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European Affairs Minister Lucinda Creighton will travel to the United States this evening as Ireland’s EU Presidency enters its final phase. The Minister will have high-level talks on the potential EU-US trade partnership which has been...

he Minister for European Affairs, Lucinda Creighton TD, will travel to the United States this evening as Ireland’s EU Presidency enters its final phase. The Minister will have high-level talks on the potential EU-US trade partnership...

A joint conference, Healthy Brain: Healthy Europe – A new horizon for brain research and healthcare, will encourage EU Member States and associated countries to develop complementary strategies to help combat brain disorders...

Monday 20 May - The Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore will travel to Brussels tomorrow to chair Ministerial discussions on the EU multi-annual budget. He expects to obtain Member States’ support for the Presidency’s push for progress in negotiations...

The Taoiseach and Tánaiste travel to Brussels today for a special high-level meeting on the EU’s Multi-Annual Financial Framework 2014-2020...

The Taoiseach and Tánaiste are to travel to Brussels on Monday 6 May for a special high-level meeting on the EU’s Multi-Annual Financial Framework 2014-2020...

Today (9 April 2013) marks the launch of the much anticipated second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II). SIS II is a large scale EU database which facilitates the exchange of alerts and information and biometric data relating...

The Irish Presidency has today reached provisional agreement with the European Parliament on the single EU bank supervisor. The creation of this supervisor is a major step towards banking union, restoring confidence in the...

Minister for Research and Innovation, Sean Sherlock TD, will chair the first meeting of Europe’s Research Ministers under Ireland’s EU Presidency on Monday 18th February. The Council will focus on a number of important areas designed to increase...

The Minister for European Affairs, Lucinda Creighton T.D., is in Athens today for the first bilateral visit to Greece since both the Irish and Greek governments took office. The Minister met the Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras, as well as the Minister...