EU seeks deal in days as rescue talks intensifyEUROZONE FINANCE ministers backed moves last night to intensify “short and focused” preparations for an EU/IMF rescue plan for…Wed Nov 17 2010 - 00:00
It looks like the endgame has arrivedANALYSIS: BRIAN LENIHAN was the last man into the crucible as euro zone finance ministers sat down last night to broker a resolution…Wed Nov 17 2010 - 00:00
Finance ministers seek clarity on Irish positionA SUCCESSION of euro zone finance ministers have sought clarity from the Government on its plans to resolve the banking crisis…Wed Nov 17 2010 - 00:00
Finance ministers in euro zone to discuss Irish issue tonightBRUSSELS: EURO GROUP PRESIDENT Jean-Claude Juncker tried to damp down pressure on the Government ahead of a key finance ministers…Tue Nov 16 2010 - 00:00
Pressure mounts on Ireland over aid fundBACKGROUND: Europe will not stand by if bond yields rise above the ruinous levels seen last weekMon Nov 15 2010 - 00:00
EU auditors say sugar factory closure needlessTHE CLOSURE of the Mallow sugar factory, Ireland’s last, was needless because the business was profitable at the time, EU auditors…Thu Nov 11 2010 - 00:00
Van Rompuy concerned at growing EU nationalismEUROPEAN COUNCIL president Herman Van Rompuy has expressed his concern about increasing nationalism in the EU, saying Euroscepticism…Wed Nov 10 2010 - 00:00
EU auditors court finds commission spending errorsTHE EU’S official auditor complained of a succession of material spending “errors” by the European Commission in its annual report…Wed Nov 10 2010 - 00:00
Fighting graft key to Croats' EU bidCROATIA’S BID to join the EU has entered its “final phase” but the European Commission has told the country it needs to do more…Wed Nov 10 2010 - 00:00
Sugar factory closure 'needless'The closure of the Mallow sugar factory, Ireland’s last, was “needless” because the business was profitable at the time, EU auditors…Wed Nov 10 2010 - 00:00
Bank guarantee extension approvedThe European Commission has approved the extension of the Government’s banking guarantee until the end of June 2011.Wed Nov 10 2010 - 00:00
Juncker backs drive for €15bn adjustmentEURO GROUP chief Jean-Claude Juncker has backed the Government in its drive to make a €15 billion budget adjustment in its four…Tue Nov 09 2010 - 00:00
Rehn to question plan publication delayEU ECONOMICS commissioner Olli Rehn wants to discuss all aspects of the four-year economic plan “in detail” when he meets Minister…Sat Nov 06 2010 - 00:00
Lenihan to meet Rehn on detail of four-year budget planTHE EUROPEAN Commission has backed the outline economic plan published by the Government this week, but is set to seek further…Sat Nov 06 2010 - 00:00
Rehn backs target but says difficult decisions remainEUROPEAN REACTION: EU ECONOMICS commissioner Olli Rehn warned that “difficult” decisions remained to be made as he welcomed …Fri Nov 05 2010 - 00:00
Greece halts mail shipments over explosives plotsGREECE SUSPENDED foreign mail shipments and the EU authorities initiated an emergency review of air cargo security after parcel…Thu Nov 04 2010 - 00:00
Iran ready to reopen talks with West over nuclear programmeNEGOTIATIONS: IRAN HAS indicated its willingness to return to the negotiating table with western powers over its disputed nuclear…Sat Oct 30 2010 - 01:00
EU leaders say treaty changes will not require referendumTHE DECISION of EU leaders to reopen the Lisbon Treaty to create a permanent rescue scheme for eurozone countries was adopted…Sat Oct 30 2010 - 01:00
No decision now on Irish referendum, says CowenCHANGES TO TREATIES: TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen said it was not possible at this point to say whether the decision of EU leaders …Sat Oct 30 2010 - 01:00
EU leaders back treaty changeEuropean Council president Herman Van Rompuy said EU leaders have agreed a pact to strengthen the euro and he described the deal…Fri Oct 29 2010 - 01:00
Merkel thinks tactical in pursuit of change on two frontsANALYSIS: The demand for loss of voting rights could be a negotiating tacticFri Oct 29 2010 - 01:00
Cowen willing to support permanent rescue fundIRELAND'S POSITION: TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen said he was willing to discuss changes to the European treaties to create a permanent…Fri Oct 29 2010 - 01:00
Chancellor gains some support for permanent rescue fundGERMAN CHANCELLOR Angela Merkel gained support in her drive for the creation of a permanent rescue fund for euro countries but…Fri Oct 29 2010 - 01:00
Berlin bids to secure support of Cowen and EU leadersGERMAN CHANCELLOR Angela Merkel has escalated her campaign to change the European treaties ahead of a key summit tonight at which…Thu Oct 28 2010 - 01:00
Rehn insists EU did not impose cut of €15bnTHE EUROPEAN Commission has withheld judgment on the Government’s decision to make a €15 billion budget “adjustment” to the public…Thu Oct 28 2010 - 01:00
Divisions intensify ahead of talks on EU budget rulesCRUCIAL TALKS on the reform of EU budget rules are set to go down to the wire at a European summit tomorrow night as Germany …Wed Oct 27 2010 - 01:00
Roche opposes German push for EU treaty changesTHE GOVERNMENT has voiced its opposition to a German push to fortify Europe’s economic rules by changing the Lisbon Treaty, arguing…Tue Oct 26 2010 - 01:00
Serbia takes another step on path to EUSERBIA’S BID to join the EU took a small step forward as foreign ministers moved to ask the European Commission to issue a formal…Tue Oct 26 2010 - 01:00
Merkel facing opposition over plans to change Lisbon TreatyGERMAN CHANCELLOR Angela Merkel is coming under increasing pressure from an alliance of European leaders, among them the Taoiseach…Mon Oct 25 2010 - 01:00
Give me a crash course in . . . yet another EU referendumThe Deauville declaration Greece’s brush with insolvency and grave fiscal weakness in a clutch of other euro countries – Ireland…Sat Oct 23 2010 - 01:00
O'Sullivan secures top post in new EU diplomatic serviceEUROPEAN FOREIGN policy chief Catherine Ashton has appointed one of Ireland’s most senior EU officials to a top management post…Sat Oct 23 2010 - 01:00
Serbian EU membership bid could progress next weekSERBIA’S BID to join the EU may progress next week as foreign ministers discuss whether they should ask the European Commission…Sat Oct 23 2010 - 01:00
30-year sentence for parachute murder of love rivalA BELGIAN judge has sent a young schoolteacher to prison for 30 years after a jury convicted her of murdering her skydiving partner…Fri Oct 22 2010 - 01:00
European leaders reject concern over sanctionsEU LEADERS have rebuffed concern in the European Central Bank (ECB) over the weakness of new sanctions to penalise states who…Fri Oct 22 2010 - 01:00
Ireland cannot extend debt deadline, says CommissionTHE EUROPEAN Commission has rejected calls for the 2014 deadline for getting the Irish public finances under control to be extended…Thu Oct 21 2010 - 01:00
EU plan gives regulators more power to avert collapse of ailing banksTHE EUROPEAN Commission wants to give regulators the power to convert debt issued by ailing banks into equity as they try to …Thu Oct 21 2010 - 01:00
Finance ministers agree measures for pan-European hedge fund regulationEU FINANCE ministers have settled long-standing divisions and unanimously agreed new measures to subject the hedge fund and private…Wed Oct 20 2010 - 01:00
Commission raises prospect of new taxes to fund EU authoritiesTHE EUROPEAN Commission has raised the prospect of new EU-wide taxes to fund the work of the European authorities as they seek…Wed Oct 20 2010 - 01:00
EU discussions dominated by reform of frail financial systemEUROPEAN DIARY: Meetings in Deauville and Luxembourg moved a small step closer to recasting the EU to better withstand crises…Tue Oct 19 2010 - 01:00
Walloons turn down Flemish plan to break deadlockBELGIUM’S POLITICAL turmoil worsened as the country’s Francophone leaders rejected outright a plan from Flemish nationalist Bart…Tue Oct 19 2010 - 01:00
Bundesbank chief says ECB should stop purchasing sovereign debtFRESH DIVISIONS have emerged at highest levels of the European Central Bank (ECB) over its purchasing of sovereign debt, a measure…Thu Oct 14 2010 - 01:00
New move to cut EU Strasbourg sittings in SeptemberTHE EUROPEAN Parliament’s controversial meandering between Brussels and Strasbourg is once again in focus as 180 MEPs seek the…Thu Oct 14 2010 - 01:00
EU commissioner intends to break dominance of 'Big Four' audit firmsEU INTERNAL markets commissioner Michel Barnier has called time on the dominance of the “Big Four” auditing firms, calling for…Thu Oct 14 2010 - 01:00
Clinton urges Bosnians to end divisionsUS SECRETARY of state Hillary Clinton has urged Bosnians to resolve their entrenched political divisions and said Serbs and Kosovars…Wed Oct 13 2010 - 01:00
Regulators to investigate EBS bailoutEU competition commissioner Joaquin Almunia has opened an in-depth inquiry into the State’s support for the nationalised Educational…Mon Oct 11 2010 - 01:00
No place like home as 33% of Irishmen live with parentsAS MANY as one in three Irishmen and nearly one in six Irish women aged between 25 and 34 live at home with at least one of their…Sat Oct 09 2010 - 01:00
McCreevy quit over 'privileged' positionFORMER EU commissioner Charlie McCreevy was told he could not remain a director of a fledgling British bank because he holds “…Sat Oct 09 2010 - 01:00
Geoghegan-Quinn warns of innovation crisis in EuropeEU COMMISSIONER Máire Geoghegan-Quinn has unveiled far-reaching plans to boost investment in research and innovation and wants…Thu Oct 07 2010 - 01:00
ECB steps up pressure on Ireland over budget planThe European Central Bank has stepped up pressure on the Government over its new budget plan, saying deadlines will have to be…Thu Oct 07 2010 - 01:00
