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Pressure on European Parliament for Transparency on EU Lawmaking
Date: April 4, 2006
Today, Tuesday, April 4th, the European Parliament put further pressure on the EU Council to meet publicly whenever it was acting in a legislative capacity. This call came on foot of a Special Report from the European...[more]
SERVICES DIRECTIVE PROPOSALS WELCOMED
Date: April 4, 2006
EU Commissioner Charlie McCreevy received a warm welcome for the new proposals on the EU Services Directive he presented at the European Parliament today, Tuesday, April 4th.[more]
EU COMMISSIONER ADMITS FAILURE ON ROAD DEATHS
Date: April 4, 2006
Road offences by non-residents of EU states, including Ireland, are not being followed by legal action because of the current lack of systematic co-operation between the administrative and police authorities in the European...[more]
ONE IN THREE VOLUNTEER IN IRELAND
Date: April 3, 2006
The ‘Manifesto for Volunteering in Europe’ launched in the European Parliament on Tuesday, March 28th should be responded to positively by legislators at national and European levels in acknowledgement of the contribution of...[more]
GOVERNMENT DENIES BASIS FOR HIGH VALUE JOBS
Date: April 3, 2006
The Government, despite it’s stated aim of moving up the value chain to higher value jobs, was not underpinning that strategy by adequate investment in research and development.[more]
GOVERNMENT UNSEEMLY HASTE ON AER LINGUS
Date: April 3, 2006
Independent assessors with no vested interest should be employed immediately to advise the Oireachtas on the justification of removing Aer Lingus from State ownership.[more]
OPEN SKIES AGREEMENT POSES SEVERE CHALLENGE
Date: March 29, 2006
The key finding of the IBEC Ireland/US Open Skies Report was the necessity for effective pre-emptive action by the Government to offset the threat posed by the probable reduction in transatlantic services through Shannon...[more]
EU AIRLINE BLACKLIST WELCOMED
Date: March 24, 2006
Independent MEP Marian Harkin has today, Thursday, March 23rd warmly welcomed the publication by the European Commission of a black list of airline companies considered unsafe to carry passengers.[more]
COUNTY MAYO PROJECT A TEMPLATE FOR THE EU SAYS HARKIN
Date: March 23, 2006
A proposal in the European Parliament today, Thursday March 23rd that the St. Brendan’s Village Project in Mulranny, Co. Mayo should be accepted as the template for the EU in developing a programme to support older people to...[more]
QUICKSILVER FILLINGS TO DISAPPEAR?
Date: March 14, 2006
Today the European Parliament asked the Commission to come forward with proposals to restrict the use of mercury - quicksilver in dental amalgam by the end of 2007. According to Marian Harkin MEP, "the use of mercury in...[more]
