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.

BURMA’S military junta experienced the European Union’s new policy of sanctions and dialogue at the Asian-EU (ASEM) summit in Helsinki yesterday.

PEOPLE on social welfare are to be given more free electricity in a bid to offset the 20% hike in bills from next year, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern announced yesterday.

TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern said he hopes Mary Harney will remain as Health Minister and in that event he will not reshuffle his Cabinet.

THE Irish prison population could be significantly reduced if the EU rules that non-nationals can be sent back to their home country to await trial.