# european-council - Wednesday 22 May, 2013
The heads of the 27 EU member states have called for ‘rapid progress’ on plans to stop companies abusing international structures.
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# european-council - Tuesday 16 April, 2013
An influential committee wants the elections two weeks earlier, giving more time for European Commission elections.
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# european-council - Friday 15 March, 2013
The meeting of finance ministers will follow day two of a summit by EU leaders which will focus on the Syrian crisis.
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# european-council - Tuesday 19 February, 2013
It’s February 19 – and the 50th day of Ireland’s tenure at the helm of the Council of the European Union.
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# european-council - Wednesday 13 February, 2013
Tonio Borg wants 2,500 tests on beef products, and 1,500 on horsemeat products, to ascertain the extent of the labelling problem.
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# european-council - Friday 8 February, 2013
The Taoiseach has welcomed a deal limiting EU spending between 2014 and 2020 to €960 billion.
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The leaders of the four main groups say ‘non’ to the deal – making it virtually impossible for Ireland to steer it past MEPs.
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The deal comes in spite of what were seen as key differences between France and the UK over the EU’s fiscal future.
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Countries like Britain are insisting that the EU has to make the same drastic cuts that member nations are making in their own budgets.
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# european-council - Thursday 7 February, 2013
European Council president Herman van Rompuy hasn’t yet found common ground on a seven-year EU Budget.
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# european-council - Wednesday 6 February, 2013
Legislation granting a legal pardon to Irish deserters who fought for the Allies in World War II will be introduced today.
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# european-council - Tuesday 15 January, 2013
Herman van Rompuy is canvassing member states to ask whether he should call another summit on the budget in February.
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# european-council - Wednesday 9 January, 2013
The President of the European Council is in town to mark Ireland’s presidency of the Council of the EU. Here’s what he said.
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# european-council - Tuesday 1 January, 2013
Ireland’s six-month stint running the Council of the European Union starts today. So what’s involved?
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# european-council - Friday 14 December, 2012
The Taoiseach says discussions on the help Ireland can receive from the ESM can continue before a new banking supervisor is set up.
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Ahead of Day 2 of a two-day summit, EU leaders say a deal on a new banking regulator is “a major qualitative step”.
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# european-council - Thursday 13 December, 2012
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# european-council - Wednesday 28 November, 2012
Today’s business at Leinster House will include a debate on employment rights for immigrants of questionable working status.
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# european-council - Friday 23 November, 2012
Angela Merkel is doubtful as to whether a deal can be reached as the leaders of the 27 EU members meet again today.
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# european-council - Thursday 8 November, 2012
Enda Kenny meets with two heads of government and picks up his ‘European of the Year’ award today.
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# european-council - Sunday 21 October, 2012
Pat Rabbitte siad that he would have preferred if Angela Merkel had not made the remarks she made but insisted that an agreement to deal with Ireland’s bank debt still stands.
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# european-council - Saturday 20 October, 2012
The government has continued to insist a deal on Ireland’s debt still stands despite comments from the German chancellor yesterday.
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# european-council - Friday 19 October, 2012
“It will not be a retroactive direct capitalisation. If recapitalisation is possible, it will come for the future.”
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The German chancellor tells a news conference there “will not be any retroactive direct recapitalisation”. That’s us told.
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# european-council - Wednesday 17 October, 2012
The Department of Foreign Affairs will offer branded ties and scarves as ‘promotional mementoes’ for the European Council presidency.
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# european-council - Sunday 9 September, 2012
European Council president Herman Van Rompuy had some kinds words for us in Italy yesterday.
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# european-council - Sunday 26 August, 2012
Germany’s Der Spiegel magazine says the federal government wants a convention on a new treaty this December.
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# european-council - Sunday 19 August, 2012
Enda Kenny’s address at Béal na mBláth also reveal details about the overall themes of Ireland’s EU presidency.
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# european-council - Monday 16 July, 2012
Enda Kenny has not got around to addressing the upper house in the 16 months since he took office. That all changes on Wednesday.
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# european-council - Friday 29 June, 2012
The European Investment Bank will be given more cash to lend out, while other unused funds will be redeployed.
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The leaders of the Eurozone countries have agreed to allow bailout funds be used by banks. What’s it all about?
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The Tánaiste has also said that it reduces the chances of Ireland needed a second bailout.
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# european-council - Thursday 28 June, 2012
The German chancellor says short-term measures to stop Spain and Italy from going under won’t cut it.
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# european-council - Wednesday 27 June, 2012
It was a busy session of Leaders’ Questions…
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There’ll be no Eurobonds “as long as I live”, insists a defiant Chancellor, as the Taoiseach calls for federalised bank debts.
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# european-council - Monday 25 June, 2012
The junior minister for EU Affairs is preparing for next year’s presidency of the Council of the EU by learning a fourth language.
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# european-council - Thursday 21 June, 2012
The minister for finance will meet his Eurozone counterparts this evening, and be joined by the non-euro ministers tomorrow.
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# european-council - Tuesday 5 June, 2012
EU leaders are meeting again at the end of the month to discuss a growth agenda. Here’s what Germany will propose.
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# european-council - Thursday 24 May, 2012
European markets are up – but only modestly – while the US markets tread water after an indecisive summit in Brussels.
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