Barroso’s leap to Goldman Sachs leaves bad taste in Brussels
European Commission urged to toughen up rules governing jobs for former staff
EU Commission accused of failing to check up on interests of officials
Former commissioner Neelie Kroes among names revealed in Bahamas leak
Colm Keena: Global response needed to tackle ‘offshore’ culture
‘Secrecy jurisdictions’ are a magnet for people and firms that want to hide what they are up to for whatever reason
Ex- EU official among names revealed in huge Bahamas documents leak
Bahamas Leaks: Cache of documents on more than 175,000 Bahamian companies
Nigel Farage: Ireland, if you think Apple is bad you ain’t seen nothing yet
Plans for a common EU tax base will undermine investment in Ireland
EU commissioner Hogan kept in dark on €13bn Apple tax ruling
Figure disclosed to relevant parties less than two hours before media announcement
Ex-EU commissioner criticises Apple tax ruling
Neelie Kroes says the decision that the tech giant owes Ireland €13bn is ‘unfair’
Irish start-ups win awards at European pitching contest
SwiftComply and GirlCrew finish in top three at the Startup Games in Germany
Uber hires ex-commissioner Neelie Kroes
Former competition regulator was proponent of taxi booker while in office
Roaming charges finally abolished across the EU
Don’t call yet ... while decision has been made charges will not be removed until June 2017
Pricewatch review of 2014: choppy waters for consumers in a year of give and take
Water charges dominated the agenda, while budget gains were eroded by taxes, Superquinn said goodbye, house prices and rents rose dramatically, and not everyone bought into the notion of economic recovery
Discontented Hungarians triumph over government as internet tax put on hold
Prime minister Viktor Orban is licking his wounds after being on the losing side of another protest movement
German commissioner floats proposal for EU levy on Google
Google could be forced to be neutral and objective in presenting search results
Time for compulsory kill switch to deter smartphone thieves
The state of California passed the first law in the US making the feature mandatory on all smartphones sold from July 2015
Roaming charges are still ‘a rip off’
Nonetheless Brussels bureaucrats should be commended for their stance against phone companies
Forget costly broadband – go roaming with a quality map
Using mobile data abroad is due to fall by 2016 but I won’t give up on my paper maps
Cost of moblie data,calls and texts to fall by up to 55 per cent
New lower European roaming charges introduced today
EU Silicon Valley faces many challenges
Fund of €80 billion underlines Europe’s ambition but issues around telecoms and regulation remain
Cheaper calls on way after vote to end roaming fees
Good news for consumers, but telcos are expected to fight new moves to cut charges
EU antitrust chief wary about market power of merging telcos
Three’s proposed deal to buy O2 Ireland among those being considered by regulator
Digital economy booming but women are nowhere in sight
European Commission report shows just how under-represented women are in the ICT sector
Irish mobile users still sticking to wi-fi when travelling abroad
Nearly half of Irish travellers only send email when in wi-fi zones
Shares in Vodafone slump by 6% as A&T rules out offer
Ahead of Vodafone’s disposal of its US business to Verizon, AT&T, the second-largest US mobile-phone company, has confirmed that it will not be making an offer for the UK telecoms group
What has the EU ever done for us?
Apart from give consumers greater rights? And now a new directive empowers us even more
Planned new procedure for data complaints a ‘mixed blessing’
Data Protection Commissioner Billy Hawkes says under planned EU regulation he could not take certain complaints from Irish citizens
Europe ‘stifling’ for investment in telecommunications
Orange, Vodafone say cuts to roaming charges ‘will only make things worse’
Judge overturns deportation from North to Republic
ALJ and A, B, and C’s application for judicial review. The High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland. Judgement was delivered on August 14th, 2013 by Judge J Stephens.
EU plans to abolish roaming charges
Proposals aim to create a single market for European telecoms industry
Irish consumers pay dearly for mobile phone calls
Commission says 774% differential between Lithuania and Netherlands is ‘inexplicable’
Cantillon: Not everyone happy about reduced roaming fees
From Monday, tourists can use their mobile phones without fear of an outrageous bill
Disconnected EU telecoms is bad for business in Europe
The unified telecoms market in China and the US gives them an advantage, says EC vice president Neelie Kroes
Smartphone security centre stage at assembly
VP of European Commission sees ‘big potential’ in ICT jobs for young people
Forum to examine digital jobs agenda
Speakers include Minister for Communications Pat Rabbitte and renowned film-maker David Puttnam
The skills shortage threatening to derail Europe’s hopes of recovery
Ecoomic competitiveness and prosperity could be undermined unless gap in qualifications is addressed
Calling time on Border roaming charges
Irish mobile users are racking up huge bills without realising it
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