Ireland

  • May 3, 2013
  • 2 min read

Russia-EU trade precludes strong anti-Moscow measures

Chairman of Ireland's Foreign Affairs Committee Pat Breen yesterday announced that the Committee...

Russia
  • Apr 15, 2013
  • 2 min read

Risks belie troika bid to portray positive euro-area

The troika today said that Greece would receive its next aid disbursement since it is on track to...

EU
  • Apr 12, 2013
  • 2 min read

Euro-area bailout track record casts doubt on Cyprus

EU finance ministers today begin a two-day meeting to discuss the bailout agreement for Cyprus,...

EU
  • Apr 11, 2013
  • 6 min read

Ireland's looming need for help belies 'success' story

The EU/ECB/IMF 'troika' will tomorrow recommend extending maximum average maturities by seven...

Ireland
  • Feb 22, 2013
  • 6 min read

Dubious 'lessons' are being drawn from euro-crisis

Stresses in some OECD sovereign bond markets, albeit recently quietened, are a key motivation for...

International
  • Feb 8, 2013
  • 2 min read

Irish debt deal offers hope to Portugal and Spain

Yesterday the president signed into law emergency legislation to allow immediate liquidation of...

Ireland
  • Feb 6, 2013
  • 11 min read

Euro-area crisis may jinx EU 2020 energy goals

European energy policymakers are struggling to reconcile their carbon reduction aspirations with...

EU
  • Jan 31, 2013
  • 6 min read

Minimal CAP changes will force EU cuts elsewhere

On January 28, Irish Agricultural Minister Simon Coveney, whose country holds the six-month...

EU