European Union

Worldview: Gérard Araud says the idea of fighting for democracy is completely alien to Trump

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania cut final link with Russia in move to integrate with EU and boost security

Without turning away from the United States, it is vital for Ireland to remain unambiguously and progressively engaged in collective action in support of Europe

A tariff strategy works only if there are enough domestic goods to replace the tariffed imports

Tariffs on imports would cost both EU and US, commission president says

Trump’s tariffs could reshape global economic order – but not necessarily in the way the US president wants

Brian Cahill has teamed up with Caroline Usher at the CSRD Institute to fill that gap

Hurricane force 12 winds hit Mace Head and Malin Head on January 24th

German, French and Spanish governments criticise Trump’s idea to ‘take over’ Gaza

Mexico agrees to send 10,000 members of its national guard ‘to prevent drug trafficking from Mexico to the US, in particular of fentanyl’, says Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum

Renewed international focus is coming on Ireland’s attitude to defence as Finland and Sweden join Nato

Analysis: Most EU members want to co-operate on defence, but have different ideas about what co-operation means

Ireland will not ‘stand in the way’ of other EU states finding ways to free up funds for defence

Companies found to have broken the law can be hit by fines by national regulators in individual EU member states

US president sparks fears of trade war with sweeping tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China

Worldview: We need to forge a a rational, interest-based response to America First

Occupied Territories Bill ‘might pose problems’ for multinationals and other businesses in Ireland, Department of Enterprise briefing note states

A policy of neutrality is increasingly being questioned by EU members

Harris’s success or failure in his new role will mean success or failure for all of us

By trying to cut off support for the far right, the European centre is normalising their extreme policies

European Commission plan promises to cut paperwork for businesses and loosen state aid rules

Stability was obviously absent in our parliamentary business last Wednesday. But the recognition of the value of stability was present in our election results and in the formation of a new Government

Five board positions at the Anti-Money Laundering Authority up for grabs

Corporate law firms sought to influence new regulations making large companies report on their environmental impact

Viktor Orban’s government would be ‘playing with fire’ by blocking renewal of sanctions on Russia, diplomat says

EU justice commissioner says bloc’s Digital Services Act will be used to prosecute social media that are artificially boosting political material to sway voters

Europe unlikely to ever stomach level of economic subservience needed to keep Trump happy

Republic could be caught in the middle as US and EU clash

Move sets up potential stand-off on tax between US and EU

Officials studying Trump’s decision to pull US out of deal setting minimum corporate tax rate

Protections around breaks, work hours and annual leave already applicable to most workers in State

Ursula von der Leyen says European Union stands ‘ready to negotiate’ with new US administration while insisting it would protect its interests

EU needs to avoid ‘tit for tat’ tariff dispute with new US administration, Jack Chambers says

There is plenty of doom mongering about what a Trump presidency would mean for Ireland. This is what is really at stake.

Majority of staff would leave job if involved in such a situation, survey indicates

European Court of Justice to decide later this year on fate of directive which Ictu views as ‘the most significant and far-reaching’ on workers’ rights in decades

Senior minister in Polish government says other EU states need to spend ‘way more’ on defence

Italian prime minister seeks to allay concerns that Trump might break with Washington’s traditional European allies as he pursues a Maga agenda

Research Lives: Dr Tadhg MacIntyre, Innovation Value Institute, Maynooth University

Europe’s mixed economy could help create a new sort of success story