Whatever about the ‘necessity’ of austerity packages, anti-Greek sentiment is inflated by prejudice and unmasks EU bully-boy tactics

As the Greek economy continues to tank many are wondering if joining the Euro was the right idea. JASON WALSH says it doesn’t matter which currency you have, what matters is how much of it you have in your pocket

As the Ukrainian presidential election goes to round two, candidates’ “pro-Western” or “anti-Western” leanings are not what actually matters, says NATALIA ANTONOVA reporting from Ukraine

We know airport security is a problem when European governments are planting plastic explosives on travellers, says JASON WALSH

Public life is still dominated by the idea that the Irish are unique – uniquely stupid – but there is nothing unique about Ireland. Isn’t it about time we admitted that, asks JASON WALSH

Both boosters and critics of capitalism should so a little more (free) market research. JASON WALSH crunches the numbers.

With the international court of justice set to rule on Kosovo’s independence we can expect more secessionist movements – and a lot worse, says JASON WALSH

A fashion shoot for an in-flight magazine taken at the Berlin Holocaust memorial was tastless and silly, but it was not anti-Semitic

Having worked for Declan Ganley is enough to raise not only eyebrows, but questions from politicians about fitness for office

Ukip and Sinn Féin share a common gene-pool, says Patrick West

If Robert Ramsay has his way unionists will continue continue to slide into cultural politics after republicans, threatening to undermine their entire project and show up their leaders as ‘wee dafties’.

Review by Jason Walsh

Ireland’s second referendum on the Lisbon Treaty had Eurocrats on the edge of their seat – but it was the national government’s problems of legitimacy that made the European Union look a lot more attractive.

By James Heartfield

Jason Walsh reports from Dublin where it seems neither the Yes camp nor the No camp voted with much enthusiasm.

Fix the EU first, then we’ll talk about a constitution.

Forget what British eurosceptics say, here are the real reasons why the EU is impossible to love.

As Ireland approaches its second referendum on the Lisbon treaty the campaigning on both sides is becoming increasingly shrill, but if the EU was more open about its objectives it would face far less opposition.

The Irish establishment has decided that the Lisbon Treaty must pass and so it is stifling public debate on the issue.

By Jason Walsh

By focusing on consumption, both sides in the debate over illegal file-sharing ignore the value of creative labour.

By Jason Walsh

The Lisbon treaty debate is far from over but even with Declan Ganley gone it’s still worth looking at the establishment focus on him, says Jason Walsh