Britain vetoes EU anti-crime measuresBRITAIN yesterday took its EU obstructionism to its most absurd conclusion when it blocked a series of measures designed to strengthen…Wed Jun 05 1996 - 01:00
Six EU states insist on higher compensation for BSE lossesAT least six member states have said they will fight for a substantial increase in the level of compensation the EU is proposing…Wed Jun 05 1996 - 01:00
EU ministers agree key pillar to EMU pactEU Finance Ministers yesterday took another significant step towards the creation of the single currency with broad political…Tue Jun 04 1996 - 01:00
Commission to lift ban tomorrow on British beef by-productsEU agriculture ministers failed last night to reach agreement on a partial lifting of the ban on British beef exports.Tue Jun 04 1996 - 01:00
EU ban on British beef by products likely to go this weekEU agriculture ministers are set to allow a lifting of the EU export ban on British beef by productsMon Jun 03 1996 - 01:00
Ministers in currency talksEU finance ministers, meeting today in Luxembourg, will continue their Verona debate on the relationship between the single currency…Mon Jun 03 1996 - 01:00
Commission by compromiseJACQUES Delors is a tough act to follow - a visionary and intellectual who drove the EU forward on his own agenda and a master…Fri May 31 1996 - 01:00
Vets' agency to move to Meath from BrusselsA TWO YEAR dispute about locating an EU veterinary agency in Grange, Co Meath, has been resolvedThu May 30 1996 - 01:00
Noonan hopes for progress on EU blood standardsTHE Minister for Health, Mr Noonan, in Brussels yesterday to prepare for Ireland's Presidency of the EU, said he hopes to make…Thu May 30 1996 - 01:00
Deft move saves UK's image on Third WorldA DEFT tactical retreat by the British Development Minister, Baroness Chalker, saved her government yesterday from the ignominy…Wed May 29 1996 - 01:00
EU policing pact poses challenge for OwenTHE trap was set. Undercover Belgian police were about to spring it. Then one officer noticed a car with Italian platesWed May 29 1996 - 01:00
Santer concerned at danger of growing anti British feelingAN UNUSUALLY forthright President of the European Commission, Mr Jacques Santer, yesterday said he believed that Britain's move…Mon May 27 1996 - 01:00
Spring will seek stronger EU powers to fight drug tradeA PROPOSAL for changes in the European Union Treaty which would grant the EU new legal powers to confront drug trafficking is…Sat May 25 1996 - 01:00
"Paper bulldog" unlikely to bully EU on beefDOROTHY Parker is said to have reacted to the news of the death of that distinctly underwhelming US President, Calvin Coolidge…Fri May 24 1996 - 01:00
Commission backs lifting ban on beef derivativesPROPOSALS to lift the export ban on the British beef derivatives tallow, gelatin and semen, were approved yesterday by the European…Thu May 23 1996 - 01:00
Major threatens to block EU business over beef banBRITAIN'S decision yesterday to up the ante on the BSE crisis immediately followed a decision by EU agriculture ministers to …Wed May 22 1996 - 01:00
EU retains ban on exports of British beef by productsBRITAIN was last night at the centre of another EU storm as seven member states maintained their refusal even to see a partial…Tue May 21 1996 - 01:00
EU predicts seven set for convergenceDESPITE the persistence in Europe of sluggish growth, the European Commission has predicted that seven countries - including …Thu May 16 1996 - 01:00
Emergency package of £520m for beef farmers is agreedAS THE EU Commission last night agreed to put up to £520 million into emergency income support for beef producers, the Union'…Thu May 16 1996 - 01:00
EU to endorse £520m package to farmers for compensation over BSE lossesTHE European Commission is set today to endorse a £520 million package in compensation payments to farmers for losses due to …Wed May 15 1996 - 01:00
Three Irish beaches fail to meet EU standardsTHREE Irish bathing beaches failed last year to reach minimum EU health standards Bray, Co Wicklow, Coolmaine, Co Cork, and Castlerock…Wed May 15 1996 - 01:00
Ireland backs call to lift ban on beef by-productsIRELAND will tomorrow back a call from EU scientists to lift the export ban on British beef by products of tallow, gelatin, and…Tue May 14 1996 - 01:00
Colonel blamed for the deaths of 10 of his soldiersIS IT possible, Belgium is asking in anguish, that the only man to face homicide charges arising from Rwanda's genocidal war …Fri May 10 1996 - 01:00
£800m defrauded from EU budget last yearSOME £800 million is known to have been defrauded from the EU's £64 billion budget last year, the Justice Commissioner, Ms Anita…Thu May 09 1996 - 01:00
EU not to delay telephone contractTHE contract for the second GSM licence will be formally awarded to Esat Digifone early next week, the Minister for Communications…Thu May 09 1996 - 01:00
EU vets to review ban on UK beef by productTHE long process of lifting the EU export ban on British beef began yesterday when the Commission agreed to a review of the ban…Thu May 09 1996 - 01:00
Spring tells WEU Ireland ready for continuing role in preventing strifeIRELAND "is ready to make a continuing contribution to strengthening the international community's conflict prevention and crisis…Wed May 08 1996 - 01:00
EU defers vote on power liberalisationEU energy ministers last night deferred a final decision on the six year battle over electricity liberalisation for a month when…Wed May 08 1996 - 01:00
MEPs push strategy for extended EU aidTHE Government should consider establishing regional structures to allow parts of Ireland to remain eligible for special EU aid…Wed May 08 1996 - 01:00
Minister's answer reopens rail issueTHE Cabinet has been advised that the Dublin Port access road, and the Luas light rail line to Ballymun cannot be built at the…Wed May 08 1996 - 01:00
Jordan will end beef ban, says MitchellJORDAN is lifting its ban on the importation of Irish beef and resuming normal trade, according to the Minister of State for …Tue May 07 1996 - 01:00
EU struggles to bridge members' views on how it should functionFOREIGN minister representatives, making their first forays into the tangled web of the reform of the European Union treaties…Tue May 07 1996 - 01:00
EU energy ministers may end deadlockSIX years after the EU Commission first proposed to liberalise Europe's £110 billion electricity market, energy ministers today…Tue May 07 1996 - 01:00
WEU wants role for observers in peacekeepingMINISTERS of the Western European Union (WEU) will today approve procedures for involving observer members, like Ireland, in …Tue May 07 1996 - 01:00
Lift ban on Irish beef, Mitchell urges JordanTHE Minister of State for European Affairs, Mr Gay Mitchell, yesterday appealed to Jordan to lift its ban on Irish beef.Mon May 06 1996 - 01:00
European peace enforcing role suggested for BosniaTHE EU Commissioner for External Affairs, Mr Hans van den Broek, has called for Europe to be ready to take over responsibility…Sat May 04 1996 - 01:00
The laws that force visitors to say Auf Wiedersehen, petTHE fax was waiting on the Irish Times machine when I got back from Luxembourg late on Tuesday nightFri May 03 1996 - 01:00
British put brave face on EU formula to lift beef export banEU FARM ministers last night pledged to come up with emergency income support measures to compensate European farmers for losses…Wed May 01 1996 - 01:00
Ministers struggle to find formula to end beef export banEU farm ministers, meeting in Luxembourg, are struggling to come up with a formula to end the export ban on British beefTue Apr 30 1996 - 01:00
Santer launches EU jobs "pact"ATTEMPTS by the President of the European Commission, Mr Jacques Santer, to lay the basis for a Europe wide "Confidence Pact …Mon Apr 29 1996 - 01:00
EU likely to concede Britain on beefREPORTS of new cases of CJD in Britain at the weekend set the scene uncomfortably for another round today of fraught EU farm …Mon Apr 29 1996 - 01:00
Irish farmer welcome prospect of EU increase in export premiumsSIGNIFICANT relief for Irish beef producers is on the way from Brussels with the EU beef management committee today set to raised…Fri Apr 26 1996 - 01:00
Mitchell argues for world wide register of paedophilesAN international register of convicted paedophiles should be drawn up by the UN as part of a world wide offensive against child…Fri Apr 26 1996 - 01:00
Nordic initiative defines `active neutrality'NEUTRALITY does not have to mean either passivity or pacifism on the international stageFri Apr 26 1996 - 01:00
Culling plans needed urgently, Britain toldTHE European Commission has indicated that Britain must present details on its plans for culling BSE infected herds if it wants…Thu Apr 25 1996 - 01:00
Britain seeks to have export ban on beef liftedFRESH attempts will be made by Britain to get all or part of the export, ban on its beef lifted by EU ministers on MondayWed Apr 24 1996 - 01:00
Ireland fails to win explicit condemnation of massacre at QanaRELEGATED to the sidelines of the Middle East peace process, EU foreign ministers last night issued a statement praising both…Tue Apr 23 1996 - 01:00
When megaphone diplomacy is not effective diplomacyIT IS inevitable that the public should want more from its Government by way of verbal reaction to the events in Lebanon than…Fri Apr 19 1996 - 01:00
Bolder Commission moves centre stage"To lose one parent, Mr Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune to lose both looks like carelessness."Thu Apr 18 1996 - 01:00
EU ministers support new exchange rate mechanismEUROPEAN Union Finance Ministers have taken another decisive step towards the establishment of a single currency with the decision…Mon Apr 15 1996 - 01:00
