A massive programme to unlock funding from private investors, crowd funding and insurance companies for business and infrastructure in the EU has received a mixed response.

The fight against terrorism can never justify secret and illegal mass surveillance, the European Parliament has said, demanding that a range of agreements with the US be scrapped or put on hold.

IRISH consumers and businesses will be able to avail of fresh business opportunities after the European Parliament rubber-stamped regulations covering online shopping.

CONSUMER and health groups are pitted against the processed food industry in a battle about how to illustrate food packaging with information on what is in our food.

TO fix or not to fix interest rates is back on agenda.