EUROPEAN Commissioner Charlie McCreevy has turned up the pressure on the Government to reform the VHI.

MILLIONS of euro in bribes changed hands in connection with tenders for European Commission buildings and security services, EU and Belgian authorities have revealed.

EU finance ministers have unanimously agreed banking changes estimated to save consumers and business at least€28 billion a year.

IRELAND should be able to vote on a new Constitution for Europe in the 2009 elections, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern believes.

EU INTERNAL Market Commissioner Charlie McCreevy is fighting off criticism of his spending four days at Cheltenham races rather than attending to business in Brussels.

MEPs want to slash mobile phone roaming charges — not just for making calls but also for receiving and sending text messages and data.

IRISH women have joined the one million women in Europe who suffer from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to demand urgent action on the poor services available for the incurable disease.

THE Irish are Europe’s biggest binge drinkers and even increasing the price of alcohol by 25% would not make them drink less, claims an EU-wide survey.

IRISH consumers being ripped off by companies selling anything from insurance to holidays should be able to take US-style class actions to win compensation, the European Commission says.

PLUMMETING sales at airport duty free shops will be on the agenda for the EU-US summit next month, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has promised.