The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed in principle to make a contribution of up to €500m to the Dublin Metro project.

A group of Cork businesswomen had a chance to get up close and personal with one of the European Union’s most senior politicians recently when they met Margot Wallström, Vice-President of the European Commission, for coffee and a chat during the Commissioner’s visit to the city.

AT a fascinating presentation in Dublin last week, the Vice-President of the European Central Bank Dr. Lucas Papademos discussed the euro’s future, focusing on how the applicant States of eastern Europe will be incorporated into the Eurozone over the coming years, without weakening the reputation or strength of the single currency or the Eurozone.