TAOISEACH Brian Cowen admitted his options were limited in relation to salvaging the Lisbon treaty after he was told by several of his EU colleagues that they do not want to renegotiate the treaty.

TAOISEACH Brian Cowen managed to buy Ireland four months before he must decide what to do about the country’s rejection of the Lisbon treaty.

THE Government last night came under pressure to ratify the Lisbon Treaty before the European elections next summer.

In the complex, long-running war the real peacekeeper’s weapon can be an understanding of human nature and some good communication skills

SENDING in troops to protect refugees and aid agencies at the very heart of a humanitarian crisis may seem like an obvious move, but for Ireland and Europe it has been a very controversial one.

THE refugee camp of D’jabal is a rough 20-minute ride away from Camp Ciara.

THE sign reads Chad International Airport, but there is just a handful of airplanes are parked on the sandy, red runway — and certainly no duty-free.

BOTH the UN and Javier Solana, the EU’s foreign policy chief, have defended the actions of Irish troops in Chad when armed groups tried to attack refugee camps and NGO compounds at the weekend.

THE Government is expected to opt out of a whole raft of immigration policy designed to encourage legal migration into Europe while strengthening borders against illegals.

FISHERMEN whose livelihoods are threatened because of the big jump in fuel prices are to be thrown a lifeline by the European Commission.