Ireland 'must give serious consideration' to leaving EU, says UK think tank
“It is simply sitting on the side lines and allowing the EU to negotiate for Ireland is essentially untenable,” the report says.
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“It is simply sitting on the side lines and allowing the EU to negotiate for Ireland is essentially untenable,” the report says.
This is what the Jobs Minister had to say about a EU-US free-trade deal today.
Debate on the so-called TTIP was suspended this morning amid angry scenes.
Some 150,000 responses were made to a survey about the pact – and most were against it.
EU deal could be worth €26 billion overall.
The chapter published today constrains proposals for major changes to intellectual property rights laws in the states involved.
The Jobs Minister says it is good news for exports, but farmers warn that a free-trade agreement between the EU and Canada might not necessarily be good news.
It’s February 19 – and the 50th day of Ireland’s tenure at the helm of the Council of the European Union.
A top Washington negotiator says talks about a free trade area between the US and EU will be as broad as possible.
In his State of the Union address last night, Obama said the US will launch talks on an agreement with the EU.
We may think we care about the environment – but our commitment stops as soon as we’re asked to pay, writes Dermot McNally.
It’s not the first time there have been such chaotic scenes in the South Korean parliament.