State halts release of EU treaty documents

The EU has refused to release documents on the fiscal treaty after the Government intervened.

In response to a request to the European Council for all documents submitted by the Government or on behalf of the Irish people, it said the Government had argued successfully against releasing the documents.

The Government made five submissions to try to change the fiscal treaty in advance of the successful referendum held on May 31 — setting out the specific objectives pursued by Ireland in the context of the fiscal compact.