ECB says Ireland faces ‘banking, deficit risks’ ahead of bailout exitMinister says Irish banks are ‘well-capitalised’ and have been ‘well-scrutinised’Mon Oct 14 2013 - 18:40
Bank tests to determine details of Irish bailout exitConcern expressed over Ireland’s plan to return to markets without credit backstopMon Oct 14 2013 - 09:23
SPD to keep pushing issue of corporate tax in coalition talks with Angela Merkel’s CDUMicheál Martin calls on Taoiseach and Tánaiste to tell German counterparts to end ‘posturing’Sat Oct 12 2013 - 01:00
Jobs not ‘benefit tourism’ the reason migrants move around EU, says reportReport dispels notion abusing welfare systems is main motiveFri Oct 11 2013 - 01:34
Irish debt linked to Angela Merkel talks on coalitionSocial Democratic party has set its face against using ESM permanent bailout fund to provide capital directly to Irish banksFri Oct 11 2013 - 01:18
Malala Yousafzai wins Sakharov PrizePakistani schoolgirl is strong contender for Nobel Peace PrizeFri Oct 11 2013 - 01:00
Lack of European borders seems to divide as much as it unitesThe principle of free movement within the EU has become an increasingly contentious issueThu Oct 10 2013 - 01:00
EU blessing signals lower-target budgetFine Gael pressurises Labour over welfare cutsWed Oct 09 2013 - 01:03
Mixed reaction to European Parliament decision on tobacco products directiveIrish Cancer Society accuses MEPs of bowing to pressure from lobbyistsWed Oct 09 2013 - 01:00
ECB insists on seeing bank stress test resultsNo decision on possible exit mechanism before preliminary assessment of banksWed Oct 09 2013 - 01:00
MEPs scale back tobacco legislation proposalsBan on menthol cigarettes will not start until 2022Tue Oct 08 2013 - 15:17
Taoiseach writes to MEPs before key tobacco voteTaoiseach writes to Irish MEPs and members of European People’s Party in advance of voteTue Oct 08 2013 - 01:01
Intense lobbying in Europe ahead of key voteEuropean lobbying ahead of key European voteMon Oct 07 2013 - 08:13
Europe’s banks nervously await shape of ECB stress testsMost significant question surrounding the stress tests is who will pay for any capital holes that emergeFri Oct 04 2013 - 01:00
National backstops expected to be in place for European banking stress tests - DraghiThu Oct 03 2013 - 11:54
Italian instability points to broader political uncertainty across EuropeGovernments struggling to implement austerity measuresThu Oct 03 2013 - 01:00
Edward Snowden on shortlist for EU human rights awardFugitive whistleblower one of three candidates for Sakharov Prize for Freedom of ThoughtTue Oct 01 2013 - 01:00
Emily O’Reilly sworn in as European OmbudsmanPledges to bridge gap between Europe’s citizens and EU institutionsMon Sept 30 2013 - 22:24
Rate of euro zone inflation slowsFigure represents the lowest inflation rate since February 2010Mon Sept 30 2013 - 22:04
ECJ to give opinion on case of Irish woman who had child by surrogateTeacher claims she was unfairly denied paid adoption or maternity leave following birth of her childFri Sept 27 2013 - 07:37
European court gives opinion against Irish woman in surrogacy caseIrish teacher claimed she was unfairly denied paid adoption or maternity leaveThu Sept 26 2013 - 16:23
EU proposals could threaten Irish medical devices industryIndustry employs 25,000 people in IrelandThu Sept 26 2013 - 01:00
Rise of AFD party in Germany re-ignites debate on emergence of fringe movementsPolitically extreme parties have the potential to shape the political agendaThu Sept 26 2013 - 01:00
Call on Irish authorities over human traffickingCouncil of Europe report finds number of prosecutions ‘still very low’ in IrelandThu Sept 26 2013 - 01:00
Coveney confirms cuts to agriculture spending in October budgetIFA criticises minister for trying to mask “massively disproportionate” cutsTue Sept 24 2013 - 01:02
Cautious welcome as shape of Merkel’s coalition yet to emergeTriumph of CDU widely seen as a vote of confidence in Dr Merkel’s euro zone strategyTue Sept 24 2013 - 01:00
Ireland’s case for bank recapitalisations unlikely to improve following German electionTanaiste says Ireland will “continue to work on the issue”Tue Sept 24 2013 - 01:00
Coveney confirms agriculture faces cuts in BudgetMinister says sector has to take its ‘fair share’ of expenditure reductionsMon Sept 23 2013 - 10:22
Danske actions put economy at risk, says reportPurchases of overseas banks – including in Ireland – posed threat to DenmarkThu Sept 19 2013 - 01:00
Changing of the guard at Brussels embassiesEurope Letter: Both Britain and the US have made interesting new appointmentsThu Sept 19 2013 - 01:00
EU members should ‘all’ work together on tax evasionMinister of State Brian Hayes not asked about European Commission tax inquirySat Sept 14 2013 - 13:20
European Commission could demand changes to Ireland’s budget next monthEU member states to be examined to ensure they ‘practice what they preach’Sat Sept 14 2013 - 01:00
Tension between EU and Israel over EU research fundingEU Commissioner Maire Geoghegan-Quinn oversees European commission’s Research and Innovation portfolioSat Sept 14 2013 - 01:00
ECB’s Asmussen says national budgets may have to contribute if stress tests show shortfalls at banksReviews of euro zone banks to be conducted shortlyFri Sept 13 2013 - 22:18
Brussels treading difficult line in tackling tax evasionPublic awareness is pushing the latest Brussels inquiry into tax affairsFri Sept 13 2013 - 08:55
EU finance ministers to scrutinise Irish tax regimeDublin denies making anti-competitive deals to help multinationalsFri Sept 13 2013 - 01:00
Berlin and Brussels seem poles apart ahead of German pollWith not long to go until the German election, major EU decisions have been put on the back burnerThu Sept 12 2013 - 01:41
Telecom sector to be reformed under EU planRoaming fees to be reduced under pan-EU proposalWed Sept 11 2013 - 07:46
Government criticised for failures on female genital mutilationAmnesty says country did not use presidency of EU to support efforts to end the practiceMon Sept 09 2013 - 12:40
Mario Draghi attempts balancing act in ECB statementsDecision to leave interest rates unchanged at 0.5% largely expectedFri Sept 06 2013 - 01:13
Kenny welcomes ‘measures to support’ Ireland’s bailout exitTaoiseach says ‘safety net’ figure has not been agreed yetFri Sept 06 2013 - 01:05
ECB strikes cautious note as rates stay sameDraghi says recovery is ‘just the beginning’ as he seeks to reassure investors on ratesFri Sept 06 2013 - 01:02
Ancient Rome casts new light on Rodin’s sculptureEurope Letter: an exhibition in Arles highlights the influence of ancient art on the sculptorThu Sept 05 2013 - 01:00
Irish funds industry could come under increased scrutinyEuropean Commission unveils new rules on money market fundsThu Sept 05 2013 - 01:00
ECB expected to keep interest rates on holdIrish jobless total falls by 3,400 in August as euro zone emerges from recessionThu Sept 05 2013 - 01:00
Obama administration in full lobbying mode to get support for military strike in SyriaNato said yesterday it would not get involved in military conflict in SyriaTue Sept 03 2013 - 01:14
EU must move forward between renewed confidence and a necessary cautionOpinion: Main downside risks to economy no longer focus on the fate of the euroTue Sept 03 2013 - 00:01
British MPs reject plans for military action in SyriaUN offers assurance that safety of Irish peacekeepers is paramountFri Aug 30 2013 - 01:00
Syria conflict raises thorny issue of EU foreign policyIssue of foreign policy exemplifies the dichotomy at heart of the EUThu Aug 29 2013 - 01:00
