The standard of living experienced by Irish citizens is below the EU average, despite Ireland having the second highest GDP among the 28 member states.

Before the hysteria starts it needs to be pointed out that the tone or content of the ECB letter, while meeting the usual Irish default need to blame someone else, isn’t the point.

Iceland didn’t break the law by refusing to compensate British and Dutch customers of Landsbanki Islands after the lender collapsed, a European court ruled.

THE European Free Trade Association (EFTA) was founded in the 1960s to achieve economic growth, full employment, an increase in productivity, financial stability and a constant improvement of living standards by abolishing trade restrictions among member states.

YOUR report headlined ‘Pharmacists have to swallow similar medicine as taxi drivers’ (Irish Examiner, November 17) contained several inaccuracies and was incorrect in its basic premise that pharmacists are uncompetitive and facing major regulatory liberalisation in the new year.

New car registrations in Europe dropped 1.4% in August as rising interest rates and fuel costs deterred some consumers from buying new vehicles.

Concern over illegal tax breaks has stopped work at the gigantic "Snow White" offshore field near Norway.