Archive for December, 2008
Dublin MEP grills European Central Bank chief over interest rate (11/12/08)
Fine Gael MEP Gay Mitchell has taken the President of the European Central Bank to task over the failure of banks and building societies to immediately pass on the full interest rate cut of three-quarters of a percentage point announced by the ECB earlier this month. (more…)
EU to spend extra €5 billion on broadband (11/12/08)
An additional €5 billion is to be spent over the next two years improving broadband infrastructure across the EU, as part of the European Recovery Plan announced by the European Commission. (more…)
‘Carers must not become next generation of poor people’ – MEP tells Donegal carers (11/12/08)
‘Society would simply not function without carers – the whole house of cards would collapse,’ Northwest MEP Marian Harkin told the Donegal Carers’ Association earlier this month. (more…)
Schools from Dunmanway, Waterford and Limerick through to Munster finals in Public Speaking (11/12/08)
Three transition year students from Maria Immaculata Community College in Dunmanway have won a place in the Munster finals of the Public Speaking Competition organised by the National Forum on Europe. (more…)
Roadmap for cancer to tackle inequalities between member states (11/12/08)
A report published by the European Commission this week marks the first stage in a new initiative to formulate a coordinated EU-wide response to cancer. (more…)
Hefty cash prizes for youths to examine European identity (11/12/08)
Young people aged between 16 and 30 are being offered prizes totalling €10,000 in a Europe-wide competition aimed at fostering a shared sense of EU identity. (more…)
EU on verge of agreeing major climate change package (5/12/08)
EU institutions are close to agreement on what’s being hailed as one of the most significant deals ever done by the bloc. (more…)
MEPs push for €15 million to fund Special Olympics (5/12/08)
Plans for the 2010 European Special Olympics Games in Warsaw are gearing up, with news this week of the first funding application to EU institutions. (more…)
Brussels hears Sligo farmers’ bid for fair water charges (5/12/08)
Sligo farmers Gearoid Quinn and Billy Sommerville with Independent MEP Kathy Sinnott at the petition hearing in Brussels
The Petitions Committee of the European Parliament has pledged to contact the Irish government in the New Year to discuss the issue of water charges in County Sligo. (more…)
EU Commissioner agrees to re-visit proposed white fish ban (5/12/08)
Irish fishermen are living in hope following a commitment from the European Commission to re-examine proposed fishing cuts that could devastate the industry. (more…)
