Taoiseach Enda Kenny has admitted he found parts of Ireland’s European Union presidency mentally draining.

The Government should request that Germany supply any information relating to Irish economic interests that may have been compromised as a result of US bugging of chancellor Angela Merkel’s phone.

David Cameron is today hoping to kick off the G8 summit in Northern Ireland with progress on a free trade deal between Europe and the US which he believes could “turbo-charge the transatlantic economy”.

The Government is planning to use our presidency of Europe next year to work on a transatlantic trade deal.

The Peace & Neutrality Alliance (PANA) are to hold a demonstration at the Dáil on Kildare Street tomorrow against the proposed Defence (Amendment) Bill 2006.

AN upbeat George W Bush last night attempted to turn a page in the transatlantic relationship following four years of mainly ill-tempered contact.

US President George W Bush will make another trip to Europe next year where he is likely to find the atmosphere warmer than in recent years.

EUROPE’s new ambassador to the United States, John Bruton, who took up office yesterday, plans to concentrate on the business links between the two blocs.

TWELVE million jobs depend on the vital trade links between the US and the European Union, the next EU Ambassador to Washington John Bruton revealed yesterday.

THE Government deserves praise for a superb performance in the EU presidency.

The President of the Chambers of Commerce of Ireland (CCI) has today expressed concern at the future of EU/ US transatlantic trade.

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UNILEVER boss Niall FitzGerald said Europe had given into “phantom fears” about genetically modified (GM) food and bought into the Frankenstein food scare tactics of its opponents.

US President George Bush will stay at Dromoland Castle, Co Clare when he visits Ireland in June, it was reported today.

FINANCE Minister Charlie McCreevy will host his EU colleagues and central bank governors at a meeting in the controversial Punchestown Exhibition Centre in his Kildare constituency tomorrow.

Huge celebrations are being planned to mark the enlargement of the EU, it was revealed today.

The Irish Exporters Association has warned of the potential damage to Ireland’s trade with the US if the full impact of the EU sanctions on imports are fully implemented

THE EU should give up the idea of becoming a counterweight to the US in world affairs, Foreign Minister Brian Cowen will tell his colleagues today at a meeting in Greece.

THE EU should give up the idea of becoming a counterweight to the US in world affairs Foreign Minister Brian Cowen will tell his colleagues today at a meeting in Greece.