BANKS, insurance companies and fund managers would be allowed reclaim VAT under proposals from the European Commission.

EUROPEAN Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso challenged member states to give up their hypocritical stance on the EU.

A CAMPAIGN to ban products produced in Chinese forced labour camps has been launched in the European Parliament.

DESPITE being the second wealthiest country in the EU, more than one-third of Irish people surveyed admit having difficulties paying their bills at the end of the month.

THE Italian scientist who co-invented the microchip was named Europe’s top inventor yesterday.

IRELAND’S decision to allow the free movement of workers from the 10 newest EU member states has been fully vindicated, according to business body IBEC.

TWO in three Irish people think it is possible to be infected by HIV when kissing on the mouth while over one-third believe they can get the disease by drinking from a glass or sitting on a toilet seat used by a sufferer.

MASTERCARD is being investigated for fixing a minimum price retailers must pay for processing its MasterCard and Maestro cards, the European Commission announced.

ONE-IN-FOUR people suffer a form of mental illness during their lifetime, a new Europe-wide study reveals.