FINANCIAL market tensions that are pushing up the cost of borrowing for countries including Ireland pose one of the main threats to growth in the EU, according to the European Commission which has just doubled its eurozone growth forecast for the year to 1.7%.

TODAY in Belgium a Catholic priest, hidden by the Oblate fathers for the past decade, will hand himself over to police after Interpol issued what is termed a “red notice”, which requests information about his whereabouts.

THE EU is battling to find a way to help Pakistan deal with the humanitarian disaster following the devastating floods last month.

FINANCE Minister Brian Lenihan has insisted nationalised Anglo Irish Bank will not be allowed to bring down the country.

AN orderly wind-down of Anglo Irish Bank will be one of the issues Finance Minister Brian Lenihan will discuss with the European Commission today.

ROMA, gypsies, Muslims and gays promise to divert some of the attention from Europe’s see-sawing economic predicament this autumn.

IN the last few weeks the baby that brings the population of the EU to half a billion was born.

THE economic downturn is forcing small businesses and scientists to join forces like never before and search for the products of the future.

FOR the fourth year in a row, freedom in terms of political rights and civil liberties have decreased in the world, according to the international organisation, Freedom House.

AN investigation into unfair retail services may have uncovered why Ireland’s food prices are the second highest in the EU.