Archive for August, 2009
Last chance to have your say on REPS replacement scheme (27th August 2009)
Time is running out for farmers and rural dwellers to get involved in a public consultation organised by the Department of Agriculture about a new agri-environment scheme due to come into place in 2010. (more…)
Add comment August 27, 2009
Dubliners who made it in Brussels revisit their old schools (27th August 20)
It’s a long way from Mount Anville’s to Brussels, but that’s exactly where Ireland’s top EU official is headed next week to visit her old secondary school. (more…)
Add comment August 27, 2009
MEPs seek to soothe fishermen’s fury against Lisbon (27th August, 2009)
Concerns raised by Irish fishermen over EU fishing policy are to be addressed in a special submission being prepared for Brussels by three Irish Fianna Fáil MEPs. (more…)
Add comment August 27, 2009
EU quota system for refugees ‘would treat people like cattle’ (26th August 2009)
Controversial proposals on immigration reform including a possible cap on the number of refugees allowed per member state are to be considered by EU foreign ministers over the next two months. (more…)
Add comment August 26, 2009
Road safety system is a ‘no-brainer’ says MEP (25th August 2009)
Ireland could be forced to fit all cars with inbuilt emergency alert systems, if we fail to sign up to a major EU road safety initiative that should have been completed in 2006. (more…)
Add comment August 25, 2009
