FLAVOURINGS specially put into foods simply to make them attractive to children could soon be banned under new rules going through the European Parliament.

THE phrase “let’s come together” might appear at first reading an innocent enough one.

IRELAND’S future success is entirely dependent on an educational system that is not up to scratch, the chairman of BP and former head of the World Trade Organisation Peter Sutherland warned last night.

DETAILS of the biggest shake-up for the insurance industry in the last 30 years will be outlined today by EU Internal Market Commissioner Charlie McCreevy.

THE European Union is to end the practice of paying to turn wine into disinfectant and industrial alcohol in an effort to save the industry.

A 44-SECOND video clip of steamy sex scenes on the EU’s YouTube site has attracted more than 250,000 viewers, but has been condemned by the Polish media.

EUROPEAN scientists have identified the genes that cause people to become deaf and blind, especially as they get older.

THE European Commission is turning to YouTube to disseminate information about the workings of the EU to its citizens through a new channel on the site called EUtube, it was announced yesterday.

IRELAND is joining a group of five EU countries opposed to any use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in a move that could lead to clashes with Irish farming interests.