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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Political divisions over role of NatoEU MEETING: EU FOREIGN ministers toughened sanctions against Libya amid sharp political divisions over allied air strikes against…Tue Mar 22 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
Rabbitte wants Sellafield included in forthcoming EU stress testsTHE GOVERNMENT wants forthcoming stress tests on EU nuclear installations to include the Sellafield reprocessing plant in Cumbria…Tue Mar 22 2011 - 00:00
Commission raises further €3.4bn for bailoutTHE EU Commission has raised a further €3Fri Mar 18 2011 - 00:00
Commission given information on US payment trackingTHE US authorities have revealed that they examined some 27,000 financial payments in six months under a programme to track transactions…Fri Mar 18 2011 - 00:00
Proposal adds to pressure on KennyANALYSIS: JUST AS Enda Kenny comes under sustained Franco-German pressure to dilute Ireland’s business tax regime, along comes…Thu Mar 17 2011 - 00:00
EU rejects fears on corporate tax plansTHE EU Commission dismissed Irish concerns about new taxation rules as it published draft laws to harmonise Europe’s corporate…Thu Mar 17 2011 - 00:00
EU orders voluntary nuclear plant testsEUROPE: EUROPEAN authorities responded to the Fukushima emergency by ordering voluntary stress tests on nuclear installations…Wed Mar 16 2011 - 00:00
Noonan tackles France over tax rateMINISTER FOR Finance Michael Noonan went on the offensive yesterday against France over corporate taxation, saying its effective…Wed Mar 16 2011 - 00:00
Deal on tougher surveillance of EU budget rulesEU FINANCE ministers have agreed to toughen the surveillance of European budget rules, but MEPs have signalled tough talks on…Wed Mar 16 2011 - 00:00
Deal on bailouts expected next weekEURO ZONE finance ministers struggled to settle their differences over an increase in the lending capacity of their bailout scheme…Tue Mar 15 2011 - 00:00
Noonan seeks more support for banksMINISTER FOR Finance Michael Noonan has asked European Central Bank (ECB) chief Jean-Claude Trichet to deepen the bank’s emergency…Tue Mar 15 2011 - 00:00
Kenny holds his own but big challenges lie aheadANALYSIS: TAOISEACH ENDA Kenny bore no bruises as he emerged from a testing encounter with Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy…Mon Mar 14 2011 - 00:00
Merkel and Sarkozy not happy with Irish stanceGERMAN CHANCELLOR Angela Merkel and French president Nicolas Sarkozy made clear their dissatisfaction with Taoiseach Enda Kenny…Mon Mar 14 2011 - 00:00
Kenny defends corporate taxA crucial euro zone summit broke up early this morning without any agreement to cut the interest rate on Ireland’s bailout loans…Sat Mar 12 2011 - 00:00
Taoiseach clashes with Sarkozy on corporation tax regimeSUMMIT TALKS: TAOISEACH ENDA Kenny came under strong Franco-German pressure at his first EU summit late last night to dilute…Sat Mar 12 2011 - 00:00
Kenny debuts on the European stageTaoiseach’s core task is to build confidence of outside world in the project he has taken onSat Mar 12 2011 - 00:00
No interest deal for Ireland as Kenny defends corporate taxA CRUCIAL euro zone summit broke up early this morning without any agreement to cut the interest rate on Ireland’s bailout loans…Sat Mar 12 2011 - 00:00
Leaders implore Gadafy to step asideEU REACTION: EU LEADERS implored Libyan leader Muammar Gadafy to relinquish power immediately as they spurned pressure from …Sat Mar 12 2011 - 00:00
Prospects recede for immediate no-fly declarationANY PROSPECT of a no-fly zone being immediately declared over Libya receded as the EU expressed scepticism about French moves…Fri Mar 11 2011 - 00:00
Kenny has work cut out if he wants interest rate cutANALYSIS: Enda Kenny has to convince Europe that he will make good on his pledge of fiscal reformsFri Mar 11 2011 - 00:00
Fresh euro turmoil on eve of summitTURMOIL RETURNED to financial markets on the eve of a crucial euro zone summit as Spain’s credit rating was cut and Portugal …Fri Mar 11 2011 - 00:00
Kenny can count on support, says BarrosoEUROPEAN COMMISSION: EUROPEAN COMMISSION chief José Manuel Barroso has told Taoiseach Enda Kenny he can count on the commission…Thu Mar 10 2011 - 00:00
EU nearing 'competitiveness pact' agreement but divided over tax plansEU DIPLOMATS are moving towards agreement on the text of a new “competitiveness pact” ahead of a key euro zone summit on Friday…Wed Mar 09 2011 - 00:00
Rehn backs extending rescue loan time frameBAILOUT DEAL: EU ECONOMICS commissioner Olli Rehn raised the prospect of longer maturities on Ireland’s bailout loans as he …Tue Mar 08 2011 - 00:00
Kenny sets stage to back away from bond demandEU-IMF BAILOUT : INCOMING TAOISEACH Enda Kenny has set the stage to pull back from his demand for “haircuts” on senior bank …Sat Mar 05 2011 - 00:00
Kenny to meet Merkel and other EU leaders in HelsinkiEUROPEAN ROLE: ENDA KENNY steps forth on the European stage for the first time since his election victory when he meets tonight…Fri Mar 04 2011 - 00:00
Barroso calls for immediate resignation of GadafyEUROPEAN COMMISSION chief José Manuel Barroso said Libyan leader Muammar Gadafy should stand down immediately and described the…Thu Mar 03 2011 - 00:00
Doubts raised over reforms by Croatia on way to joining EUTHE EUROPEAN Commission has urged Croatia to take further steps to reform its judiciary, prosecute war crimes and tackle corruption…Thu Mar 03 2011 - 00:00
Imposing losses on senior bank bondholders valid, says SorosBILLIONAIRE FINANCIER George Soros says the incoming government has a “legitimate” claim to impose bailout losses on senior bank…Thu Mar 03 2011 - 00:00
New government will have to abide by deal, says RehnBAILOUT CHANGES: THE EUROPEAN Commission has ruled out any move by the incoming government to compel senior bondholders to bear…Wed Mar 02 2011 - 00:00
