Ireland
EU growth agenda faces uphill battle
EU leaders meet on May 23 to discuss the European growth agenda ahead of their formal summit on...
EUEuro-area elections risk fiscal pact and growth agenda
Yesterday's resignation of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte raised the prospect of political...
NetherlandsHighest EU unemployment stores up long-term problems
The EU unemployment rate rose from 10.1% in January to 10.2% in February, while the euro-area's...
EUResilient manufacturing should support global trade
The JP Morgan global manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) neared stability last month,...
InternationalEuro-area bailout fund 'boost' will not impress G20
Euro-area leaders agreed on Friday to allow a one-year overlap between the temporary bailout...
EUECB seeks to minimise politicisation but hits hurdles
The ECB yesterday said it took "note" of Ireland's announcement that it will use promissory notes...
EUIreland hopes to be China's EU 'gateway'
Ireland and China yesterday confirmed a 'strategic partnership for cooperation',...
ChinaMerkel links euro-area bailout boost to current risks
Euro-area finance ministers will likely agree on March 30 Merkel's proposal yesterday to run the...
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