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Ministers will attempt to devise the fiscal effort needed to kick start growth in key European economies

Sean Whelan: Taxing times for finance ministers

The Eurogroup and Ecofin meetings of finance ministers taking place on Monday and Tuesday between EU finance ministers have very full - and potentially explosive - agendas that deal with some of the biggest economic and political issues out there.

Business • 03 Dec 16

That view, expressed by most Fed policymakers at the last policy meeting, suggests the central bank is much closer to lifting rates again than Wall Street expects

US Federal Reserve may raise rates in June

The Federal Reserve will likely raise interest rates in June if economic data points to stronger second-quarter growth as well as firming inflation and employment, according to minutes from the US central bank's April policy meeting released today.

Business • 18 May 16

Last year Permanent TSB admitted it wrongly moved customers on tracker loans to more expensive mortgages

PTSB tracker customers consider legal action

Permanent TSB customers who were wrongly moved from tracker loans are meeting this evening to consider taking legal action against the bank.

Business • 31 Mar 16

The plan proposes a 'systematic effort to capture and destroy vessels used by smugglers'

EU announces proposals to address migration crisis

The EU has unveiled a ten-point action plan to stem the tide of migrants crossing the Mediterranean after the latest disastrous loss of life, promising to step up both control and rescue operations.

News • 20 Apr 15

There have been objections to the selection of Fianna Fáil's Marc MacSharry

Chairman warns row could damage banking inquiry

The chair of the selection committee at the centre of a row that is delaying the banking inquiry has warned that the dispute could damage the work of the investigation.

News • 09 Jun 14

Calls for peaceful change in Syria

Members of Syria's internal opposition held a rare meeting in Damascus to call for a peaceful end to President Bashar al-Assad's rule, after months of fighting in which thousands have been killed.

News • 23 Sep 12