Courts rejects case against directiveIN YET another ruling set to fan the fires of British Euroscepticism, the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice (…Wed Mar 13 1996 - 00:00
Spring says talks could proceed without SFTHE Tanaiste has warned Sinn Fein that the Government is prepared to pursue the peace process with or without its participation…Mon Mar 11 1996 - 00:00
EU ministers seek easing of Israeli blockadeEU FOREIGN Ministers appealed yesterday to Israel to ease its blockade of autonomous Palestinian territoriesMon Mar 11 1996 - 00:00
Attempts to involve parliament in EU review deadlockedATTEMPTS to involve the European Parliament in the deliberations of the EU's treaty changing Inter Governmental Conference are…Sat Mar 09 1996 - 00:00
MEP accuses Mitchell of issuing propagandaTHE Minister of State for European Affairs, Mr Gay Mitchell, has been criticised for circulating schools and libraries, at taxpayers…Fri Mar 08 1996 - 00:00
Flynn urges EU states to use funds to back equalityIN a message for International Women's Day today, the Irish Commissioner for Social Affairs, Mr Padraig Flynn, has called on …Fri Mar 08 1996 - 00:00
Pity the poor folk who are no longer the big cheesesPITY the people of Cheddar, Brie, and GoudaFri Mar 08 1996 - 00:00
EU troika may return to IsraelTHE EU, the largest international aid donor to the Palestinian Authority, has been assessing what role it can play in putting…Thu Mar 07 1996 - 00:00
Union faces a hard fight to keep it all togetherEMILE NOEL paints a depressing picture - a Europe in 2005 which is divided and paralysed by inadequate decision procedures, whose…Fri Mar 01 1996 - 00:00
Bruton hopes to boost export growth in AsiaWHEN the Taoiseach arrived in Bangkok yesterday for the Asia EU summit he was hoping not only to build new political ties, but…Fri Mar 01 1996 - 00:00
Santer warns of EU paralysis unless veto use curtailedTHE challenge of further enlargement of the EU makes reform of the union an "imperative", the President of the Commission, Mr…Thu Feb 29 1996 - 00:00
Human rights to be the ghost at EU Asian feastA DIPLOMATIC fudge will enable the EU and its Thai hosts at this weekend's Bangkok Asia Europe summit to finesse the thorny issue…Wed Feb 28 1996 - 00:00
Yates lobbies Commission over deal to cut £103m beef finesTHE Minister for Agriculture, in Brussels for a farm ministers' meeting, yesterday took the opportunity to continue Ireland's…Tue Feb 27 1996 - 00:00
Aid is agreed for former YugoslaviaEU foreign ministers yesterday committed the European Union to supporting a programme of "regional reconstruction in the former…Tue Feb 27 1996 - 00:00
Commission plan to limit members may be droppedTHE European Commission's proposal to end the principle of one commissioner per member state is likely to be dropped, sources…Mon Feb 26 1996 - 00:00
Cox resigns as rapporteur of EU committeeMUNSTER MEP Pat Cox has resigned as rapporteur on monetary union of the European Parliament's economic committeeFri Feb 23 1996 - 00:00
Ireland should resist moves towards more majority voting, MEPs sayIRELAND should resist any moves in the EU Council of Ministers towards more majority voting, two Irish MEPs have said.Fri Feb 23 1996 - 00:00
Brussels champions of peace process not giving up hopeCENTRE stage the various tracks to peace in Northern Ireland certainly look precariousFri Feb 23 1996 - 00:00
EU Commission wants to extend majority voting by ministersRADICAL proposals from the European Commission for a substantial extension of majority voting in the Council of Ministers, including…Thu Feb 22 1996 - 00:00
Radical changes sought in report prepared for IGC"EUROPE does not have the means to match its ambitions", the Reflection Group set up to prepare for this year's Inter Governmental…Thu Feb 22 1996 - 00:00
Irish qualified teachers benefit from EU directive on professionsIRISH qualified teachers are among the largest beneficiaries of EU rules guaranteeing mutual recognition of professional qualifications…Thu Feb 22 1996 - 00:00
Farmers lose EU challenge to quotasNINE Irish farmers have lost their challenge to EU milk, quota rules in the European. Court of Justice.Sat Feb 17 1996 - 00:00
Rushdie's campaign looks to Ireland for supportSEVEN years of never being sure if the next minute is your last.Fri Feb 16 1996 - 00:00
Farm package approvedTHE EU Commission yesterday agreed some structural changes to bits farm price support mechanisms as it approved the package for…Thu Feb 15 1996 - 00:00
Court safeguards maternity leave pay risesWOMEN on maternity leave are entitled to any percentage pay increases their working colleagues receive, the European Court of…Wed Feb 14 1996 - 00:00
Wexford house could become ecology centreA EUROPEAN environmental group has launched a campaign to turn a Wexford house into a centre for ecological training and research…Tue Feb 13 1996 - 00:00
EU strikes sour note with JapanTHE Japanese may love to rock around the clock in their blue suede shoes, but they're doing so without paying for the privilege…Sat Feb 10 1996 - 00:00
NI law found to violate European Convention on Human RightsNORTHERN Ireland emergency legislation has been found to violate the European Convention on Human RightsFri Feb 09 1996 - 00:00
Old national habits die hard where EU secrecy and transparency are concernedTHE score for transparency this week, out of 20, is Sweden 18, Finland 13, the European Council of Ministers 4, Ireland 0Fri Feb 09 1996 - 00:00
Judge "drew inference" from man's silenceWHEN Mr Sandy Lynch took his blindfold off, he later testified, he saw Mr John "Anto" Murray pulling tape from a cassetteFri Feb 09 1996 - 00:00
MEP says neutrality is under attackIRISH neutrality is under attack, the Green MEP, Ms Patricia McKenna, has warnedThu Feb 08 1996 - 00:00
Woman gets new hearing on hospital committalA Co Limerick woman who was committed against her will to a psychiatric hospital has had her case accepted as admissible by the…Tue Feb 06 1996 - 00:00
EU agrees to increase export refunds on Irish beefTHE EU Beef Management Committee yesterday agreed to raise export refunds on beef by 5 per cent for male live and carcass exports…Sat Feb 03 1996 - 00:00
Firefighting in language of choice sparks rowFOURONS' mayor once described himself as "a pebble in the shoe" of local politicsFri Feb 02 1996 - 00:00
Firmer line need to ensure euro timetable"THOSE who have felt in their hearts that the single currency was becoming the wrong test for the success of the EU have, until…Thu Feb 01 1996 - 00:00
Santer initiative to stimulate job creationTHE President of the European Commission, Mr Jacques Santer, yesterday called on Europe's social partners to join in a European…Thu Feb 01 1996 - 00:00
Irish bishops welcome enlargement of EUTHE enlargement of the EU to eastern Europe should be seen in the context of the Christian values of sharing, the Bishop of Clogher…Wed Jan 31 1996 - 00:00
Spring to travel over 150,000 miles in '96DURING 1996 Mr Dick Spring will travel around the world the equivalent of six times, clocking up roughly 152,000 air miles.Wed Jan 31 1996 - 00:00
Spring appeals for calm on single currency deadlineThe Tanaiste, Mr Spring, has welcomed the announcement by Mr Chirac of an end to the testsTue Jan 30 1996 - 00:00
EU refusal to aid beef farmers to bring more protestsFARMERS will return to Dublin streets again next week to continue protests against the EU's refusal to respond to the sharp fall…Sat Jan 27 1996 - 00:00
Bruton insists on February talksTHE Taoiseach is "unwilling to entertain any change" in the joint commitment of the British and Irish governments to the "firm…Fri Jan 26 1996 - 00:00
Getting to grips with ups and downs of single currencyI LOST one billion ecus on Tuesday (£800 million to you and me), in less time than it would have taken to read out the charges…Fri Jan 26 1996 - 00:00
Irish social projects win EU grants of £670,000EU GRANTS of £670,000 for nine Irish projects dealing with social exclusion were announced by the Commissioner for Social Affairs…Wed Jan 24 1996 - 00:00
Rise in support for single currencySUPPORT for the European single currency has risen in Ireland, even though over three quarters of Irish people profess not to…Tue Jan 23 1996 - 00:00
UK puts down markets over euroTHE British government has put down markers that it regards decisions on the shape of, and decisions within, the single European…Tue Jan 23 1996 - 00:00
Yates criticises EU policy on beefTHE Minister for Agriculture, Mr Yates, said last night he was "totally dissatisfied" with the attitude of the EU Farm Commissioner…Tue Jan 23 1996 - 00:00
Aid for Suir flood put on EU agendaTHE Secretary General of the European Commission, Sir David Williamson, has agreed to ask the Commission tomorrow for emergency…Tue Jan 23 1996 - 00:00
Breakthrough needed on EU arms frontTHERE is a downside to peace - unemploymentMon Jan 22 1996 - 00:00
AIBP not entitled to full export refunds, says courtANGLO IRISH Beef Processors International (AIBP) is not entitled to expect full payment of export refunds, the Advocate General…Fri Jan 19 1996 - 00:00
EU to make Bangkok its gateway to the EastIT'S DIFFICULT enough to get the 15 European Union heads of government together in one room in Europe, let alone in BangkokFri Jan 19 1996 - 00:00
