Syriza leader says Greek people have given him mandate to end austerity‘There will be no rupture, but no continuation of subjugation either,’ says Alexis TsiprasMon Jan 26 2015 - 06:55
It’s the variety, stupid: five Davos debates you might have missedBubbling under the headlines last week were a number of important talking pointsMon Jan 26 2015 - 01:00
It’s the variety, stupid: five Davos debates you might have missedBubbling under the headlines last week were a number of important talking pointsMon Jan 26 2015 - 01:00
Central bankers in Davos watched for clues about futureAnalysis: attention turns to policymakers in wake of ECB bond-buying planMon Jan 26 2015 - 01:00
IDA networks with finance and technology sectors at DavosTaoiseach leads drive to showcase Ireland as location for foreign direct investmentMon Jan 26 2015 - 01:00
Syriza win puts Greek bailout in jeopardyEuro zone finance ministers to discuss election outcome in Brussels on MondaySun Jan 25 2015 - 20:50
Taoiseach rules out change to cap on bankers’ payKenny also reveals he has spoken on Trichet at his possible appearanceSun Jan 25 2015 - 13:55
Mary Robinson says 2015 will be crucial year for climate changeUN Special Envoy says greater urgency needed to tackle issueSun Jan 25 2015 - 12:18
Ireland not damaged by spotlight shone on tax affairs of multinationals, says IDA chiefTax issues clearer in Ireland than in many other countries, says Martin ShanahanSat Jan 24 2015 - 13:11
Davos: Kerry urges plan to tackle causes of terrorismUS secretary of state tells Davos conference more must be done to tackle extremismSat Jan 24 2015 - 12:56
Signs of leeway from Europe on debt ahead of Greek electionEurogroup chief says room to manoeuvre if new government honours its agreementsSat Jan 24 2015 - 08:18
Davos: France ‘must speed up reforms’ in wake of QEFrench president commits to faster reforms alongside ECB launch of quantitative easingFri Jan 23 2015 - 15:46
ECB’s big bazooka ‘absolutely necessary,’ Carney tells DavosBank of England chief says Frankfurt’s plan will preserve prospects of prosperity in EuropeFri Jan 23 2015 - 13:56
Kenny warns Davos of harmful effects of populist politicsFragile recovery threatened by a ‘sense of populism’, Taoiseach saysFri Jan 23 2015 - 08:26
Frankfurt casts long shadow over DavosQuantitative easing could depreciate the euro furtherFri Jan 23 2015 - 01:30
Stimulus likely to help Ireland in several waysExpected weakening of euro should boost Irish exports and tourismFri Jan 23 2015 - 01:00
Kenny offers tacit support for renegotiation of Greek bailoutTaoiseach expresses hope that Greece remain within euro zoneThu Jan 22 2015 - 13:09
ECB to unveil €50bn-a-month plan to spark euro-zone recoveryStimulus programme dominates opening day of Davos economic forum in SwitzerlandThu Jan 22 2015 - 13:02
Enda Kenny: ECB should be independent of political pressure in stimulus moveTaoiseach says anything ECB does to assist price stability will be good for EuropeThu Jan 22 2015 - 09:13
Suzanne Lynch: Sombre economic mood prevails at DavosEurope Letter: All eyes turn to ECB as gathering ponders crucial week for euro-zone economyThu Jan 22 2015 - 01:00
Global elite gather to talk shop at DavosMore than 40 heads of state will rub shoulders with 2,500 senior figures in business, social justice and economics at four-day eventWed Jan 21 2015 - 01:00
Ireland failing ‘home-grown’ talent - reportIreland’s lack of investment in apprenticeships and other forms of ‘on-the-job’ training identified as barrier to labour flexibilityWed Jan 21 2015 - 01:00
Closer ties with Arab world on agenda of meeting of EU foreign ministersMinisters discuss stalled EU directive to share passenger records between statesTue Jan 20 2015 - 01:02
New counter-terrorism law in Ireland within weeks – MinisterMinister for Foreign Affairs Flanagan makes pledge at meeting of EU foreign ministersMon Jan 19 2015 - 20:37
Ireland must remain ‘on alert’ to terrorist threat, says FlanaganEU ministers to discuss counter-terrorism co-ordination in wake of Paris and BelgiumMon Jan 19 2015 - 09:49
Flanagan to discuss counter-terrorism with EU ministersMinister says strong partnership between EU states needed to combat terrorismMon Jan 19 2015 - 07:31
European Commission to publish Apple tax inquiry results by springCompetition commissioner urging swift conclusion to open investigationsMon Jan 19 2015 - 01:00
Police raids in Brussels as Belgium maintains heightened security levelsSoldiers deployed to guard sites deemed to be at risk as terrorist targetsSun Jan 18 2015 - 21:26
Dozens of suspected terrorists arrested in northern EuropeArrests in Belgium, Germany and France follow Belgian raid in which two jihadists killedSat Jan 17 2015 - 09:20
Suspected jihadists had plot to kill police in Belgium, says prosecutorBelgian federal prosecutor says there was ‘a concrete plan’ to take lives of policemenSat Jan 17 2015 - 01:00
Belgium in state of heightened alert after police foiled terrorist plotTwo suspected jihadists are dead and a third seriously injuredSat Jan 17 2015 - 01:00
Two suspected jihadists killed in raid by security forces in BelguimMen believed to have been planning atack ‘on a grand scale’ opened fire on policeFri Jan 16 2015 - 08:26
Turkish PM compares Netanyahu to Paris gunmenEuropean Parliament passes resolution condemning Turkey’s recent media crackdownFri Jan 16 2015 - 01:02
Eamon Ryan criticises Fine Gael for not backing Lux Leaks tax inquiryFG MEP Brian Hayes says inquiry should not be country-specifcThu Jan 15 2015 - 14:18
Europe Letter: balancing swift responses with ‘soft’ approach to counter-terrorismLeaders grapple with reacting to attacks without sacrificing privacyThu Jan 15 2015 - 01:00
OMT ‘in principle’ compatible with EU law, says European courtEuropean Court of Justice deems scheme to fall within EU treaty ‘monetary policy’Thu Jan 15 2015 - 01:00
Bond-buying programme compatible with EU law says ECJOpinion has significant implications for ECB ahead of introduction of Quantitative easing (QE)Wed Jan 14 2015 - 12:18
ECB to hear today if bond-buying programme breaks lawCase was referred to European Court of Justice by German constitutional courtWed Jan 14 2015 - 01:00
EU budget move eases pressure for deeper Irish cutsGuidelines to give countries like France and Italy more leeway on reaching targetsWed Jan 14 2015 - 01:00
Latvians say EU presidency will not be ‘anti-Russian’Second Baltic state after Lithuania to hold officeFri Jan 09 2015 - 01:00
Juncker warns it is ‘time now for silence – not yet for action’ in wake of attacksEC president says that Europe ‘needs to react in consequence’ to Paris shootingsThu Jan 08 2015 - 15:31
EU publishes negotiating papers relating to trade talks with USOmbudsman O’Reilly calls for further disclosures following claims of secrecyThu Jan 08 2015 - 01:00
Greece looks to ECB bond deal as renewed debt crisis looms over electionProspect of Syriza election victory is concentrating minds at EU levelThu Jan 08 2015 - 01:00
New faces at the top of the EU must deliver in 2015Economy remains the priority, but ISIS and Britain are also on the agendaWed Dec 31 2014 - 08:02
Enda Kenny welcomes extension of tax inquiry to all 28 EU statesIreland’s corporate tax rate a matter of national competence, says TaoiseachFri Dec 19 2014 - 01:00
‘Powerful and historic’ links between Ireland and Belgium explored in new bookBelgium is now Ireland’s third largest export marketFri Dec 19 2014 - 01:00
Juncker urges states to top up EFSI fundCommission president says contributions will not be counted in EU deficitsFri Dec 19 2014 - 01:00
EU imposes tough new sanctions on CrimeaMove targets investment, property, exports and travel to annexed peninsulaFri Dec 19 2014 - 01:00
Juncker turns tax debate away from Luxembourg and on to entire EUDebate on multinational tax avoidance widensFri Dec 19 2014 - 01:00
Taoiseach asks Mario Draghi to intervene on bank inquiryEnda Kenny says he raised issue of ECB attending inquiry at EU summitThu Dec 18 2014 - 23:52
