By Ryan C. Gavan and Edoardo Zandona The Irish austerity budget is likely to be Brian Cowen’s last action as Taoiseach , as he is set to call an election early in the New Year. The budget was set to be announced on December 7th but after mounting political pressure, an announcement will be made this afternoon. [...]
by Paul Foy Portugal and Spain have called on the Irish Government to accept financial help from the EU, as countries borrowing rates suffer as a result of the Irish crisis. Irish Finance Minister, Brian Lenihan will discuss the crisis tomorrow with his European counterparts in Brussels, and the Spanish and Portuguese are hoping that [...]
EU leaders agree new eurozone rules Rules designed to avoid another financial crisis have been agreed at an EU leaders’ summit. Leaders agreed to give the EU power to monitor national budgets, and have resolved to create a permanent fund to help the euro through difficult periods. Officials from the EU said the eurozone came [...]
By Jennifer Flett MSPs showed their support outside Scottish Parliament yesterday as members of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists, concerned constituents and herbal medicine students gathered for a mass lobby. Under a new EU directive (THMPD) after April, 2011 the public will only be able to buy licensed herbal remedies, which campaigners say, limits [...]
By Heather Donald Romania, Hungary and the Czech Republic have surged ahead with renewable energy development despite claims that they are falling behind the rest of Europe. According to Rod Christie, the General Electric president for central and eastern Europe, Romania has a very good wind resource and has just started to build the biggest [...]
by Andrew Moir One of Scotland’s most ruthless predators could soon be completely eradicated, according to plans laid out by the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust. The American Mink is a vicious predator that kills far beyond what it needs for food. It has already placed several bird populations in danger and is even known [...]
By Claire Charras Mary Dejevsky chief editorial writer, columnist and Russian specialist for The Independent gave Dunedin Napier News this exclusive interview on the Russian and Ukranian gas crisis. After a row over who owed what, Russia decided to cut off Ukraine’s gas supplies leaving the rest of Europe with a quarter less supplies. Is [...]
BY Sven R. Houston Up to two thousand Scottish fishermen could lose their livelihood under a new EU proposal. An annual summit is to be held in Brussels to determine the fishing restrictions for 2009, which aims to ban the fishing of cod, haddock and whiting off Scotland’s West coast. Fishermen in the region agree that stock levels [...]
Debbie Smith The law that prevents wonky fruit and vegetables being sold in supermarkets is being changed by the European Union. You may not have realised it but not all fruit and vegetables are cosmetically perfect like the ones you buy in the local supermarket. Carrots do grow with nobles, and cucumbers curved, but until [...]
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