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With populists on the rise and elections approaching across Europe, Brussels is scrambling to advance enlargement plans
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‘Fear and regret’ in the midlands in wake of Ireland’s move away from peat
A just transition must support people who have lost thousands of jobs and faced an energy transition, say local advocates, who are sceptical about how funding has been spent
Ukraine urgently needs money and missiles. Can Europe find them?
Europe letter: EU will struggle to repeat its €90bn loan trick to keep Ukraine funded
Make no mistake, US settlement is a win for Meta
With US deal agreed, there is little question of EU really dropping the hammer on Big Tech
ChatGPT faces tougher rules under EU online safety regime
Reddit and Roblox also face additional obligations under bloc’s Digital Services Act
‘It was very upsetting’: India Day returns a year after being cancelled due to attacks
Ireland India Council says vast majority of hostile phone calls it received before 2025 event was postponed originated from the US
The Irish Government is helping to usher in a new wartime economy in Europe
Europe has stumbled into a new growth paradigm with a reliance on the permanent threat of war
Germany and ‘frugal’ allies signal budget compromise but reject further EU borrowing
Friedrich Merz and five other leaders demand spending cuts of ‘several hundred billion euros in a balanced manner’
Meta has settled its US case. What does it all mean?
Company denied wrongdoing but agreement could have a wider impact on its business
AIB Life losses reduce as assets under management hit €3.4bn
Fledgling joint venture on track to further reduce losses this year, says spokesman
Aughinish latest: Claim that oligarch retains Rusal control is based on ‘presumptions’, company argues
Russian aluminium giant’s Swedish arm warns closure of smelting plant would cause ‘irreparable’ economic harm
Why is the State’s national equestrian sports body in financial trouble and what will happen to it?
Legal costs in €9m competition claim case triggered run for court protection from creditors
Ireland facing €2.8m penalty plus daily fines for failing to adopt EU cybersecurity rules
State remains non-compliant two years after deadline, says professional services firm Aon
‘Is that a body in the water?’ Flying over the ‘mass grave’ that is the Mediterranean Sea
The union is accused of collaborating with encouraging ‘extremely violent’ Libyan militias in the Mediterranean in a bid to stop people fleeing war, poverty, persecution and climate change
Health and social care firms to be allowed recruit more than half of staff from outside EU
Change to apply to health and social care sector, but Coalition under pressure to extend remit for heavy goods vehicle drivers
The Irish Times view on social media regulation: accountability is long overdue
For two decades these companies operated with near-impunity, treated in law as neutral conduits
Harris lobbies against Israeli bond approvals returning to Ireland
Luxembourg will not renew role as approval body, causing it to revert to Dublin from September
Putting pressure on regulator will not improve incoherent energy strategy
Criticism of marine regulator for delays in offshore infrastructure ignores fundamental issues
Donald Trump is right for once. The EU is soft on slave labour
Surely we are past the point of cutting sweatshops some slack?
EU ministers seek tougher migration response after Ceuta crisis
Minister for Justice says borders are a ‘shared responsibility’ following meeting with member states
Doubts raised about companies’ ability to meet EU climate targets
Minister has asked if flexibility will be allowed if firms do not fulfil carbon capture obligations
Ceuta leader blames Morocco over ‘atrocity’ of mass border crossing after more than 90 die
Stronger EU borders needed after crisis, Ursula von der Leyen says
Ireland convenes meeting of EU ministers to discuss Spain’s Ceuta crisis
More than 50,000 people crossed into the Spanish territory from Morocco on Thursday and Friday
EU weather records broken as multiple countries battle to contain wildfires
Three firefighters killed in Greece on Wednesday, hundreds of residents and tourists evacuated in France and Spain
Ireland could push under-16 social media restriction, despite commissioner favouring lower age limit
Over 82 per cent of young people attending a conference on children’s voices were very concerned about content available online
Co Kilkenny woman diagnosed with rare disease sues HSE over access to drug
Emily Felix (28) was 12 when she was diagnosed with Friedreich’s ataxia, a progressive neuromuscular disease
Aughinish Alumina will have to prove its products are not supplying Russian army
Aughinish to hire Swiss firm to travel to Russian smelters to ensure Irish alumina is being used solely for civilian and export markets
French government may have something to say about EU sanctions on Aughinish
Report investigating plant’s shipments to Russia lands in Brussels at a time when governments are developing sanction fatigue
European Commission will not rush into decision on possible Aughinish sanctions
Negotiations in Brussels about whether to sanction exports of alumina to Russia likely to gather pace in September
Readers would surely like to hear what the Irish position is on next EU budget
Should we not now be EU frugals, being net contributors?
Secret Aughinish Alumina report: EU sanctions would jeopardise company ‘viability’
Concerns over ‘financing and potential circumvention by parent company’ revealed in unpublished report
Donald Trump threatens fresh tariffs on EU in retaliation for €890m Google fine
US has announced tariffs of between 10% and 12.5% will apply to 80 countries
Government may explore ‘other approaches’ to ensure alumina not reaching Russia, says Martin
Aughinish Alumina inquiry not ‘definitive’ if plant was supplying Russian military or not, Taoiseach says during Kyiv visit
EU fines Google €890m in test of Donald Trump’s threats to protect Big Tech
EU competition chief says it is bloc’s ‘duty to defend rule of law’ while delivering ‘strong message’ to search giant
How to fill a €60bn hole in the EU budget? Answers on a postcard, please
Brussels’ plans to tax tech giants, cigarettes and crypto profits face stiff resistance
France approves social media ban for children under 15 in first for Europe
Ban is first to be enacted in Europe as concerns grow about impacts on health and safety of minors globally
Limerick mayor calls for intensive Irish lobbying against EU sanctions on Aughinish Alumina
Mayor of Limerick insists ‘we need to fight for the jobs’ as report on exports to Russia expected to go to EU Commission
European Commission fines AliExpress €550m for failing to prevent sale of illegal goods
Record penalty under EU’s Digital Services Act comes amid broader crackdown on Chinese ecommerce platforms
Australia’s ban on social media for under-16s has jolted EU into belated action
Minister for Communications Patrick O’Donovan wants restrictions on online access for children in place by the end of this year
After years of legislative bloat, EU competitiveness is back centre stage
The EU Commission’s Competitiveness Compass was launched last year to build strategic independence and boost economic security
Irish lenders to gain little from key part of EU banking competitiveness plan
Central plank of reform limits ability of national regulators to require banks to hold extra capital on top of EU-wide rules
EU accused of stalling the ball on trade ban with illegal Israeli settlements
Foreign ministers remain divided on proposed EU-wide restrictions targeting trade coming from illegal Israeli settlements
Government favours blanket ban on social media for under-16s despite EU proposals
European Commission report calls for staged approach with total ban only affecting young people under 13 years of age
Three ways to protect Irish consumers from fake online ads
Relying on users to report scam ads so they can be taken down is not effective
‘This can’t be left in a void’: State inquiry into Aughinish link with Russia war machine nears conclusion
Any decision on sanctions against Limerick plant will be for EU, but Ministers here will have to deal with fallout
EU warns Meta over Facebook and Instagram’s addictive feeds
Brussels says tech group has failed to adequately assess and mitigate risks that could have a negative impact on users
‘It would leave me open to identity theft’: Artists express fears over new rules for basic income grant
PPS numbers of recipients for arts income scheme will be publicly available under new EU rules
Sony’s PS3 closure raises a big question: who actually owns the games you buy?
Consumers buying a range of digital media are discovering that continued access is far from certain
Several European Parliament political groups to back call to ban alumina exports to Russia
Fianna Fáil MEPs to abstain in non-binding motion and advocate for ‘full ban’
European maritime law aims to tighten collective security and environmental focus
Forthcoming legislation will increase ocean border security and see development of pilot European drone fleet
MEPs to vote on resolution calling for ban on Irish exports of alumina to Russia
Move comes as Government finalises investigation into Aughinish Alumina plant in Co Limerick
Ireland’s EU membership story a compelling argument for expanding union, von der Leyen says
Taoiseach says Ireland could not ‘morally’ deny other countries the chance at EU membership
No Queen Elizabeth moment for Ursula von der Leyen in Cork’s English Market
Gathering of Irish Cabinet and EU commissioners at UCC on Friday had the feel of a corporate away day
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