GREECE came under huge pressure from other eurozone countries in Brussels last night to make further and immediate cuts in government spending.

MANY of the 3,000 Dell workers are ready to turn down money from the EU because they have been told they will lose their social welfare entitlements.

THE 59-year-old German economist just appointed by the Government to investigate the cause of Ireland’s banking crisis, is known in Brussels as a straight-talker.

GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were the major figures at the Afghanistan conference in London last Thursday.

IRISH political parties must keep proper books and accounts and have them independently audited, an independent report on corruption and transparency of party funding has said.

IRELAND is to send a second shipment of supplies to Haiti where shelter for thousands of homeless is now a major problem.

THE person most likely to be the next EU Agriculture Commissioner has said he favours changing the single farm payment regime, away from the historic-based payment system used in Ireland.

THERE are four presidents involved in running the EU – the presidents of the commission, of the parliament, of the rotating presidency and of the council.

SPAIN’S taking over the six-month presidency of the EU will be formally celebrated in Madrid’s Teatro Real, the royal opera house, later this week.

THE European Union faces into a new year with the Lisbon Treaty in force intended to give it the institutions it needs to accomplish its goals.