Pringle action over ESM dismissed in Europe's highest courtEurope’s highest court has dismissed a challenge by Independent Donegal TD Thomas Pringle to the European Stability Mechanism…Wed Nov 28 2012 - 00:00
Greek deal may open way for safe Irish optionThe arrangement for Athens is a 10-year gamble on a brighter futureWed Nov 28 2012 - 00:00
Late deal between IMF and EU over next phase of Greek bailoutEurope and the International Monetary Fund struck a deal early this morning to settle a damaging schism over the next phase of…Tue Nov 27 2012 - 00:00
New deal reached on Greek debtEurope and the International Monetary Fund struck a deal early this morning to settle a damaging schism over the next phase of…Tue Nov 27 2012 - 00:00
European court says ESM 'lawful'Europe’s highest court has dismissed a challenge by Independent TD Thomas Pringle to the European Stability Mechanism, the permanent…Tue Nov 27 2012 - 00:00
Greek deal 'not applicable' to IrelandAny arrangements made to ease the burden of the Greek national debt will not be applicable to Ireland, Minister for Finance Michael…Mon Nov 26 2012 - 00:00
Reduced Cap cuts still unacceptable, says KennyThe Taoiseach said cutbacks from the Common Agricultural Policy remained unacceptable to Ireland even after European Council …Sat Nov 24 2012 - 00:00
EU budget talks set to enter Irish termEurope’s tortuous budget talks are set to spill over into Ireland’s incoming presidency of the EU in January, complicating the…Sat Nov 24 2012 - 00:00
Uncertainty as EU talks resumeAnalysis: It’s difficult to say with precision where the negotiation will go but the sense as EU leaders return to the summit…Fri Nov 23 2012 - 00:00
Merkel 'doubts' EU budget dealGerman chancellor Angela Merkel has dampened expectations for an agreement on the EU budget this weekend.Fri Nov 23 2012 - 00:00
Kenny warns failure to strike budget deal will undermine Irish presidencyTaoiseach Enda Kenny warned as he arrived for last night’s summit that any failure to strike a budget deal would undermine the…Fri Nov 23 2012 - 00:00
Cautious comments deter budget deal hopesThe EU powers have embarked on gruelling budget talks as a succession of downbeat remarks from political leaders cast doubt over…Fri Nov 23 2012 - 00:00
EU summit ends without agreement on budgetA summit to agree a long-term budget for Europe ended without a deal today after failure to bridge deep divisions over spending…Fri Nov 23 2012 - 00:00
Leaders warm up for heated exchanges over a cold dinnerAll day, EU leaders traipsed in and out of the Justus Lipsius building for a series of bilateral chats with European Council …Fri Nov 23 2012 - 00:00
No bank deal until 2013, says KennyTaoiseach Enda Kenny has said there will be no bank debt relief deal before the end of the year, quashing any remaining expectation…Thu Nov 22 2012 - 00:00
Hollande to back Kenny over EU farming dealTaoiseach Enda Kenny is set to align himself with French president François Hollande in an effort to defend Ireland’s share of…Thu Nov 22 2012 - 00:00
Merkel still holds out hope for deal on Greek debt despite impasseGerman chancellor Angela Merkel held out the prospect for a last-minute deal to settle the Greek debt debacle after a 12-hour…Thu Nov 22 2012 - 00:00
Inquiry progress 'being made' - GilmoreTánaiste Eamon Gilmore said he understood the position of Savita Halappanavar’s family in relation to the Health Service Executive…Thu Nov 22 2012 - 00:00
European officials hope truce will prevent another Israeli ground invasion of GazaOfficials say key objective must be to improve social conditions in GazaThu Nov 22 2012 - 00:00
EU and IMF at odds on GreeceEuro zone finance ministers embarked on another effort to tame the Greek debt crisis yesterday amid uncertainty as to whether…Wed Nov 21 2012 - 00:00
Gilmore acknowledges pressure on Ireland's share of farm spendingTánaiste Eamon Gilmore noted pressure on the EU budget from contributor countries as he acknowledged a threat to Ireland’s €1…Wed Nov 21 2012 - 00:00
'Urgent de-escalation' of conflict sought by EU foreign ministersEU foreign ministers called on Israel and Hamas to cease their hostilities immediately, pleading for an “urgent de-escalation…Tue Nov 20 2012 - 00:00
Kenny faces summit test on complex fiscal agendaTaoiseach Enda Kenny faces a big test this week as European leaders return to Brussels on Thursday for the first of two summits…Mon Nov 19 2012 - 00:00
No reprieve in battle for fundingIrish angle: Under discussion is a draft budget from European Council president Herman Van Rompuy, who is pushing to curtail…Mon Nov 19 2012 - 00:00
Government could face enormous challengeIf talks fail If the summit fails, it would fall to the Government to make a fresh attempt to broker a deal when it takes over…Mon Nov 19 2012 - 00:00
United in anger, workers across Europe take to the streets on day of actionAnalysis: Water cannons on the streets, eggs lobbed at the German embassy, paintballs fired at public buildings, riot police…Thu Nov 15 2012 - 00:00
Budget may target pensions of bankers, says MinisterMinister for Communications Pat Rabbitte has hinted at action in the budget to curtail high pensions going to bankers.Thu Nov 15 2012 - 00:00
Watchdog concerned over lack of actionBrussels: Savita Halappanavar died seven months after the international body charged with supervising rulings by the European…Thu Nov 15 2012 - 00:00
Clash with IMF blocks battle against debtEU finance ministers struggled to achieve progress in the battle against the debt crisis amid a schism with the International…Wed Nov 14 2012 - 00:00
Budget talks run aground againEfforts to settle an EU budget for 2013 ran aground for the second time in four days.Wed Nov 14 2012 - 00:00
EU and IMF clash over Greek dealDivisions between the European powers and the International Monetary Fund over the rescue plan for Greece spilled into the open…Tue Nov 13 2012 - 00:00
Noonan says Anglo deadline is MarchMinister for Finance Michael Noonan left open the possibility of a deal to recast the debts of Anglo Irish Bank before next month…Tue Nov 13 2012 - 00:00
Greek loan delayed on signs more aid neededThe euro zone powers played hardball again with Greece, delaying the release of critical rescue loans as a new report said the…Tue Nov 13 2012 - 00:00
Death-dance continues in Brussels as Greece keeps spinning out of controlANALYSIS: The objective remains to finally pull Greece back from the edge of the fiscal precipice.Tue Nov 13 2012 - 00:00
Negotiations to decide 2013 EU budget stallTalks on the EU budget for next year broke down last night, a development which augurs badly for a separate negotiation in a …Sat Nov 10 2012 - 00:00
New series of €5 notes due here in MayA new series of €5 notes will circulate in Ireland and the rest of the euro zone next May as the European Central Bank begins…Fri Nov 09 2012 - 00:00
Prospects bleak for euro zone going into 2013, warns ECB chiefEuropean Central Bank chief Mario Draghi warned of a subdued economic outlook as the bank held interest rates steady and declared…Fri Nov 09 2012 - 00:00
EU reactionEU leaders congratulated President Obama, saying they looked forward to continued co-operation with Washington during his second…Thu Nov 08 2012 - 00:00
Rehn examining need for more austerity in 2013EU commissioner Olli Rehn will examine whether the Government should take additional budget measures next year after cutting …Thu Nov 08 2012 - 00:00
EU budget plan a tall order for calculator crewEUROPEAN DIARY : European leaders are bracing for an almighty scrap over a new seven-year budget round for the EUThu Nov 08 2012 - 00:00
EU auditors criticise European Commission spending error litanyThe European Union’s official audit body has again criticised a litany of spending errors in programmes managed by the European…Wed Nov 07 2012 - 00:00
Spain vetoes contentious ECB appointmentSpain has blocked the contentious appointment of Luxembourg’s central bank governor, Yves Mersch, to a top post in the European…Tue Nov 06 2012 - 00:00
Bundesbank sympathetic to Ireland's recoveryANDREAS DOMBRET is the equivalent of foreign minister for Germany’s mighty BundesbankFri Oct 26 2012 - 01:00
EU Commission split over female quota proposalAN EFFORT by Europe’s justice commissioner to bring forward binding quotas for female participation on corporate boards has run…Wed Oct 24 2012 - 01:00
Ruling expected on Pringle's ESM legal challenge by year endEUROPE’S HIGHEST court is likely to rule before the end of the year on the legal challenge by Independent TD Thomas Pringle against…Wed Oct 24 2012 - 01:00
Some kind of deal on bank debt still in playTHE FOCUS of Dublin’s campaign for debt relief now returns to finance ministers after a weekend of fevered diplomacy in which…Tue Oct 23 2012 - 01:00
Ireland's long campaign to cut the cost of the bailoutJanuary 2011: The Fianna Fáil-Green coalition pursues a cut in the interest rate on loans under the EU-IMF deal in November …Tue Oct 23 2012 - 01:00
Merkel dents Kenny's hopes on debtAn appreciable deal for Ireland on debt would seem to be still a distant prospectSat Oct 20 2012 - 01:00
Summit delivered 'good solid progress'TAOISEACH ENDA Kenny declared the outcome of the EU summit to be good for Ireland, but his remarks came before Angela Merkel …Sat Oct 20 2012 - 01:00
Merkel delivers big setback to Kenny's debt relief hopesGERMAN CHANCELLOR Angela Merkel has upended a carefully crafted plan to resolve Europe’s banking crisis, delivering a sharp setback…Sat Oct 20 2012 - 01:00
