Ireland

European Union foreign ministers are meeting in Luxembourg to try to figure out how to save the reforming Lisbon Treaty after the Irish rejected it in a referendum, but as yet there does not appear to be the semblance of an idea, let alone a plan. Europe, says Colin Chapman, is increasingly becoming a region where members’ own interests count most. [more]

It could be years before Europe makes another concerted effort at tighter integration -- if it even wants to. [more]

Ireland held on Thursday a referendum on the Treaty of Lisbon, the result of which could determine the fate of the European Union. [more]

Ireland’s 45,000-member Technical Engineer and Electrical Union criticized the European Union's Treaty of Lisbon on May 5 over concerns about workers’ rights. [more]

Recent findings that one key nanotechnology product's manufacture could pose a health risk will enhance pressure for a decision on how to regulate the sector. [more]