AFTER generations of emigration, Irish people are now among the most reluctant in Europe to go abroad in search of work.

EU Employment Commissioner Laszlo Andor is to visit the mid-west region to inspect progress on the distribution of a €22 million European Globalisation Adjustment Fund to former Dell workers.

The Government has applied to the EU for €20m in funding to support the 1,900 Dell workers made redundant in Limerick.

THE EU will release funds early for retraining and upskilling Irish people unemployed as a result of the economic crisis, a delegation of training and employment bodies has been told.

Controversial plans by football’s world governing body to limit the number of foreign players do not breach EU rules, an independent report declared today.

Senior Irish MEPs tonight said they were confident top European officials would sign-off on a multi-million euro handout to support laid-off Dell employees.

Europeans are preparing to mark the half-century birthday of the EU with pomp and proclamations this month in Berlin.

FATAL accidents at work could be cut by a quarter inside five years under a strategy unveiled by the EU.

THE second anniversary of EU accession yesterday was marked by calls for increased protection for migrant workers as European nations remain divided over whether to open their borders.