IRISH workers are more likely than their European counterparts to experience physical violence in the workplace, while older workers say they suffer age discrimination.

THE European Commission is expected to pull back from the brink of partially breaking off accession negotiations with Turkey when it issues its annual progress report today.

MUSLIM women who cover their faces in Europe are not being reasonable in adapting to western society, the President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso believes.

EVERY six minutes, a woman in the EU dies of breast cancer — but comprehensive screening, in countries such as Ireland, could reduce this shocking statistic.

MORE than 30 million people in Europe have asthma and deaths have reached 180,000 a year, with one person dying every hour.

ALL long-grain rice from the US is set to be tested for genetically modified organisms after several consignments were found to have traces of GM rice varieties banned in Europe.

THE Government has asked the European Commission to prevent Ryanair taking over Aer Lingus but has admitted that although they had considered the possibility of such a takeover, they were taken by surprise when it happened.

DANGEROUS chemicals in everyday products must be replaced — when available — with safer alternatives, MEPs decided yesterday.

GOVERNMENT and opposition MEPs have called on the European Commission to investigate the attempted e1.4 billion takeover of Aer Lingus by Ryanair.

THE EU has agreed to hand over airline passenger data to an unlimited number of US agencies in a new deal thrashed out during a nine-hour conference.