# Council of the EU

This year

2023

Tánaiste Micheál Martin to attend informal meetings of EU Defence and Foreign Affairs ministers

The EU’s response to the latest developments in Ukraine and Niger are set to dominate the discussions in Spain.

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Aug 29th 2023, 12:10 AM

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Investors and wealthy savers will pay for future bailouts

Bailouts will become ‘bail-ins’ as losses will be imposed on shareholders and unsecured creditors of banks and other financial institutions.

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Jun 27th 2013, 7:04 AM

400 events promoting Irish arts organised across Europe for Ireland’s EU Presidency

Hundreds of events are taking place across all Member States of the European Union to help promote Irish culture during the country’s EU Presidency.

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Mar 15th 2013, 7:30 AM

7 things Ireland has done in the first 50 days of its EU presidency

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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Feb 19th 2013, 7:30 AM

Explainer: A crash course on Ireland's presidency of the EU

Ireland’s six-month stint running the Council of the European Union starts today. So what’s involved?

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Jan 1st 2013, 4:09 PM

Government defends cost of €244k EU presidency website

The website for Ireland’s six-month presidency of the Council of the European Union cost the taxpayer €244,741.71.

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Dec 18th 2012, 11:04 AM

Ireland's EU presidency will cost less than in 2004 - Creighton

EU affairs minister Lucinda Creighton says Ireland’s next stint at the helm will cost far less than the last one.

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Dec 1st 2012, 2:50 PM