Ireland

By Alexis Papachelas

From Germany, to the Czech Republic, and Belgium to Ireland, there are unique and beautiful places that any beer lover should include in their bucket list!

Bamberg, Germany

Plzeň, Czech Republic

By John Geddie

Another round of Greek debt relief could make the country's bonds a safer investment than those of several other eurozone countries, a major US bank has told its clients.

Bulgarian PM Boiko Borisov and his former colleague, currently Party of European Socialists (PES) leader Sergei Stanishev have both agreed on the issue of the accession of Bulgaria in the Shengen area, a press release stated on Thursday.

Borisov's center-right party GERB is also a member of the European People's Party (EPP) holding majority in EU parliament. 

The airports in Athens, Mykonos and Santorini are included in the list of European airports with the highest performance as far as a rise in passenger traffic is concerned.

Turkey has become one of the 10 countries with the lowest debt-to-GDP ratio among 47 countries surveyed, according to the latest report by consultancy firm McKinsey.

The European Commission foresees a modest growth of 0.8 % for the Bulgarian economy in 2015 and a further 1 % growth in 2016.

This became evident from the Commission's Winter Economic Forecast, which was released on Thursday.

According to it, Bulgaria registered an economic growth of 1.4 % in 2014, which is an increase of 0.2 % compared to an earlier estimate.

By Padraic Halpin & Conor Humphries

DUBLIN - Europe and the "undemocratic" European Central Bank risk fueling the growth of right-wing parties across the continent if they ignore the will of the Greek people, Gerry Adams, leader of Ireland's leftist Sinn Fein said on Thursday.

Pope Francis has sent Catholic clergy a powerful reminder of their duty to stamp out sexual abuse of children by priests, warning that they must never let a fear of scandal lead to cover-ups.
      

Greece should follow in the steps of Ireland's ?constructive engagement? with Europe in dealing with its lingering debt crisis, the country's Prime Minister Enda Kenny has said.

?For Greece, there's a lesson from Ireland,? Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny told CNBC on the sidelines of the Irish Business and Employers Confederation's conference in Dublin on Wednesday.