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A delegation of Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) including the leader of the ALDE group and former Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt, travel...

Speaking today at an informal meeting of Cohesion Ministers in Cyprus, Minister Brendan Howlin said the Irish Government strongly believes that membership of the European...

I am pleased to have the opportunity to address this House on preparations for Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union. I will also update members on the outcome of last week’s European Council meeting...

The Minister for European Affairs, Lucinda Creighton TD, is today stepping up engagement with the European Parliament ahead of Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union starting 1 January 2013...

The Taoiseach will travel to France today to meet with President François Hollande. This will be first bilateral meeting between the two leaders in one of their capitals since President Hollande’s election in May 2012....

Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke together this afternoon....

Speaking in Luxembourg today (16 October 2012), the Minister of State for European Affairs, Lucinda Creighton TD, called on EU leaders to stand by their decision in June to break the link between banks and sovereigns...

4th October 2012 Taoiseach Enda Kenny today met with the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz....

Today’s proceedings mark the first address to Dáil Éireann by a President of the European Parliament. It is fitting that this is the case. Not only because Ireland is to assume the role of Presidency of the Council of Ministers in a...

On behalf of the Government I extend a very warm welcome to President Schulz, president of the European Parliament, who is joining us on the occasion of his visit to Ireland. It is an honour and a pleasure to receive you here...