THE European Commission has said there is no real end in sight to Ireland’s recession and cut this country and the rest of Europe’s growth figures for the rest of the year.

IRELAND has no alternative but to cut the burgeoning government deficit back to 3% by 2013, euro group ministers agreed at their meeting last night.

THE Government is to harness the know-how of leading international figures with Irish links to help with the country’s economic recovery.

EU HEALTH ministers will hold an emergency meeting in Brussels on Thursday to co-ordinate their response to the swine flu outbreak.

PATIENTS going blind while waiting for treatment; women in particular being left in pain while they wait for a hip replacement; those with inherited conditions unable to get the lung or liver transplant they need.

TOYS and products designed for children, such as baby walkers, cots and soothers, accounted for by far the largest number of dangerous items withdrawn from sale last year in EU member states.

A PLAN to revitalise Europe’s fish farming industry after years of stagnation says the business could be a golden opportunity for jobs and production, but red tape must be reduced and planning restrictions eased.

THE European Commission will not object to Ireland’s massive budget deficit this year, but will hold the country to reducing it dramatically over the next four years

THE European Union must not overreact or under-react to the current weakness of the dairy market, according toFarm Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel.

TOMORROW’S budget will signal a major redesign of the country’s entire tax system, needed after the collapse in tax receipts from sectors such as development and the huge increase in unemployment, Taoiseach Brian Cowen has indicated.