EUROPEAN Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso is being accused of being biased towards the big member states and of ignoring smaller countries, including Ireland.

SET ASIDE your hallucinations about your place in Europe was the unusually bold message delivered by European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso in London this week.

A STRICT limit on the size of hand luggage and the quantity of liquids to be taken on board airlines has been proposed by the European Commission.

WEN JIABAO dealt very firmly with the questions about his country’s human rights record. Calmly and patiently the prime minister of the world’s most populous country redefined human rights.

CHILDREN’S shoes could be taxed for the first time under proposals to be debated by EU member states during the next month.

THE EUROPEAN Constitution that took more than 100 politicians, hundreds of diplomats and thousands of lobbyists two years to put together looks pretty dead.

THE EU has decided that multi-billion dollar cosmetic companies need not tell consumers if their beauty products have caused problems or contain dangerous ingredients because it would be too expensive.

IRELAND could have 25 sets of divorce laws if an EU proposal is passed.

CHEAP air fares that turn out to be much more expensive than advertised are to be banned under new proposals from Brussels.

MOBILE phone roaming charges are set to be slashed — but European Commissioners including Charlie McCreevy are opposing the move.