JOSE MANUEL BARROSO put in a gruelling week trying to convince members of the European Parliament to vote for him this Wednesday, allowing him to retain his job as commission president for another five years.

THE EU is anxious to begin negotiations with Syria and Lebanon as part of a new drive for peace in the Middle East.

THE EU as a world power is a phrase that is cropping up during the Lisbon treaty campaign.

ARREST warrants for almost 200 criminals at large here, including murderers and rapists, were received by the Justice Minister from other EU countries last year.

IRELAND is being prosecuted through the European Court of Justice for its failure to adopt international auditing standards.

OVER half of all consumers have expressed concern about the safety of food imported into Ireland from outside the EU, a new survey has revealed.

IRISH employees have one of the longest-working years in the European Union, despite having one of the shortest working weeks.

RTÉ’s policy of giving equal airtime to both the pro and anti supporters in referendum campaigns was described as “extraordinary” by Europe Minister Dick Roche.

BRUSSELS has become a ghost town as governments and the EU institutions have departed on holiday.

MORE then a million Irish people can expect to get swine flu this autumn and up to 2,500 could die as a result, according to the latest report from the European Centre for Disease Control.