Berlin backs Italian central bank chief to replace TrichetGERMAN CHANCELLOR Angela Merkel has backed Italian central bank chief Mario Draghi for the presidency of the European Central…Thu May 12 2011 - 01:00
EU readies itself for new Greek bailoutTHE EUROPEAN authorities are bracing for a new Greek bailout as anxiety intensifies over the lack of market confidence in the…Mon May 09 2011 - 01:00
EU sanctions will not target AssadSENIOR EUROPEAN diplomats have resolved to impose sanctions on 13 members of the Syrian regime but stopped short of targeting…Sat May 07 2011 - 01:00
ECB chief dismisses Lenihan's claimsEuropean Central Bank chief Jean-Claude Trichet has dismissed claims by former minister for finance Brian Lenihan that the bank…Fri May 06 2011 - 01:00
Bailout chief says Portugal's terms are as onerous as Ireland'sTHE EUROPEAN Commission’s chief negotiator of Portugal’s €78 billion bailout has questioned claims by caretaker premier José …Fri May 06 2011 - 01:00
ECB chief dismisses Lenihan's claims of 'betrayal'EUROPEAN CENTRAL Bank chief Jean-Claude Trichet has dismissed claims by former minister for finance Brian Lenihan that the bank…Fri May 06 2011 - 01:00
Latest bailout rate may aid Ireland's case for a cutANALYSIS: With Portugal set for a less penal price on its aid, Dublin’s struggle to renegotiate is lessenedThu May 05 2011 - 01:00
EU moves to tighten border controlsTHE EUROPEAN Commission has fleshed out contentious plans for emergency border controls in the Schengen visa-free zone, prompting…Thu May 05 2011 - 01:00
Latest bailout fails to allay anxietiesANALYSIS: Even as EU-IMF talks in Lisbon culminated last night, attention was turning back to AthensWed May 04 2011 - 01:00
Portugal reaches €78bn deal on bailoutPORTUGAL REACHED a €78 billion bailout deal with the EU and IMF late last night, an agreement that marks the euro zone’s third…Wed May 04 2011 - 01:00
Geoghegan-Quinn criticises 'anti-European' bailout coverageFIONA WALSH: EU COMMISSIONER Máire Geoghegan-Quinn has spoken out against “anti-European sentiment” in the debate on the bailout…Wed May 04 2011 - 01:00
Portugal agrees bailout dealPortugal reached a €78 billion bailout deal with the EU and IMF late last night, an agreement that marks the euro zone’s third…Wed May 04 2011 - 01:00
Commission seeks 4.9% increase in annual budgetTHE EU Commission set the scene for a testing battle with member states and the European Parliament as it sought a 4Thu Apr 21 2011 - 01:00
Mitchell suggest ambassadors could cover more than one postFINE GAEL MEP Gay Mitchell called for a review of the State’s ambassadorial presence in Europe, an intervention which comes as…Wed Apr 20 2011 - 01:00
Safety concerns over operator of Cork crash aircraftAVIATION REGULATORS have raised serious safety concerns about the Spanish air carrier whose small passenger aircraft crashed …Wed Apr 20 2011 - 01:00
State's credibility rests on delivery of bailout targetsANALYSIS: The months ahead will test any pledges made by Enda Kenny and Eamon Gilmore to our European sponsorsTue Apr 19 2011 - 01:00
Orban bemoans slow progress of EU enlargementHUNGARIAN PRIME minister Viktor Orban criticised the halting progress of enlargement of the EU, claiming support for the policy…Fri Apr 15 2011 - 01:00
Portugal closer to accord on austerityTENTATIVE SIGNS of a fragile consensus over Portugal’s EU-IMF bailout emerged in Lisbon yesterday as the country’s main opposition…Thu Apr 14 2011 - 01:00
Barroso seeks stronger single market to curb rise of 'economic nationalism'EUROPEAN COMMISSION chief José Manuel Barroso criticised increased “economic nationalism” in the EU as the union’s executive …Thu Apr 14 2011 - 01:00
Gilmore hopes reforms can be implemented over summerTÁNAISTE EAMON Gilmore said the Government hoped to execute some of the Croke Park public sector reforms this summer, adding …Wed Apr 13 2011 - 01:00
EU to use military in Libya if UN gives mandateEUROPEAN FOREIGN ministers resolved to conduct an EU military operation in Libya if the UN requests a mission to support humanitarian…Wed Apr 13 2011 - 01:00
State may take in Libyan refugeesTHE GOVERNMENT will examine whether it should take in a small number of refugees from the turmoil in Libya to help ease pressure…Tue Apr 12 2011 - 01:00
Belgian prince still playing the 'enfant terrible' at 47EUROPEAN DIARY: King Albert’s second son, 12th in line to the throne, is in the headlines again for his forays into sensitive…Tue Apr 12 2011 - 01:00
Rehn rebuffs Portuguese efforts to alter political conditions for bailoutEU ECONOMICS commissioner Olli Rehn brushed off a push from Portugal to rethink European demands on the country’s political leaders…Mon Apr 11 2011 - 01:00
Time will tell if contagion contained as patients must wait for nicer medicineANALYSIS: Portugal’s sponsors have called for agreement on a “full-blown” rescue plan by May 16thSat Apr 09 2011 - 01:00
Portugal's leaders told to set aside differencesEU FINANCE ministers told Portugal’s political leaders to set aside their economic policy differences in the middle of an election…Sat Apr 09 2011 - 01:00
Plan to fix Portugal's bailout deal ahead of electionTHE EU and the IMF want to tie Portugal’s opposition parties into a bailout agreement ahead of the coming election as they fear…Fri Apr 08 2011 - 01:00
Europe promises swift reply to requestPORTUGAL BAILOUT: THE EU Commission last night pledged a swift response to Portugal’s request for an EU-IMF bailout after the…Thu Apr 07 2011 - 01:00
Portugal bows to pressure and asks for EU bailoutPORTUGAL’S CARETAKER government last night asked the European authorities to initiate the euro zone’s third bailout as it bowed…Thu Apr 07 2011 - 01:00
Portugal applies to EU for bailoutPortugal's caretaker government last night asked the European authorities to initiate the euro zone’s third bailout as it bowed…Thu Apr 07 2011 - 01:00
EU states given eight months to integrate RomaTHE EU justice commissioner has imposed an eight-month deadline on member states to make new plans for the integration of their…Wed Apr 06 2011 - 01:00
Europe plans stricter corporate governance rulesEU INTERNAL markets commissioner Michel Barnier is advancing plans to toughen corporate governance rules in an attempt to stamp…Wed Apr 06 2011 - 01:00
Downgrade dents Portugal's hopes of avoiding bailoutPORTUGAL’S INCREASINGLY desperate attempts to avert an EU-IMF bailout took a turn for the worse as credit rating agency Moody…Wed Apr 06 2011 - 01:00
Stress tests expected to reassure marketsEUROPEAN REACTION: THE EUROPEAN Commission said the stress tests should reassure markets that there will be “no further surprises…Sat Apr 02 2011 - 01:00
'The strategy to preserve financial stability in the euro area is working'Head of bailout fund Klaus Regling says Ireland’s debts are sustainable and default would be ‘unwise’Sat Apr 02 2011 - 01:00
Study says Ireland has youngest population in EUIRELAND HAS by far the youngest population in Europe, and Irish life expectancy at the age of 65 is rising faster than anywhere…Sat Apr 02 2011 - 01:00
Bailout troika backs plans to restructureEU REACTION: THE EU-IMF-ECB bailout “troika” gave its imprimatur to the stress tests results last night and said the Government…Fri Apr 01 2011 - 01:00
Europe seeks to tackle 'irresponsible' lendersTHE EUROPEAN Commission unveils plans today to clamp down on “irresponsible” mortgage lending with measures to ensure borrowers…Thu Mar 31 2011 - 01:00
Nearly all asylum requests rejectedTHE GOVERNMENT dismissed the overwhelming majority of asylum claims it processed last year, giving Ireland the highest rejection…Wed Mar 30 2011 - 01:00
As political turmoil deepens rescue plan increasingly likelyEU SUMMIT: PORTUGAL WAS on its way to an early election last night as its ongoing political crisis worsened, greatly complicating…Sat Mar 26 2011 - 00:00
Portugal in spotlight as bailout talk intensifiesEU SUMMIT: EUROPEAN DIPLOMATS say Portugal will not apply for a bailout programme in advance of any election in the country, …Fri Mar 25 2011 - 00:00
Taoiseach pressured to make sure bank tests are definitiveTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny is coming under pressure from his euro zone partners to ensure that ongoing bank stress tests present a …Fri Mar 25 2011 - 00:00
PM's resignation heightens tension ahead of meetingEU SUMMIT: THE RESIGNATION last night of Portuguese prime minister Jose Socrates heightened anxiety on the eve of crucial European…Thu Mar 24 2011 - 00:00
Eurosceptic Finns derail plan to overhaul bailout mechanismTHE ROLE OF FINLAND: THE RISE of a populist anti-EU party in Finland’s general election campaign has derailed plans for this…Thu Mar 24 2011 - 00:00
EU leaders cannot put sovereign debt emergency behind them just yetANAYSIS: Measures to bolster rescue mechanisms merely equip authorities for the battles aheadThu Mar 24 2011 - 00:00
Interest rate cut unlikely to result from EU summitTHE EU summit starting tomorrow is unlikely to deliver a deal to cut the interest rate on Irish bailout loans due to uncertainty…Wed Mar 23 2011 - 00:00
Borrowing costs rise for Ireland, Greece and PortugalMARKETS DELIVERED a cold response to an agreement by EU finance ministers to set up a permanent bailout fund as Irish, Greek …Wed Mar 23 2011 - 00:00
EU proposal puts bailout burden on investorsEU FINANCE ministers opened the door to debt restructuring in the euro zone with a deal to force bailout losses on private investors…Tue Mar 22 2011 - 00:00
Government insists it will not yield on corporate tax rateTHE GOVERNMENT insisted last night that it would not capitulate to pressure to increase the corporate tax rate and that a reduction…Tue Mar 22 2011 - 00:00
All the work remains to be done on improving Ireland's imageEUROPEAN DIARY: The majority view in Brussels is that Ireland is in a mess of its own making, and is not coming out of itTue Mar 22 2011 - 00:00
