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# eu-summit - Friday 12 April, 2013
Garda protest outside EU finance ministers meeting in Dublin Castle
Members of the Garda Representative Association are protesting outside the two-day summit of finance chiefs.
# eu-summit - Friday 23 November, 2012
EU budget talks head into second day but no deal yet
Angela Merkel is doubtful as to whether a deal can be reached as the leaders of the 27 EU members meet again today.
# eu-summit - Friday 19 October, 2012
EU leaders agree on bank supervision
They agreed at the EU summit to create a single supervisor for banks in countries that use the euro.
# eu-summit - Thursday 18 October, 2012
Slideshow: The EU summit in Brussels
Greater European Union control of national budgets, oh and what the heads of state will be dining on tonight.
EU summit: Merkel backs EU budget control
While not originally on the agenda, there is speculation Spain may ask for a limited bailout in Brussels.
# eu-summit - Friday 29 June, 2012
We Know How You Feel Photo of the Day
This is Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker at summit of EU leaders in Brussels. Maybe he knows something we don’t…
# eu-summit - Monday 21 May, 2012
Explainer: What are Eurobonds and why do they matter?
Your quick guide to current proposals for a commmon euro-area bond.
# eu-summit - Wednesday 29 February, 2012
As it happened: Dáil discussion on the EU fiscal treaty referendum
Just 24 hours after announcing that Ireland will hold a referendum on the treaty, the Dáil is holding discussions on the matter. We’re following each and every word. Come, join us.
# eu-summit - Tuesday 31 January, 2012
The 5 at 5: Tuesday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
AG to decide on need for referendum
Independent TD Richard Boyd Barrett has echoed other opposition parties’ calls for a referendum on the new EU fiscal compact.
Caption Competition: What’s Nicolas Sarkozy doing to our Enda?
A playful stroke or a bit of manhandling in Brussels?
# eu-summit - Monday 30 January, 2012
The 5 at 5: Monday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
Welcome to Brussels, EU leaders! Everyone is on strike
The summit to sign off on the ‘fiscal compact’ deal has coincided with Belgium’s first general strike in almost 20 years.
The 9 at 9: Monday
The 9 stories you need to know this morning, including the latest on the woman’s body found in a bag in Dublin, today’s EU summit, and the banker who is giving back his bonus…
# eu-summit - Tuesday 24 January, 2012
Enda Kenny: New EU treaty is ‘absolutely in Ireland’s interest’
Speaking ahead of next week’s EU summit, the Taoiseach said Ireland had “nothing to fear” from the so-called fiscal compact.
# eu-summit - Friday 16 December, 2011
# eu-summit - Tuesday 13 December, 2011
The 9 at 9: Tuesday
Nine things you should know this morning…
# eu-summit - Friday 9 December, 2011
Will Ireland need to hold a referendum over EU fiscal plan?
Minister for European Affairs Lucinda Creighton says there is a “50-50 chance” of the matter being put to the Irish people. TheJournal.ie investigates if we are facing a referendum.
# eu-summit - Thursday 8 December, 2011
The 9 at 9: Thursday
Nine things you should know this morning…
# eu-summit - Wednesday 7 December, 2011
‘Merkozy’ urge common taxes ahead of EU summit
In their submission to the European Council ahead of the EU leaders’ summit tomorrow, Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy outline proposals to harmonise corporation tax and impose a new financial transaction tax.
# eu-summit - Tuesday 6 December, 2011
EU Commission could be given powers to impose austerity – report
The president of the European Council has proposed a radical shake-up of the eurozone ahead of the upcoming summit.
Germany welcomes S&P moves to downgrade eurozone
Wolfgang Schauble says threats that the entire eurozone could be downgraded are an “incentive” for EU leaders to strike a deal.
# eu-summit - Monday 5 December, 2011
S&P may downgrade 16 eurozone countries – and increase interest on our bailout
Standard & Poor’s says 16 eurozone nations could have their credit ratings cut – which would make Ireland’s bailout more expensive.
Merkozy: Europe needs a ‘tougher’ treaty
The leaders of France and Germany say that a new, “tougher” European treaty needed to be agreed upon by March of next year.
‘Merkozy’ meet to plan stronger fiscal coordination across eurozone
The German Chancellor and French President are meeting in Paris today to finalise their proposals for stronger fiscal coordination to stabilise the euro.
# eu-summit - Saturday 3 December, 2011
Euro ‘architect’ claims single currency was flawed from the start
Former EC president Jacques Delors says faults in the single currency were exposed when the global credit crunch struck.
# eu-summit - Monday 17 October, 2011
G20 urges Eurozone leaders to come up with ‘comprehensive plan’
A summit of Eurozone leaders next Sunday is expected to be decisive for the long-term economic prospects of the region.
# eu-summit - Friday 24 June, 2011
The 9 at 9: Friday
Nine things you need to know by 9am including: Enda and Nicolas’ brief encounter; Noonan urges us to spend spend spend; How Libyan rebels communicate; and the illegal Pulitzer Prize winner.
Second Greek bailout negotiations progress – but hinge on austerity
Greek government has to pass its unpopular austerity plans before accessing either the next batch of its current bailout, or a second bailout.
Kenny meets Sarkozy as tax issue shifts focus
Reluctance to cut Ireland’s bailout interest rate appears to now hinge on a different tax issue than our low corporate tax rate…
# eu-summit - Thursday 23 June, 2011
Taoiseach to come face to face with Sarkozy at EU summit
Greece will top the agenda at the European Council meeting, with fears that contagion will spread around the world.
The 9 at 9: Thursday
Nine things you really should know by 9pm: Kenny heads to Brussels, Norris gets a boost from the public and what the British ambassador really thought of Charles Haughey in 1980…
# eu-summit - Sunday 10 April, 2011
The Daily Fix: Sunday
In todays Fix: Poland remembers the victims of last year’s plane crash in western Russia; an Oxford academic cancels his book launch in NUI Maynooth over Lucinda Creighton’s “anti-Turkish and anti-gay” comments; and we hear Obama’s first campaign song. Maybe.
# eu-summit - Friday 25 March, 2011
The Daily Fix: Friday
In today’s Fix: an appeal to consumers to stop buying medicines online; Japanese officials say a large radiation leak may have occurred at the Fukushima plant; and we show some of the best results of our caption competition.
Portuguese bond yields soar after overnight debt downgrade
Portugal’s crisis is taking the shine off the EU summit in Brussels, where leaders have put the finishing touches to a “comprehensive package” in response to the financial crisis.
Caption competition: Give Enda Kenny a hand
Taoiseach Kenny is almost out of the frame in this pic from the EU summit – we ask YOU: What was he thinking?
The 9 at 9: Friday
Nine things you need to know by 9am: British police may investigate Neil Prendeville; how Barack Obama was locked out of the White House and the cheating scandal that’s rocking the chess world.
# eu-summit - Thursday 24 March, 2011
Portugal and Ireland’s woes dominate EU summit
The political crisis in Portugal takes the shine off the EU’s new crisis strategy, which was due to be signed off at the summit.
# eu-summit - Saturday 4 December, 2010
German Chancellor Merkel ‘threatened to pull out of euro zone’
Reports emerge that Merkel had made remark at dinner during EU summit which was dominated by Irish bailout.






















































