THE European Commission has decided to put pressure on member states in a bid to ease the headaches Russia and its monopoly airline Aeroflot are causing Europe’s airlines.

THOUSANDS of babies disappeared over a 40-year period in Spain, stolen from their mothers and handed over for adoption by the state and the Catholic Church.

VITAL decisions about Ireland’s debt, including lowering the interest rate on the EU/IMF loans, will be taken over the next few weeks — at the worst possible time for the country.

TOO many governments, including members of the EU, are not standing up against abusive leaders and insisting they respect human rights the international organisation, Human Rights Watch, said in its annual report.

IRELAND’S campaign to have the EU reduce the interest rate it charges for the €67.5 billion emergency aid received a boost last night after finance ministers met in Brussels to overhaul the loan facility.

AIB passed its stress test last year when the Government underestimated the discount NAMA would apply to its loans, according to European Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia.

FISHERIES Minister Sean Connick has denied Ireland ignores the scientific evidence in favour of increasing fish stocks available to the Irish fleet.

IRELAND’S small island and inland fishermen are siding with the European Commission and environmentalists against the Government and the big fishing interests at the annual battle for fish quota.