Person: Economic and Monetary Affairs

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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Rehn: Monetary union at crossroads

The EU's Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner is warning that the eurozone crisis has placed the monetary union at a critical crossroads that could make or break the single currency.

business

Ross backs Ireland’s recovery

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Mitchell: Rehn supports reducing Ireland's bailout interest rate

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Merkel seeks ‘middle ground’ rescue package

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EU official praises Irish Government cutbacks

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EU agrees €30bn loan for Greece

EU criticises state for over optimism on growth

THE Government should stand ready to make more budget cuts and raise taxes, European Union finance experts have warned.

Thu, 18 Mar, 2010

Euro ministers say Ireland must cut deficit to 3%

IRELAND has no alternative but to cut the burgeoning government deficit back to 3% by 2013, euro group ministers agreed at their meeting last night.

Tue, 05 May, 2009

Household debts put economy at risk

IRELAND’S GDP growth for this year and next will be fuelled almost totally by domestic demand, but increasing household debt poses a risk to the economy, the European Commission has warned in its spring economic forecast.

Tue, 09 May, 2006

EU gives UK six months to show how it can cut budget deficit

European Union finance ministers today ordered Britain to rein in public spending and bring its budget deficit under the EU limit by the end of March 2007.

Tue, 24 Jan, 2006

EU number-crunchers could target national budgets

The European Commission today proposed giving itself tougher powers to probe national governments’ budget figures.

Wed, 02 Mar, 2005

Finance ministers wrong: EU court

EU FINANCE ministers were told by the European Court of Justice they were wrong to suspend their own rules for the Stability and Growth Pact last year.

Wed, 14 Jul, 2004

Growth in euro area goes on

ECONOMIC recovery is continuing in the eurozone with growth expected to be slightly higher than the 1.7% forecast for the year, according to the European Commission.

Sat, 03 Jul, 2004

Stability pact puts spotlight on McCreevy

CREATING jobs, modernising Europe’s economies, presiding over enlargement, improving US relations and progressing Europe’s draft Constitution are all headline issues for Ireland during its six-month presidency.

Fri, 02 Jan, 2004

Economy EU’s second-fastest in 2004

IRELAND will be the euro-zone’s second-fastest growing economy next year, well above the EU average and just slightly behind that of the US.

Tue, 16 Dec, 2003

France set to avoid censure over deficit

FRANCE looks set to get away with breaking the euro rules as EU finance ministers agreed to postpone a decision on the issue.

Wed, 05 Nov, 2003

European Commission likely to cut 2003 growth forecast

THE European Commission said yesterday it was likely to cut its euro zone growth forecast for 2003 from the current 1.8% due to pressures from a slower than expected pick up and geo-political uncertainty.

Tue, 18 Feb, 2003

Solbes praises savings scheme

Ireland's fiercest critic in the European Union has met with Finance Minister Charlie McCreevy in Dublin.

Mon, 19 Feb, 2001