NEW agencies designed to oversee the banking sector and prevent crisis are top-heavy with bankers to the detriment of customers, according to the European consumers’ body, BEUC.

EU medical authorities have been sharply criticised by the European Ombudsman over their refusal to give access to an Irish citizen who sought information on adverse reactions to the controversial anti-acne drug, Roaccutane.

Animal welfare campaigners have accused the European Commission of producing a “scientifically flawed” and biased report on the need for tougher laws to safeguard live animals used in research.

THE European Ombudsman has rejected complaints by the widow of a Corkman who died by suicide that EU bodies failed to adequately review concerns she raised about the safety of the anti-depressant drug, Seroxat.

IRISH people are among the most enthusiastic supporters of the EU. We are even willing to have more decisions made by Brussels than by their own government.