Archive for February, 2009
Western Rail Corridor ‘essential’ says EU Transport Committee (26/2/09)
The head of the EU’s Transport and Tourism Committee has described the Western Rail Corridor as ‘an essential project for the west of Ireland’. (more…)
Major reform on the way for MEP pay and allowances (26/2/09)
Ireland’s thirteen MEPs have backed comprehensive pay reforms due to come into force this summer. (more…)
Dublin MEP spearheads anti-corruption drive (26/2/09)
An EU-wide petition calling for legislation to combat corruption has been launched in Brussels by a cross-party group of MEPs this week. (more…)
Quarter of a million available to promote the EU (26/2/09)
Grants totalling almost €250,000 are still available for voluntary groups and educational bodies interested in raising awareness of Ireland’s EU membership. (more…)
Lowering VAT would boost economy, says EU report (24/2/09)
Reducing VAT to five per cent would help promote jobs and combat the black economy, according to a new report out in Brussels. (more…)
Agricultural graduates discuss farming post 2013 in Brussels (19/2/09)
The future for Irish farmers when the Common Agricultural Policy comes up for renewal in 2013 was the hot topic this week when a group of Irish agricultural graduates met with key EU politicians in Brussels. (more…)
Lighten up! MEP calls for longer summer time (19/2/09)
Extending summer time by one month could save enough electricity to power hundreds of thousands of homes a year, the European Parliament was told today. (more…)
Sinn Féin challenges government to publish Lisbon guarantees (19/2/09)
The recent opinion poll showing a major swing in favour of the Lisbon Treaty ‘means little’ unless the government is prepared to publish the text of the guarantees that will accompany a second referendum, a Dublin MEP said this week. (more…)
Two year delay on missing children hotline (19/2/09)
An EU-wide hotline number for missing children set up in Brussels two years ago has still not been activated in Ireland. (more…)
EU delegation gets best of the west in County Clare (18/2/09)
Representatives of key tourist and business interests in County Clare are hoping to boost the region’s international profile next week when they welcome a group of visiting MEPs from Brussels. (more…)
