PEOPLE injured while travelling in vans or other vehicles not intended for passengers must be compensated, the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice decided yesterday.

HACKERS manipulated votes and played video games on e-voting machines in the Netherlands, similar to those bought for use in Ireland.

JUSTICE Minister Michael McDowell defended his decision to prosecute 10-year-olds for serious crime, despite United Nations concern over the move.

LAWYERS from other EU member states cannot be forced to pass a language test to be registered to practice, the European Court of Justice has ruled.

STORES that advertise their goods are cheaper than their competitors could be acting illegally following a ruling by the European Court of Justice.

PAT COX, former President of the European Parliament, has denied he is about to re-enter Irish politics and run in next summer’s General Election.

IRELAND has the second lowest take-up of broadband in the EU 15 and has fallen behind three of the European Union’s new member states according to the latest figures.

THE Irish Food Safety Authority is testing supermarket products for illegal genetically modified rice that has turned up in other EU countries.

NEW rules aimed at preventing political interference in bank mergers and takeovers in the EU have been proposed by Internal Market Commissioner Charlie McCreevy.

THE European Union and China have agreed to begin new negotiations on trade and energy that will not be directly dependent on China delivering progress on human rights issues.