The President of the European Commission says he wants Ireland's legacy debt issues dealt with before we take over the Presidency of the EU on January 1.

Joint eurobonds issued by the 17 euro nations are being backed by European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso as a solution to the financial crisis, putting him on a collision course with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

The European Commission President Jose Manuel Barosso has warned that the eurozone is threatened by a "systemic crisis".

Garrett FitzGerald has been described as "a committed and outstanding European" by European Commission president Jose Manuel Barosso.

The President of the European Commission has launched The Single Market Act.

A proposal published by the European Commission today could see Ireland and other eurozone countries required to submit their budgets in advance for 'peer review' by other Member States before they could be adopted by the national parliament.

PLANS are going ahead for a protest over the threats posed to Irish farming and agri business by the world trade talks, when the European Commission president José Manuel Barroso visits Dublin next Thursday.

The president of the European Commission told the Taoiseach this afternoon that he will decide his stance on Ryanair's attempted takeover of Aer Lingus early next month.