TAOISEACH Brian Cowen has not ruled out revisiting the Croke Park agreement, but he indicated that he will wait and see if the deal yields the kind of public sector savings he needs before revisiting it.

FORMER Finance Minister Charlie McCreevy’s new career as a banker is being investigated by the European Commission to see if it is conflicts with his previous job in Brussels.

THE battle lines have been drawn.

GERMAN MEPs stepped up the pressure on Ireland over its corporation tax rate insisting that it would have to double if the country needed a bailout.

QUOTAS for the country’s most valuable fish, mackerel, could be facing cuts next year instead of being increased because of the actions of Iceland and the Faroe islands.

IRELAND has taken the necessary steps towards regaining competitiveness on its labour costs, ECB president, Jean-Claude Trichet, told the European Parliament in what came close to a vote of confidence in the Government.

AN elaborate plan to break the stalemate in the EU over GM foods hit more problems when France and Italy came out against it.

THERE were sighs of relief in Brussels at the news that Ireland succeeded in selling €1.5 billion of bonds as it reduced the likelihood the country would call on the EU-IMF rescue fund and stressing the euro.

GERMAN ChancellorAngela Merkel has been forced to deny she intends expelling Roma after she has been dragged into the row over France deporting Roma.

THREE Irish people have been selected to head EU embassies while another Irish candidate is widely expected to be appointed to manage the administration of the new European External Action Service.