Archive for February, 2009
Irish SMEs to access hundreds of millions in EU loans (17/2/09)
Small and medium-sized companies in Ireland will be able to borrow a total of up to €600 million from the European Investment Bank from next month, Irish business leaders have been told in Brussels. (more…)
Euro 2016: MEP pushes joint Irish-Scottish bid (17/2/09)
A Dublin MEP has called for more political support for a joint Irish-Scottish bid for the 2016 European Championships, amid concerns that Scotland might favour teaming up with Wales to host the event. (more…)
‘Have faith in Europe,’ Former French President tells Irish people (13/2/09)
‘The Irish are a people of faith; we must find again some faith in Europe,’ former French President Valéry Giscard d’Estaing told the Institute of International and European Affairs in Dublin on Friday. (more…)
New measures could protect kids from video game violence (12/2/09)
Video game consoles could soon come fitted with a special ‘red alert’ button to allow parents de-activate any game that they deem unsuitable for their child, under a new proposal from an EU committee. (more…)
EU slams discrimination against Irish house buyers in Spain (12/2/09)
Irish people and other Europeans who have brought property in Spain only to find out too late that their ownership is illegal should be entitled to proper compensation in the Spanish courts, according to a new EU report. (more…)
MEP highlights ‘alarming’ shortage of animal medicines (12/2/09)
Existing legislation on the permitted levels of animal medicine in food products is jeopardising both human and animal health, the European Parliament was told this week. (more…)
Environmental truck tolls ‘a disastrous decision’ says MEP (12/2/09)
A plan to make road hauliers pay for the environmental impact of heavy goods traffic has moved a step closer following approval from a key EU Committee. (more…)
Cigarettes could cost a tenner if EU campaign succeeds (12/2/09)
An Irish MEP has stepped up his campaign to raise the price of a packet of twenty cigarettes across the European Union to €10. (more…)
Dublin MEP is first Irish politician to visit Gaza since attacks (12/2/09)
Labour MEP Proinsias de Rossa has visited the Gaza strip and the West Bank as part of seven-member delegation from the European Parliament. (more…)
Lisbon 2 should be ‘sooner rather than later’ (12/2/09)
The Taoiseach is coming under pressure from within his own party ranks to bring forward plans for a second poll on the Lisbon Treaty. (more…)
