HOPES of slashing mobile phone roaming charges before the peak summer holidays have receded as a number of governments oppose the details.

IRISH people are proving to be good at complaining at EU level when they have a problem.

THE euro-area economy has gone from strength to strength over the last 12 months, growing at well above its long-term average thanks to the cyclical upturn, EMU stability and countries’ structural reforms.

AIR pollution is taking up to four months off the life of Irish citizens while a range of pollution from air to noise is responsible for up to 10% of illness, according to a EU report.

THE European Commission has met a number of Irish fears over plans for a common consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB) when it discussed the latest progress report on the plan.

EU internal markets commissioner Charlie McCreevy will break ranks with his fellow EU Commissioners today when they discuss introducing common rules for calculating company tax across the EU.

LEGISLATION that would save the taxpayer huge sums of money has not been introduced into Irish law.

IRISH MEPs were caught between the Irish Bishops and the Irish Heart Foundation when they came to vote on rules for new medical treatments in the European Parliament.

PLANS to jail anyone found guilty of pirating or counterfeiting CDs, DVDs, fake medicines or luxury goods for profit across the EU got the go-ahead from MEPs but will be resisted by the Irish and other governments.

PLANS to harmonise the way corporate tax is calculated across the EU will undermine the Irish economy, Fianna Fáil MEP Eoin Ryan has warned.