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Sunday 24 February - The Irish Presidency has this week intensified discussions on the future seven-year budget, the Multi-annual Financial Framework (MFF)...

There was substantive discussion among Ministers attending today’s Energy Council on two key energy papers: the Communication on...

The Irish Presidency has this morning helped broker an agreement on behalf of EU member states on new rules to stabilise eurozone economies. The new rules, the ‘Two Pack’, will improve budgetary and economic coordination among eurozone...

The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn, T.D., today (Wednesday 20th February) opened a conference on homophobic and transphobic bullying, in association with Ireland’s presidency of the EU Council. Held by the European region of the...

The Irish Presidency today secured agreement with the European Parliament, on behalf of EU member states, on improving the protection of victims of domestic violence across Europe. Under Ireland’s Presidency, final discussions were held between the...

Ireland has topped the latest EU Internal Market Scoreboard which measures Member States’ success in converting EU...

The Minister for Education & Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D. and his Northern Ireland counterpart, Minister John O’Dowd M.L.A will open a conference on the role of teacher educators in Dublin Castle today (Monday 18th Feb 2013)...

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 Irish Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., chaired the EU Council of Education Ministers in Brussels today, Friday 15th February 2013. This was the first of two Education Council meetings to be held under the Irish Presidency, the...

The Irish Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., will chair the EU Council of Education Ministers in Brussels tomorrow, Friday 15th February 2013....