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
McCreevy resigns from bank boardFormer European commissioner Charlie McCreevy has resigned from the board of a new British banking firm after an EU ethics committee…Thu Oct 07 2010 - 01:00
China and Japan move to ease tensions over disputed islandsCHINA AND Japan have taken steps to ease mounting tensions over their competing claims for sovereignty over a group of islands…Wed Oct 06 2010 - 01:00
EC 'not dictating pace' on taxIreland’s European commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn has said Brussels is not “dictating the pace” to the Government as it prepares…Wed Oct 06 2010 - 01:00
Top EU official says keeping low tax policy means other cutsEUROPE’S TOP civil servant has said Ireland’s corporation tax policy may lead to further “unpalatable” spending cuts as the Government…Wed Oct 06 2010 - 01:00
Cowen calls on states to adopt nuclear test banTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has called on the international community urgently to adopt the nuclear test ban treaty, saying the nine…Wed Oct 06 2010 - 01:00
Taoiseach to address Asian and European leadersTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen addresses European and Asian leaders this morning on the topic of nuclear proliferation as countries from…Tue Oct 05 2010 - 01:00
Lessons for us all in study of eight centuries of financial follyEUROPEAN DIARY: Financial professionals and even government leaders have a habit of thinking that ‘this boom will be different…Tue Oct 05 2010 - 01:00
Government will try to be 'consistent' with Croke Park dealTHE GOVERNMENT will attempt to correct the public finances in a manner that would be consistent with agreements such as the Croke…Tue Oct 05 2010 - 01:00
Hurdles to be cleared before formal EU approvalCOMMISSION REQUIREMENTS: EUROPEAN COMPETITION commissioner Joaquin Almunia said the Government’s statement on the banks “brings…Fri Oct 01 2010 - 01:00
Plan's credibility rests on success of four-year austerity drive, say EU chiefsEUROPE'S RESPONSE: THE EUROPEAN Central Bank and the EU Commission backed the new banking plan, but each said the its credibility…Fri Oct 01 2010 - 01:00
Opposition wants details of four-year budget planTHE GOVERNMENT will have to indicate to Brussels within days the shape of its four-year plan to stabilise the national finances…Fri Oct 01 2010 - 01:00
