THE European Parliament gets a very mixed press, some of it warranted, some of it not.

IRELAND will link into an EU-wide network designed to tackle child pornography on the internet and other cyber crime.

EUROPE’S new trade commissioner to replace Peter Mandelson has been approved by the European Parliament, but she may not be farmer-friendly.

THE pressure on Ireland to ratify the Lisbon treaty increased yesterday with French president Nicolas Sarkozy saying the EU cannot continue without the reforms in the document.

EUROPE’s leaders may have set themselves the goal of solving the world’s economic and environmental problems last week, but everybody has their own problems.

EU leaders agreed a €1.7 trillion rescue package for Europe’s banking and financial sector at their summit last night, but were split over the cost of climate change proposals.

BANKS will have to comply with a series of rules relating to officials’ pay and will have at least one director appointed to their boards to look after the taxpayer’s interest, Finance Minister Brian Lenihan said last night.

TAOISEACH Brian Cowen will be under an intense spotlight at the two-day summit of EU leaders which begins in Brussels today.

PRE-TICKED boxes and other means of tricking consumers into spending more when buying online are to be banned under stricter protection for consumers.

ROAD deaths in Dublin have dropped by 70% over the past 10 years, but while the city is the safest for pedestrians, it is the most dangerous one in Europe for cyclists.