THE EU’s competition commissioner has called for an investigation into the Government’s plan to give the multinational Intel €170 million of taxpayers’ money.

Revolving doors on prisons were a real fascination in this country just a decade ago. Now the concept appear to have been transferred to a European context.

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern will conclude his Presidency related commitments this morning when he addresses the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

The Taoiseach is to propose the name of Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Barroso for the position of President of the EU Commission.

THE race is on for the presidency of the European Commission.

PRESIDENT of the European Parliament Pat Cox will make his farewell speech today after two and a half years as its president, but his future career path is still uncertain.

Political Editor Harry McGee says Europe’s problems were put aside for an unreal day.

WITH the chill autumn winds blowing around the street corners of Brussels there is a sense that the EU is unravelling at the edges.

A JOINT proposal by France and Germany to have two presidents of the European Union was rejected by the smaller members at the Convention on the future of the EU in Brussels.