks EU for role in underpinning agreementThe EU contribution to the Northern Ireland peace process was unquantifiable but crucial in underpinning dialogue and cross-community…Thu Apr 30 1998 - 01:00
Police chief goes, as PM survives Dutroux crisisThe temporary escape last week of the convicted paedophile Marc Dutroux claimed another scalp yesterday with the widely expected…Wed Apr 29 1998 - 01:00
Crisis in Kosovo demands mediation, EU warns SerbiaEU Foreign Ministers yesterday signalled to the Serbian authorities that they must accept international mediation on the Kosovo…Tue Apr 28 1998 - 01:00
More EU funding for peace process likelyFurther substantial EU funding for the Northern Ireland peace process now appears increasingly probable following a strong declaration…Tue Apr 28 1998 - 01:00
Driving another nail into the coffin of neutralityThere can be little doubt that when we come to vote on May 22nd we will be putting another nail in the coffin of Irish neutrality…Fri Apr 24 1998 - 01:00
Belgium in political turmoil following Dutroux's recaptureBelgium was plunged into political crisis last night by the escape of the alleged child murderer, Marc DutrouxFri Apr 24 1998 - 01:00
Ministers back rights of consumerThe automatic right of consumers to demand the replacement of defective products is to be extended throughout the EU following…Fri Apr 24 1998 - 01:00
EU budgetary constraints no cause for concern, says McCreevyIreland has nothing to fear from tighter EU monitoring of member states' budgets, the Minister for Finance, Mr McCreevy, insisted…Wed Apr 22 1998 - 01:00
The EU quietly reached over the politicians' heads and worked with the grassrootsBottom-up is how the Regional Affairs Commissioner, Ms Monika Wulf-Mathies, described the EU's imaginative, little-reported but…Mon Apr 13 1998 - 01:00
EU moves to create wider risk capital marketThe European Commission yesterday launched a major initiative to create the basis for European-wide risk capital markets whose…Wed Apr 01 1998 - 01:00
Walsh rejects CAP reform proposalsProposals from the European Commission to reform the Common Agricultural Policy are discriminatory against Ireland and a serious…Wed Apr 01 1998 - 01:00
EU finance ministers look to the futureWith the preparatory work for the introduction of euro all but complete, EU finance ministers will this weekend turn their attention…Sat Mar 21 1998 - 00:00
Fiscal restraint for EU budgetIn 1992 the then President of the European Commission, Mr Jacques Delors, predicted the EU would need to raise its spending by…Thu Mar 19 1998 - 00:00
Commission sets out how it will spread funds more thinly after next yearThe European Commission yesterday set about reducing eligibility for two thirds of structural fundingThu Mar 19 1998 - 00:00
Big cuts in the EU's farm price guaranteesMassive cutbacks in the levels of EU farm price guarantees were confirmed yesterday as the key ingredients of the Agenda 2000…Thu Mar 19 1998 - 00:00
Success of economy to cut EU aid by 80% in eight-year periodThe Celtic Tiger economy will slash Ireland's annual EU structural fund bonanza by as much as 80 per cent by the end of 2006, …Thu Mar 19 1998 - 00:00
Fear of foreigners feeds Euro-scepticismIt may be necessary for Denmark to negotiate its way temporarily out of the EU if the country votes No in the forthcoming referendum…Sat Mar 07 1998 - 00:00
EU confirms 11 states set to participate in launch of euroOfficial economic results for 1997 submitted by EU member-states to the European Commission confirm previous projections that…Sat Feb 28 1998 - 00:00
Church assesses impact of euroThe launch of the single currency is profoundly different to any economic project previously undertaken by Europe, the President…Sat Feb 21 1998 - 00:00
EU backs IMF warning to Indonesia on rupiahEU Finance Ministers have given strong backing to a warning to Indonesia that it should not yet try and peg its vulnerable currency…Tue Feb 17 1998 - 00:00
Ireland steps closer to euroIreland took another confident step towards participation in the euro with the altogether not surprising confirmation yesterday…Tue Feb 17 1998 - 00:00
Irish motorists pay more for their carsIrish cars are the second most expensive in Europe, based on pre-tax prices, according to the latest EU surveySat Feb 14 1998 - 00:00
Journey of remembrance to a place thousands never leftLiving in Brussels one is irresistibly drawn eventually to the killing fields of FlandersFri Feb 13 1998 - 00:00
Irish marginal tax rates among the worst in EU studyA study of European barriers to competitiveness shows that although Ireland outperforms its European partners on most fronts …Fri Feb 13 1998 - 00:00
What happened at Amsterdam?Spain's Alphonso X is supposed to have commented: "Had I been around at the Creation I would have given some useful hints for…Fri Feb 13 1998 - 00:00
Brussels looks at ferry subsidyThe European Commission is to investigate the £1 million subsidy paid by the Government to Gaelic Ferries last October to provide…Thu Feb 12 1998 - 00:00
EMU move essential - De SilguyEurope would face political and economic chaos if it postponed the launch of the single currency, the Economic Affairs Commissioner…Thu Feb 12 1998 - 00:00
EU is mired in same old fudgeThere has been a lot of talk recently about the need for the EU to develop the ability to match its political weight on the world…Wed Feb 11 1998 - 00:00
Meehan lawyers get time for defenceLawyers for a Dubliner, Mr Brian Meehan (31), yesterday in The Hague secured more time to prepare his defence against extradition…Wed Feb 11 1998 - 00:00
Treaty creates a defence capacity for EU - lawyerThe Amsterdam Treaty continues the "unrelenting" process of previous treaties of creating a defence capacity for the EU, the …Tue Feb 10 1998 - 00:00
Commission official in Dublin suspendedAn inquiry into financial irregularities in the Dublin office of the European C Commission has led to the suspension of a Dublin…Fri Feb 06 1998 - 00:00
Soldiers of Destiny about to lay claim to EuropeBertie Ahern couldn't make it to last weekend's huge rally of the Gaullist/Chiracien Rassemblement Pour la Republique (RPR) because…Fri Feb 06 1998 - 00:00
Campaign for Afghani women's rights gets EU supportThe Irish Nobel Peace Prize winner, Ms Mairead Corrigan, and the EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs, Ms Emma Bonino, yesterday…Wed Feb 04 1998 - 00:00
Are we being asked to sign constitutional blank cheque?Is the Government asking us to write it a constitutional "blank cheque" in endorsing the Amsterdam Treaty? The wording of the…Fri Jan 30 1998 - 00:00
Progress evident on jobs policyNew provisions in the treaty have already born fruit - ahead of ratification - in one key area of Union policy: employment.Tue Jan 27 1998 - 00:00
Plan continues Maastricht's remaking of EU citizenshipThe Amsterdam Treaty continues Maastricht's transformation of the nature of EU citizenshipTue Jan 27 1998 - 00:00
MEPs gain greater legislative powersOf the EU's triumvirate of institutions, the Council of Ministers, the Commission and the European Parliament, the latter wins…Tue Jan 27 1998 - 00:00
State border controls to go for all but Ireland, UKAmong the most far-reaching treaty changes brought about by Amsterdam are those relating to free movement of people, decisions…Tue Jan 27 1998 - 00:00
Europe is united - in repressing the gypsiesThe beautiful restored Irish College at Leuven, just outside Brussels, is humming with conferences and seminars these daysFri Jan 23 1998 - 00:00
Irish business confidence in upbeat moodThe Irish business community is the most confident in Europe of its prospects for next year, a survey by Europe's chambers of…Thu Jan 22 1998 - 00:00
