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
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
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
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
Commission raises further €3.4bn for bailoutTHE EU Commission has raised a further €3Fri Mar 18 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
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
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
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 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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
EU commission says inflation will stay above 2%THE EUROPEAN Commission warned yesterday that euro zone inflation will remain above the 2 per cent European Central Bank (ECB…Wed Mar 02 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
Europe imposes sanctions on Gadafy regimeINTERNATIONAL PRESSURE intensified on the Gadafy regime in Libya as the European Commission called for “humility” about Europe…Tue Mar 01 2011 - 00:00
Kenny left with little room for manoeuvre in bailout negotiationEUROPEAN DIARY: New taoiseach may seek lower interest on loan, but will face pressure from France and Germany to raise corporate…Tue Mar 01 2011 - 00:00
EU focus on 12.5% rate may be fadingCORPORATION TAX: SOME OF the European pressure on Ireland’s corporation tax regime is easing as taoiseach-in-waiting Enda Kenny…Tue Mar 01 2011 - 00:00
Incoming taoiseach faces bailout talksEU MEETINGS: ENDA KENNY faces a series of key European meetings within days of taking office, which will determine if he can…Mon Feb 28 2011 - 00:00
Kenny's success a foregone conclusion for European alliesEUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: FINE GAEL’S group in the European Parliament chose not to wait for the election result when it said yesterday…Sat Feb 26 2011 - 00:00
EU expresses concern over rising price of oilTHE EUROPEAN Commission has expressed concern about the mounting price of oil due to turmoil in the Arab world as Russian prime…Fri Feb 25 2011 - 00:00
Terms of bailout 'must be applied'EU-IMF DEAL: THE EUROPEAN Commission stressed on the eve of polling day that the EU-IMF bailout deal stands as an agreement …Fri Feb 25 2011 - 00:00
EU calls for end to use of lethal forceEUROPE CALLED for an immediate halt to the use to lethal force against the Libyan uprising as Italy expressed acute concern about…Tue Feb 22 2011 - 00:00
Older powers find themselves up against a Bric wallANALYSIS: Reaching agreement on reforms is difficult when the economic health of countries is so variedMon Feb 21 2011 - 00:00
G20 to measure economic imbalancesG20 FINANCE leaders bent to China’s will as they reached a compromise deal on new procedures to measure economic imbalances between…Mon Feb 21 2011 - 00:00
More than half of Irish bank bonds held by investors in RepublicAN ACADEMIC evaluation of official data shows a little above half of Irish bank bonds are held within Ireland, casting new light…Thu Feb 17 2011 - 00:00
