Justice ministers sceptical about EU asylum reformsEU JUSTICE ministers are resisting core elements of plans from the European Commission to deepen the reach of the union’s asylum…Fri Jul 16 2010 - 01:00
Commissioner orders BoI to facilitate competitionEUROPEAN COMPETITION commissioner Joaquin Almunia has directed Bank of Ireland to open its customer database and back-office …Fri Jul 16 2010 - 01:00
Iceland's growing mackerel catch muddies waters for EU bidICELAND’S NASCENT bid to join the EU has run into trouble with the European Commission over its fisheries policy after Dublin…Thu Jul 15 2010 - 01:00
Ministers still divided over bank stress testsEUROPEAN FINANCE: EU FINANCE ministers admitted lingering divisions over the scope of stress tests on 91 key banks as they pledged…Wed Jul 14 2010 - 01:00
Ireland's role on Middle East praisedPALESTINIAN AUTHORITY prime minister Salam Fayyad has praised Ireland’s role in the promotion of a European consensus on the …Wed Jul 14 2010 - 01:00
Plan to devolve GM crop policy to European statesTHE EUROPEAN Commission has capitulated to prolonged political deadlock over the future of genetically modified crops, saying…Wed Jul 14 2010 - 01:00
Trichet dismisses fears of double-dip recessionEUROPEAN CENTRAL Bank chief Jean-Claude Trichet has dismissed fears of a double-dip recession in euro area economy, saying new…Fri Jul 09 2010 - 01:00
'No market' funding at time of INBS injectionTHE EUROPEAN Commission said no private investor would put money into Irish Nationwide Building Society (INBS) when it gave the…Wed Jul 07 2010 - 01:00
EU expresses grave doubts over State's survival plan for AngloTHE EU Commission approved the Government’s €8Tue Jul 06 2010 - 01:00
Belgium seeks to deliver financial reforms to EUBELGIUM ASSUMES the EU’s rotating presidency from Spain in two days’ time, taking charge of Europe’s political agenda amid crisis…Tue Jun 29 2010 - 01:00
Ashton strikes deal with MEPs on diplomatic serviceEU FOREIGN policy chief Catherine Ashton says the union’s diplomatic service should start its work next autumn after she struck…Tue Jun 22 2010 - 01:00
Debt and far-right populism could be a dangerous cocktailEUROPEAN DIARY: Resentment of rescue packages for struggling national economies could fuel resentment and the rise of the far…Tue Jun 22 2010 - 01:00
EU to seek global bank tax at G20 summitTHE EUROPEAN authorities are trying to revive plans for a global bank tax, defying G20 finance ministers who scrapped proposals…Tue Jun 22 2010 - 01:00
Hard to please everyone as leaders bid to stem tideANALYSIS: Spain grabs a chance to point finger but, with the horizon still bleak, in-fighting won’t help, writes ARTHUR BEESLEY…Fri Jun 18 2010 - 01:00
Cowen joins Cameron and Sarkozy in calls for charge on financial sectorIRISH VIEW: TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen indicated that he was leaning in favour of the Government receiving revenue from new levies…Fri Jun 18 2010 - 01:00
Ministers approve EU healthcare plan reformsEUROPEAN HEALTH ministers have approved reforms to an existing cross-border healthcare scheme which will enable patients to receive…Wed Jun 09 2010 - 01:00
EU review of budgets agreed by ministersEUROPEAN FINANCE ministers have resolved to submit draft budgets for the approval of their counterparts and the EU Commission…Tue Jun 08 2010 - 01:00
Élysée denies Sarkozy link to kickbacksTHE FRENCH government has dismissed as “grotesque” reports that the Luxembourg police have implicated President Nicolas Sarkozy…Fri Jun 04 2010 - 01:00
Judge and court official shot dead in Brussels courtPOLICE IN Brussels are hunting for a lone gunman after a magistrate and a legal clerk were shot dead in a city centre courtroom…Fri Jun 04 2010 - 01:00
German demands for a revision of treaties naive, says BarrosoEUROPEAN DIARY: In spite of efforts to present a united front, Europe’s leaders continue to have very different views about …Tue Jun 01 2010 - 01:00
Flemish party a threat to EU businessFLEMISH NATIONALISTS are leading opinion polls before the Belgian general election next month, raising the prospect of renewed…Fri May 28 2010 - 01:00
OECD predicts Ireland will have weak recovery shortlyTHE ORGANISATION for Economic Co-operation and Development says the Irish economy is near a “turning point” but warns in a new…Thu May 27 2010 - 01:00
EU extends scope of proposed levy to insure against future crisesTHE EUROPEAN Commission says investment firms should join deposit-takers such as AIB and Bank of Ireland in the payment of an…Thu May 27 2010 - 01:00
Europe's paymaster fears it will be left to foot bailout billEUROPEAN DIARY : Unlike elsewhere in the EU, fierce debate has raged in the Bundestag over the debt crisisTue May 25 2010 - 01:00
Brussels not pressing for more cuts, says LenihanMINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan insisted last night he is under no pressure from the EU Commission to take new measures this…Sat May 22 2010 - 01:00
EU united front masks individual concernsEU FINANCE ministers were at pains to present a united front last night as they pledged decisive action to reinforce the euro…Sat May 22 2010 - 01:00
Germany defends timing of Greek rescue planGERMANY HAS strongly defended its response to the Greek debt debacle, brushing off claims that its early reluctance to intervene…Thu May 20 2010 - 01:00
Legal issues delay advance of rescue funds for EU statesEURO FINANCE ministers will renew their efforts on Friday to iron out legal issues surrounding the €440 billion rescue fund …Tue May 18 2010 - 01:00
Vetting of budgets certain to be seen as EU intrusionANALYSIS: The latest proposals from Brussels to flameproof the euro are likely to be political dynamite for many member states…Thu May 13 2010 - 01:00
Parliaments will need to endorse guarantee planAPPROVAL PROCESS: THE €440 billion European bailout fund which forms part of the €750 billion EU/International Monetary Fund…Tue May 11 2010 - 01:00
No question of pressure on Ireland to draw up early budget, says LenihanIMPLICATIONS: MINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan expressed confidence early yesterday that the €750 billion EU/IMF rescue package…Tue May 11 2010 - 01:00
EU assembling 'big bang' response to euro crisisANALYSIS: The 16 euro zone countries will get drawn ever deeper into each other’s fiscal affairsMon May 10 2010 - 01:00
IMF approves €30bn share of €110bn Greek rescue fund in BrusselsEURO SUMMIT: THE INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund (IMF) last night approved its €30 billion share of the €110 billion rescue fund…Mon May 10 2010 - 01:00
EUto set up rescue fund for euro-zone membersEURO-ZONE LEADERS early this morning opened the door for the immediate creation of a permanent rescue fund for distressed euro…Sat May 08 2010 - 01:00
Pressure on Merkel to back radical debt measuresGERMAN chancellor Angela Merkel came under pressure late last night to back radical measures to avert the threat of Greece’s …Sat May 08 2010 - 01:00
Papandreou now has an even higher mountain to climbTHE EUROPEAN Union/IMF rescue plan for Greece assumes the country will be excluded from debt markets for some 18 months, say …Tue May 04 2010 - 01:00
Euro zone to release €110bn in emergency aid to GreeceTHE 16 euro countries and the International Monetary Fund have agreed to release €110 billion in “unprecedented” rescue loans…Mon May 03 2010 - 01:00
Fall of Belgian coalition likely to spark June pollTHE PROSPECT an early general election in Belgium drew closer yesterday as parliament debated the fallout from the collapse of…Fri Apr 30 2010 - 01:00
Talks on Greek austerity measures near resolutionTHE EUROPEAN authorities and the IMF are working to agree austerity measures with the Greek government by the weekend, clearing…Fri Apr 30 2010 - 01:00
EU has dithered at each step towards bailoutANALYSIS: In their desperation to avoid the inevitable, European leaders have magnified Greek crisisThu Apr 29 2010 - 01:00
Greece suffers credit downgrade to 'junk' statusGREECE SUFFERED the indignity of a credit downgrade to 'junk' status as rising anxiety over the parameters of the EU/IMF rescue…Wed Apr 28 2010 - 01:00
Merkel takes hard line on plan for GreeceGERMAN CHANCELLOR Angela Merkel ramped up pressure yesterday on Greece over its austerity plan, even as doubts over the European…Tue Apr 27 2010 - 01:00
Ireland faces acute pressure to hold share of agricultural fundingEUROPEAN DIARY: As the country struggles with recession, a reduced EU budget for agriculture could have drastic consequencesTue Apr 27 2010 - 01:00
Belgian PM tenders resignation to kingBELGIUM’S NOTORIOUSLY fragile politics plunged into a new bout of turmoil with the collapse of its government only five months…Fri Apr 23 2010 - 01:00
Anglo ruling could double deficitIreland's exchequer deficit, already the biggest in the euro zone, could double next year following the European Commission ruling…Fri Apr 23 2010 - 01:00
Turkish Cypriot leader urged to continue reunification talksTHE EUROPEAN Commission wants the new Turkish Cypriot president to enter settlement talks with Greek Cypriots on the basis of…Wed Apr 21 2010 - 01:00
Will Europe allow airlines to decide when is safe to fly?BACKGROUND: EUROPE’S AVIATION authorities came under ferocious pressure from airlines to review the ban that paralysed air travel…Tue Apr 20 2010 - 01:00
Deal reached on gradual reopening of EU's airspaceTRANSPORT MINISTERS: EU TRANSPORT ministers reached a deal last night to gradually reopen European airspace five days after …Tue Apr 20 2010 - 01:00
Spate of violent crime punctures Brussels' metropolitan civilityEUROPEAN DIARY : Robberies and assaults have papers wondering if the Belgian capital is ‘le Bronx de l’Europe’Tue Apr 20 2010 - 01:00
