Noonan denies he is trying to scare votersMINISTER FOR Finance Michael Noonan has rejected claims that he is trying to scare the electorate into voting Yes to the fiscal…Thu May 03 2012 - 01:00
Van Rompuy may call summit for night of Irish pollEUROPEAN COUNCIL president Herman Van Rompuy has suggested to EU leaders that he may call them to an emergency summit in Brussels…Thu May 03 2012 - 01:00
Noonan stands by No vote warningMinister for Finance Michael Noonan today stood by his statement yesterday that rejection of the fiscal treaty in the forthcoming…Wed May 02 2012 - 01:00
Spain's 24% jobless rate is worst in EuropeSPAIN’S FINANCIAL woes are deepening as new figures show the country is losing about 30,000 jobs a week and its credit rating…Sat Apr 28 2012 - 01:00
Growth edges up European agenda as austerity lacks resultANALYSIS: The treaty may need to include a protocol that aims at boosting the EU’s economic activitySat Apr 28 2012 - 01:00
Prime minister warns Spain in grave danger of bailout unless control of finances regainedSPANISH PRIME minister Mariano Rajoy has warned that his country runs the risk of being shut out of debt markets if it does not…Fri Apr 27 2012 - 01:00
Church complaints on seal of Confession 'a diversion'The Minister for Justice has said that complaints that the child protection Bill would break the seal of Confession were a “diversion…Fri Apr 27 2012 - 01:00
Schadenfreude as proud Dutch fall from high moral groundEUROPEAN DIARY: NO ONE IN Brussels these days can afford to revel in the woes of othersThu Apr 26 2012 - 01:00
Merkel backs Draghi call for growth pact after fiscal treatyEUROPEAN CENTRAL Bank chief Mario Draghi called on EU leaders to follow the stability treaty with a new pact to promote economic…Thu Apr 26 2012 - 01:00
Hungary for talks on EU-IMF loanHungary is set to open delayed talks on an emergency loan from the EU authorities and the IMF.Thu Apr 26 2012 - 01:00
Merkel holds firm at the tiller as Dutch crisis rocks the boatANALYSIS: GERMAN CHANCELLOR Angela Merkel held firm to the policy that fiscal rectitude is the answer to Europe’s financial …Wed Apr 25 2012 - 01:00
Treaty website opts for a broad brushANALYSIS: When using the new website on the stability treaty do not look for vivid insights into slippery conceptsTue Apr 24 2012 - 01:00
Cabinet to discuss sending Irish officials to SyriaTHE CABINET will today discuss a United Nations request to deploy a small number of Irish officials to a new international mission…Tue Apr 24 2012 - 01:00
Gilmore makes direct appeal to workers over treatyTHE TÁNAISTE AND leader of the Labour Party has appealed over the heads of trade union leaders for workers to back Europe’s stability…Tue Apr 24 2012 - 01:00
Threat to triple-A rating presents another danger for euro zoneANALYSIS: THE POLITICAL crisis in the Netherlands presents yet another danger to Europe’s battle-weary leaders as they try to…Mon Apr 23 2012 - 01:00
Little relief for Rajoy as Spain's problems continue to pile upEUROPEAN DIARY: SPAIN’S LATEST brush with danger comes four months after Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy took office with…Thu Apr 19 2012 - 01:00
Spain will not need external aid, EU powers insistTHE EU authorities insisted Spain has no need for external aid as the country’s central bank said the government’s own actions…Wed Apr 18 2012 - 01:00
EU focus on Spain after weak bond auctionSPAIN IS coming under renewed political scrutiny in Europe as premier Mariano Rajoy struggles to convince investors that his …Fri Apr 06 2012 - 01:00
Germany hardens resistance to deal on banking debtTHE GOVERNMENT’S drive to restructure some of its banking debt faces a major roadblock as Germany hardens its resistance to the…Fri Apr 06 2012 - 01:00
Huge challenge for Kenny as voters could retaliate at referendumEUROPEAN DIARY: TAOISEACH ENDA Kenny and his Ministers face what may be their defining test in eight weeks when they ask the…Thu Apr 05 2012 - 01:00
Report by Cab will decide EU action on FlynnTHE EUROPEAN Commission has said it will decide whether to take action against former commissioner Pádraig Flynn over the Mahon…Thu Apr 05 2012 - 01:00
ECB chief cautious on Ireland's debt effortsEUROPEAN CENTRAL Bank president Mario Draghi maintained a cautious public stance yesterday on the Government’s effort to restructure…Thu Apr 05 2012 - 01:00
Draghi cautious on Irish debt plansEuropean Central Bank chief Mario Draghi today maintained a cautious public stance on the Government’s effort to restructure …Wed Apr 04 2012 - 01:00
Portuguese bailout record gets cautious EU praiseTHE EUROPEAN Commission has warned of “important risks and challenges” to the Portuguese bailout but said the rescue remains …Wed Apr 04 2012 - 01:00
European quest for more IMF money runs into oppositionRENEWED EUROPEAN demands for a rapid rise in IMF resources to battle the debt crisis ran into headwinds at the weekend as Canada…Mon Apr 02 2012 - 01:00
Ministers agree euro firewall of €800mEURO ZONE finance ministers have struck a long-awaited deal to reinforce their anti-crisis “firewall”, temporarily combining …Sat Mar 31 2012 - 01:00
ECB cool as Noonan prioritises new rescue planMINISTER FOR Finance Michael Noonan said yesterday that the next priority in his campaign to ease Ireland’s bank debt burden …Sat Mar 31 2012 - 01:00
Noonan seeks ECB backing for dealMinister for Finance Michael Noonan said the “priority” in his campaign to ease Ireland’s bank debt burden is to secure European…Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
Euro zone finance chiefs look to settle bailout funds rowEURO ZONE finance ministers hope to settle a year-long dispute over the size of their bailout funds at a meeting this morning…Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
Worries about Spain resurface ahead of talks on EU 'firewall'EUROPEAN DIARY: The euro zone may have stabilised but further financial tests are loomingThu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
EU plans to lower roaming charges in Europe by JulyMOBILE PHONE users will pay lower roaming charges when travelling in European countries following a deal struck by EU powers …Thu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
Madrid rejects reports of rescue aid pressureSPAIN AND the European Commission have denied a succession of reports in the Spanish media that the country is coming under pressure…Thu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
OECD chief calls for 'the mother of all firewalls'THE OECD has called for an expansion of Europe’s firewall beyond the €700 billion acceptable to Germany.Wed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00
Government 'remains hopeful' of Anglo cash concessionMINISTER OF State for Europe Lucinda Creighton said the Government remained hopeful of a concession this week to avert a €3.06…Tue Mar 27 2012 - 01:00
Commission 'powerless' over pensionCODE OF CONDUCT: THE EUROPEAN Commission says it has no power to stop the pension of any former commissioner after Labour MEP…Tue Mar 27 2012 - 01:00
O'Brien should not get forum invite, says CreightonMINISTER OF State Lucinda Creighton has said the Government should avoid inviting businessman Denis O’Brien to another economic…Tue Mar 27 2012 - 01:00
Gilmore defends Taoiseach over O'Brien appearanceTÁNAISTE EAMON Gilmore said there was no comparison to be drawn between disquiet at the Mahon report and the Taoiseach’s appearance…Sat Mar 24 2012 - 00:00
EU bolsters powers against Somali pirates, imposes sanctions on AssadsEUROPEAN FOREIGN ministers have resolved to expand the mandate of the EU’s anti-piracy mission off the Somali coast, giving the…Sat Mar 24 2012 - 00:00
ECB seeks refinement of Cabinet's €3bn planTHE EUROPEAN Central Bank has asked the Government to refine its plan to avert a €3Fri Mar 23 2012 - 00:00
Noonan revelations over talks on €3bn quite a turn of eventsEUROPEAN DIARY: THE GOVERNMENT’S campaign to cut the cost of the Anglo Irish Bank promissory notes hit a roadblock last week…Thu Mar 22 2012 - 00:00
Belgians and Dutch bury bus crash deadON A crisp, sunny day in Flanders, the sky blue and the air clear, Belgians and their Dutch neighbours gathered in their thousands…Thu Mar 22 2012 - 00:00
MEPs approve step on Irish 'guarantees'The process of attaching special Irish “guarantees” on abortion, neutrality and tax to the EU treaties moved a step forward when…Wed Mar 21 2012 - 00:00
Hostile Israeli response to EU policy chief's remarksEU FOREIGN policy chief Cathy Ashton drew a hostile response from Israel over remarks she made about the Toulouse killings but…Wed Mar 21 2012 - 00:00
Election in France will have no bearing on poll date, says ministerMINISTER FOR Agriculture Simon Coveney said the presidential election in France will have no bearing on the timing of Ireland…Tue Mar 20 2012 - 00:00
Iceland warned by Coveney over mackerel catchesTHE GOVERNMENT has intensified its campaign against Iceland’s fisheries policy, warning that the country’s bid to join the EU…Tue Mar 20 2012 - 00:00
Ministers favour fiscal treaty vote in summerTWO SENIOR Ministers have stated publicly that they would prefer the referendum on the fiscal treaty to be held before the summer…Mon Mar 19 2012 - 00:00
Greeks face challenges to carrying out reform, warns commissionTHE EUROPEAN Commission has warned of significant “implementation risks” in the second Greek bailout, saying the continuation…Sat Mar 17 2012 - 00:00
Barroso rejects Orban's Soviet analogyEUROPEAN COMMISSION chief José Manuel Barroso dismissed an attack by Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban in which he implicitly…Sat Mar 17 2012 - 00:00
Cause of Swiss bus tragedy remains a mysterySWISS INVESTIGATORS ruled out driver illness as the cause of the bus crash in which 22 children and six adults died, as Belgium…Sat Mar 17 2012 - 00:00
