Meta loses court battle with European Commission over documents requestFacebook owner argued commission over-reached in its investigation of suspected anti-competitive behaviourWed May 24 2023 - 08:54
Apple argues disputed €13.1 billion is being paid in tax to the United StatesEU Commission made ‘numerous errors’ in its arguments that Ireland should be paid the additional tax, court hearsTue May 23 2023 - 18:21
Strength in numbers: Luxembourg and Ireland team up to defend their competitive tax regimes Working together, smaller EU countries and multinationals have delivered the Commission a series of painful blowsTue May 23 2023 - 17:59
New data transfer agreement with US to be in place ‘by summer’, EU says Comments made after Meta received a record fine from the Data Protection Commission for breaching EU data protection lawsMon May 22 2023 - 16:25
‘Consensus’ growing on need to change Ireland’s neutrality triple lock, Tánaiste saysMicheál Martin said current rule gives Russia an effective veto over Irish peacekeeping effortsMon May 22 2023 - 12:40
Talks to finalise Mercosur have progressed ‘a lot’ - CallearyEU keen to ratify accord ahead of 2024 European elections but concerns remain on beef and sustainability standardsMon May 22 2023 - 11:10
Russian diamond trade targeted in G7 talks as leaders meet in JapanConcerns remain any ban on importing Russian diamonds would cause trade to divert to other global jewel hubsThu May 18 2023 - 19:17
Ireland can’t claim tax of multinationals while disowning their emissionsEurope Letter: EU debates how to reform GDP and economic measures amid dire climate warningsThu May 18 2023 - 05:00
Air travel not economic growth boosted Irish emissions late last year, Eurostat saysAgency appears to contradict the Government, which blamed multi-national presence for ‘distorting’ emissions figuresWed May 17 2023 - 05:00
Former bailout countries lead EU growthGreece, Portugal, Cyprus, Spain and Ireland all close to the top of the table of economic growth in the European Commission’s forecast for 2023Mon May 15 2023 - 18:50
Erdogan clings on as Turkish election heads for May 28th run-offPoll seen as referendum on Turkey’s future a century since foundation of the secular republicSun May 14 2023 - 22:16
Early results contested in crucial Turkish electionOpposition promising to restore democracy and halt authoritarian slide under Recep Tayyip ErdoganSun May 14 2023 - 20:21
Could Turkey reject Erdogan and turn around its struggling democracy?High stakes as charismatic strongman faces first credible challenge in recent memorySat May 13 2023 - 08:25
EU attempts tough balancing act on China Bid to agree joint strategy towards Beijing that is wary but constructiveFri May 12 2023 - 17:43
German chancellor’s Oscar Wilde misquote looks like carelessnessEurope Letter: A citation by Olaf Scholz sounded more like something that would be shared on LinkedInThu May 11 2023 - 05:00
EU court backs Ryanair’s challenge against Lufthansa state bailoutCommission approval for €6bn in state support for German airline annulled by courtWed May 10 2023 - 09:03
Germany says unanimous support among states should not be required for decisions on tax and foreign policyChancellor Scholz tells European Parliament need for the reform is ‘obvious’Tue May 09 2023 - 18:22
Risk mass shootings will increase in Europe, experts warnCultural influence from the US and availability of weapons named as risk factors after two mass shootings in SerbiaFri May 05 2023 - 17:36
Trusted traders scheme need more clarity, European auditors warnAudit finds inconsistencies in how scheme is implemented across blocFri May 05 2023 - 06:00
The push for Irish unification in Brussels Group of activists work to normalise idea of Irish unity within EU institutionsThu May 04 2023 - 05:00
EU moves to increase ammunition productionNew plan would fund increased ammunition production to meet needs of UkraineWed May 03 2023 - 21:00
Drop in asylum numbers in Ireland may be short-livedPolitical instability in Africa is expected to lead to an increase asylum claims to EU countries this yearWed May 03 2023 - 05:00
Before and after photos of Mariupol theatre reveal charred remains, in Google Earth updateInnocent photos and reviews of pastry shops and parks reveal the scale of what Russia has destroyedThu Apr 27 2023 - 05:00
EU’s proposed pharma overhaul seeks to increase access to medicinesMove also aims to encourage research into neglected treatmentsWed Apr 26 2023 - 13:03
Free flights for MEPs should be reviewed says EU OmbudsmanThose offering free travel ‘want something in return, quite obviously’, Emily O’Reilly warnsTue Apr 25 2023 - 12:49
Coalition to unveil €1bn housing plan targeting cost of building and vacant homesInterventions would see water connection fees refunded and grants for renovating derelict properties for rentTue Apr 25 2023 - 05:00
European countries vow to create vast wind energy hubOffshore wind farms connected by ‘islands’ could quadruple wind energy generationMon Apr 24 2023 - 19:18
Ireland joins European project to scale up offshore wind energy Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says investment in wind will bring about profits of ‘tens of billions’Mon Apr 24 2023 - 19:14
Development levies to be waived to speed up house buildingGovernment will pick up tab for connecting new estates to water and roads to boost building rates, Varadkar saysMon Apr 24 2023 - 16:21
‘Totally unacceptable’: outrage over Chinese ambassador’s dismissal of ex-Soviet statehood‘China has sided with Russia, politically’ says Lithuanian foreign ministerMon Apr 24 2023 - 16:14
A fare farewell: Luxembourg marks three years of free public transportMeasures prove popular but fail to shift society away from private car ownershipFri Apr 21 2023 - 06:00
Europe’s decade-long housing boom grinds to a haltEurope Letter: The end of the cheap money era has frozen real estate sales and tipped prices downwardsThu Apr 20 2023 - 05:00
Armed men ‘stormed’ home of Irish EU ambassador in Sudan, says commissionLong-serving diplomat Aidan O’Hara was assaulted in Khartoum incident on MondayWed Apr 19 2023 - 16:04
EU greenlights €3.3bn funding to develop microchip industry amid global scrambleIrish Government hopeful for increased investment but faces stiff competition from other member statesTue Apr 18 2023 - 19:16
McGuinness unveils plans to safeguard taxpayers from funding failed banksUpdate to post-crash banking rules would extend deposit protections and increase stability, European Commission saysTue Apr 18 2023 - 18:35
How the Luxembourg landlord who put flats on Airbnb after evicting tenants built an Irish property empire Controversial landlord Marc Godart was backed by parental wealthSat Apr 15 2023 - 05:00
Mick Wallace caps China visit by revealing new ‘no war’ tattoo on state televisionTV interview featuring Irish MEP stating ‘Taiwan is part of China’ shared by Chinese government accountsFri Apr 14 2023 - 11:19
‘We knew it would be coming’: WHO reflects on pandemic 75 years since its foundationMicrobes do not respect borders but nation-state politics have always complicated the World Health Organisation’s mission for global co-operation in the fight against diseaseFri Apr 07 2023 - 05:00
Ireland will not be spared from Europe’s brewing demographic crisisEurope Letter: A dwindling number of working age people supporting the elderly means the maths don’t add upThu Apr 06 2023 - 05:03
Police raid European People’s Party headquarters in BrusselsInvestigation stemming from Germany is separate from Qatargate probeTue Apr 04 2023 - 18:11
‘All for one, one for all’: Russia ‘watching closely’ as Finland joins NatoFinland says threats of retaliation from Russia spurred it to seek membership; Sweden and Ukraine hope to followTue Apr 04 2023 - 17:21
Inside Shopify: How a tech giant quietly axed a wave of Irish workersDrip feed of redundancies provides a case study in risks to the Irish economy from tech downturnFri Mar 31 2023 - 05:00
‘Attention! Your SUV kills’: Guerilla climate activists target cars overnight in BrusselsTyre Extinguishers group, which is active in Ireland, aims to make SUV ownership ‘impossible’ in urban areasThu Mar 30 2023 - 16:14
How the wealthy and powerful muzzle reporting in IrelandIreland’s legal system is being abused for the purposes of aggressive image management, writes Naomi O’LearyWed Mar 29 2023 - 20:44
Ireland leads rebellion against EU ‘industrial subsidies race’ with US Irish diplomats co-ordinated eleven like-minded countries to act in concertSat Mar 25 2023 - 05:00
EU leaders spooked by plunge in bank shares Paschal Donohoe urges leaders to push ahead with legislation to create cross-border EU banking industrySat Mar 25 2023 - 05:00
Economic turmoil means finance ministers must rein in spending: DonohoeToo much supportive spending risks worsening inflation by driving up the price of services and food, Eurogroup chief warns EU leadersFri Mar 24 2023 - 10:27
EU to send one million artillery shells to UkraineGovernment insists Ireland’s neutrality unaffected and that it would not contribute to military aidFri Mar 24 2023 - 05:00
EU agreement to phase out fossil fuel car engines stalled by late backtracking from GermanyPhase out of internal combustion engine stalled by German coalition qualmsThu Mar 23 2023 - 21:00
Ukraine war due to failed policy of appeasement towards Putin, Varadkar saysIreland will provide €22m of non-lethal supplies for every €1bn in weapons committed by EU leadersThu Mar 23 2023 - 11:58
