AS THE only country to have a referendum on the EU Reform Treaty all eyes now shift to Ireland following the official signing of the treaty document in Lisbon yesterday.

IRISH people were urged to show their commitment to Europe by voting in favour of the Reform Treaty by the European Commission president, as leaders from all 27 EU countries formally signed the document in Lisbon.

THE Government has joined a British justice group within the European Union in a move criticised by some MEPs as marginalising the country.

SEVERE restrictions on beef imports from Brazil are expected to be agreed by the European Commission as early as next week.

GOVERNMENT proposals to cut Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions by more than 50% over the next 12 years were called into question by an Irish MEP attending the UN Conference on Climate Change in Bali.

EU MEMBER states are being asked to review their anti-abuse rules in the direct tax area, in an effort to ensure it does not conflict with internal market principles and is not being used to allow unfair avoidance of tax.

KOSOVO, seen as a defining issue in the EU’s foreign policy ability, was the focal point of EU leaders in Brussels yesterday, ahead of an EU summit on Friday.

MANY Irish women having babies by IVF are not being told they can have a test to identify if the embryo has a fatal deformity, according to a European-wide report.

IRELAND is the most multicultural country in Europe and we are loving it, according to a European Union-wide poll.

EUROPE’S fisheries policy is in a shambles with huge overfishing and no proper controls on the €6 billion industry despite many species being close to extinction.