Archive for July, 2008
Brussels sprouts sense as odd-shaped veg welcomed back to the market (25/7/08)
Eurosceptics lamenting the stranger quirks of Brussels bureaucracy have never needed to look further than the rules on bendy bananas. (more…)
Add comment July 25, 2008
Court ruling extends workplace disability protection to carers (24/7/08)
A landmark decision handed down by the European Court of Justice last week is being described as a significant boost for carers’ rights. (more…)
Add comment July 25, 2008
New rules to improve air travel for people with disabilities (24/7/08)
A new EU rule due to come into force this Saturday (26th July) will make it obligatory for all European airports and air carriers to offer free assistance to anyone with a disability. (more…)
Add comment July 24, 2008
Dublin MEP to oversee worldwide food aid plan (24/7/08)
Fine Gael MEP Gay Mitchell has been appointed to oversee an ambitious plan to relieve world hunger by diverting unspent funds from the EU farm budget to some of the world’s poorest countries. (more…)
Add comment July 24, 2008
EU plans to limit trade in seal products (23/7/08)
Animal welfare groups in Ireland have welcomed a proposal from the European Commission to ban the import of products from seals that have been killed inhumanely. (more…)
Add comment July 23, 2008
Irish citizen challenges European Commission over German home-school ban (18/7/08)
An Irishwoman married to a South African has travelled to Brussels in a bid to allow her teach her children at home. (more…)
Add comment July 18, 2008
Petition lodged with EU to retain cancer services in Sligo (17/7/08)
The latest incidence of misdiagnosed cancer cases at University College Hospital in Galway has prompted fresh calls for an immediate stop to the transfer of cancer services from Sligo General Hospital to Galway. (more…)
Add comment July 18, 2008
Irish language newspaper ‘a badge of pride’ in Brussels (17/7/08)
A new Irish language newspaper has been launched in Brussels. (more…)
Add comment July 17, 2008
Irish MEP spearheads bid to silence the tobacco lobby (17/7/08)
Ireland lead the way by introducing the ban on smoking in the workplace – now the whole world is gradually heading towards a smoke-free environment. (more…)
Add comment July 17, 2008
Teens targeted by rip-off ringtone sites (17/7/08)
Seventeen Irish websites selling ring-tones and wallpapers for mobile phones are facing further investigation over concerns that they could be in breach of EU consumer protection law. (more…)
Add comment July 17, 2008
