Ireland could be facing a large fine, and daily penalties imposed by the EU’s top court, over the Government’s failure to implement EU anti-money-laundering rules.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Consumers buying goods or services online from today have a way to resolve any disputes that should be free and painless.

The EU and United States should reach agreement next month on a new framework to replace the Safe Harbour pact enabling data transfers from Europe to the United States, European Justice Commissioner Vera Jourova told a newspaper.

Ireland is among a handful of countries in the EU where women are falling farther behind men in what they are paid when working, and when they retire.

EU lawmakers will quiz Jonathan Hill for a second time today after they said the UK’s nominee to be the bloc’s next financial services chief failed to satisfy them in an initial hearing last week.