A Eurosceptic Conservative MP in England has called on the governor of the Bank of England to consider his position, accusing Mark Carney of "a deliberate attempt to scare people into thinking we should remain in the EU".

David Cameron has allowed Eurosceptics to dictate the narrative of the UK debate on EU membership, says Mary C Murphy

London mayor Boris Johnson has declared his intention to stand for parliament at next year’s general election, putting an end to months of speculation about his ambitions for a return to Westminster.

Brian Crowley’s solo run leaves Soldiers of Destiny at sea, writes Europe Correspondent Ann Cahill.

A two-day EU summit begins in Brussels tomorrow and the stage is set for a fraught, divisive meeting of the 28 national leaders. British Prime Minister David Cameron’s trenchant opposition to the appointment of Jean-Claude Juncker as head of the European Commission, despite his endorsement by Germany, is the issue.

Fianna Fáil will discuss expelling poll-topping MEP Brian Crowley from the party when they meet today after his decision to join the Eurosceptic group led by British Tory members.

A senior Conservative MEP has called for an electoral pact between his party and Ukip as the Eurosceptic insurgency looked set to top a national election for the first time.

Exit polls showed the far right and Eurosceptics making sweeping gains in European Parliament elections, signalling a major political shift toward parties that want to slash the European Union’s powers or abolish it altogether.

Eurosceptic MEPs are set to enter the debate on Ireland’s referendum over the EU fiscal compact treaty in the coming days and will be sending vote no leaflets to homes nationwide.

The Dutch caretaker government and several opposition parties said today that they have done in a matter of days what the Cabinet failed to do in seven weeks: craft a provisional 2013 austerity budget.

Finnish voters dealt a blow to Europe’s plans to rescue Portugal and other debt-ridden economies, ousting the pro-bailout government and giving a major boost to a Eurosceptic nationalist party.

EUROPEAN Affairs Minister Dick Roche lambasted the UK Independence Party [UKIP] after it suggested the Irish electorate had been “bullied” into voting Yes.

Given that MEPs spend much of their time working in Brussels and Strasbourg, they don't always make the headlines at home.

The Czech Constitutional Court has delayed its verdict on whether the Lisbon Treaty conforms to the country's constitution.

Poland’s business-friendly and pro-EU Civic Platform ousted prime minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski’s conservatives in parliamentary elections, early results said today, in the strongest showing for any single party since the eastern European country overthrew Communism in 1989.

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and his 24-member team today easily survived a no-confidence vote launched by Eurosceptic members of the European Parliament.

THE European Parliament yesterday approved the reshuffled 25-member European Commission, ending a political showdown over objections to the team.

A top EC whistleblower and a Eurosceptic MEP joined forces today to call for an investigation into the alleged misuse of British taxpayers’ money in Europe.

Ann Cahill, European Correspondent, Strasbourg

THE Taoiseach yesterday flatly denied he offered his finance minister the job of European Commissioner to get him out of the way and create space for a reshuffle of his Cabinet.

The European Commission's accounting system, which deals with more than over €80bn annually, has been described as insecure and unreliable by Martha Andreason.