Person: European Economic Affairs Commissioner

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

EU corporate tax plan could isolate Ireland politically

EU regulators have renewed a push to create a common base for calculating taxable corporate profits with draft legislation that threatens to isolate Ireland politically as the UK prepares to quit the bloc.

Wed, 26 Oct, 2016

Member states ‘right’ to dump EU directives

European Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said yesterday that EU member states are right to ditch specific recommendations on economic reforms from the European Commission, because of their tediousness.

Mon, 06 Jul, 2015

Rehn: ESM banking firewall should be considered

European Economic Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn has said a Eurozone firewall to recapitalise banks should be considered "a serious possibility".

Mon, 04 Jun, 2012

Creighton 'confident' of deal on promissory notes

Minister for European Affairs Lucinda Creighton has said that the attempt to get a better deal on Ireland's banking debt is not "dead in the water".

Thu, 15 Mar, 2012

EU should aim for more, not less in bid to contain troubles

There was no quick response, as an economic problem became political

Fri, 15 Jul, 2011