THE collapse of negotiations yesterday on a €3.8 billion EU support fund will put further pressure on the already-struggling fishing industry.

THE Irish defence industry will find it easier to tender for business in the lucrative €30 billion a year military equipment market, under a new EU agreement.

FURTHER barriers to letting Europeans move freely around the European Union (EU) were removed recently when Justice Minister Michael McDowell adopted new EU legislation.

VODAFONE is to cut the cost of roaming calls by 40% following pressure from the European Union.

EU Justice Ministers took the unusual step of allowing an outsider into their meeting in Luxembourg last week when Peter Sutherland addressed them.

CHILDREN, particularly the most vulnerable and disadvantaged, are being placed at risk by the government's failure to amend the Constitution, according to child and legal experts.