Dr Donal Donovan considers who and what was responsible for the demise of the Celtic Tiger – and whether Ireland’s preferential corporate tax regime can be sustained in the face of pressures from other countries.
Sinn Féin’s Pearse Dohery says that he has met with a family who were advised to clear arrears of €300 by selling their home, something the PTSB CEO says he is “not aware” of.
The EU can restore trust by pursuing evidence-based policies that will put people first – namely by setting targets for the real economy, humanitarian aid, and social justice, writes Tom McDonnell.
The extent to which banks are running Ireland and Europe is clearly shown by the recently published Insolvency Guidelines and Rules, writes Dave Hughes.
The EU needs to either get on with integration, proper banking and political union or separate into amicable trading partners and neighbours, writes Aaron McKenna.
The looming payment deadline for the next €3.06 billion promissory note instalment is at the centre of discussions – but the legality of this debt is not being properly considered, writes Andy Storey.
The flamboyant former prime minister is on a media blitz as he prepares his attempt to return to power for a fourth time, warning of civil war if Italy continues on its current course.
Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti has said he is stepping down just hours after Silvio Berlusconi announced he would run again for head of government.
IT IS FAIR to say that a lot of people would love to jet off for a break in the sun or a weekend away in a European city.
Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said that holidaying abroad is currently illegal but that ‘may change’ over the summer.
Speaking this week at the launch of the government’s Be Summer Ready campaign, Coveney said the government is “not in the space now” to change the rules around travelling abroad but that may change in the coming months.
The European Parliament is set to vote next week on the proposal for Digital Green Certificates– also known as Covid passports.
The aim of Digital Green Certificates is to allow the return of free movement of people around Europe this summer – by proving that a person has either been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, has a negative test result, or has recovered from Covid-19.
Today we want to know: Would you support a Digital Green Cert allowing fully vaccinated people to go on holiday?
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