Time to knuckle down, MEPs tell commissioners (9th February, 2010)
After a delay of almost four months, the 27 members of the new European Commission have finally been given the green light to start work after they were formally approved by MEPs in Strasbourg. (more…)
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Geoghegan-Quinn takes position as Ireland’s new Commissioner (9th February, 2010)
As she formally begins her five-year stint as EU Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science this week, Máire Geoghegan-Quinn said this week she was ‘very excited’ about her new job. (more…)
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EU soccer boss pledges more support for Irish players (4th Feb, 2010)
The Chairman of the European Club Association, Karl Heinz Rummenigge, has vowed to promote greater support for youth soccer players who travel abroad for training. (more…)
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Irish MEPs contribute to debate on CAP reform (4th Feb, 2010)
Irish concerns about the upcoming reform of the Common Agricultural Policy in 2013 will be relayed to Brussels and will inform a report being drafted by the European Parliament, following a meeting of international experts and MEPs in Dublin today. (more…)
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What will Charlie do next? (4th Feb, 2010)
As Charlie McCreevy packs his bags and prepares to leave Brussels after just over five years as EU Internal Markets Commissioner, the one question he refuses to answer is where his career is headed next. (more…)
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UCC students get inside glimpse of the EU on Brussels tour (3rd Feb, 2010)
For the twenty-seven UCC students who visited Brussels last week, it was a chance to sample the inside workings of the European institutions and get a sense of the job opportunities the EU has to offer. (more…)
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Westmeath man makes EU case for safer horse-riding helmets (28th January, 2010
An Irishman whose son was killed in a horse-riding accident has travelled to Brussels to press for the enforcement of new safety standards on riding helmets. (more…)
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Farmer delighted with MEP support on pollution claim (28th January, 2010)
A Irish dairy farmer who claims his livestock have been poisoned for almost twenty years by pollution from a local brick factory says he’s heartened by support received from MEPs in Brussels. (more…)
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European public decide on new organic logo (27th January, 2010)
Over 100,000 people across Europe have taken part in an online vote to choose a new label for organic food. (more…)
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Your opinion required to make Citizen’s Initiative work (27th January, 2010)
Public input is needed to inform a new scheme aimed at giving ordinary people a direct say in EU policy. (more…)
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