Ukraine plans trade complaint against three EU neighbours over grain import bansHungary, Poland, and Slovakia have stopped import of Ukrainian products to protect their own farmers, defying bloc’s single market rulesMon Sept 18 2023 - 17:10
Explainer: Is the European Commission proposal to raise money with a levy corporate tax receipts a runner?Ireland has a veto on any proposed new levies that would allow EU raise money directly to repay Covid-19 stimulus fund loansFri Sept 15 2023 - 21:39
Italian island Lampedusa declares emergency as 7,000 migrants arrive in 48 hoursSurge in arrivals comes despite EU deal with departure country TunisiaThu Sept 14 2023 - 18:51
State of the Union starts countdown to 2024 EU electionsUrsula von der Leyen’s address offered hope to aspiring EU member states while she talked tough on ChinaWed Sept 13 2023 - 19:29
Ursula von der Leyen calls for ‘more dialogue and less polarisation’ in climate debateEuropean Commission president seeks to bridge gap with farmers over pace of regulatory change in State of the Union addressWed Sept 13 2023 - 12:44
EU revives corporation tax overhaul in fresh bid to reduce aggressive tax practiceseu corporate taxTue Sept 12 2023 - 16:44
EU cuts growth forecast as recession hits GermanyUncertainty around bloc’s biggest economy adds to worriesMon Sept 11 2023 - 12:38
Department of Health was urged to show how alcohol label law did not breach WTO rulesIreland's alcohol labelling law has been raised at the World Trade Organisation, with concerns that it may pose a barrier to tradeSun Sept 10 2023 - 06:00
Assistant accused of seeking to damage reputation of Luke Ming Flanagan with skinny-dipping tweetCharges carry potential prison term and fines of up to €100,000 under Belgian penal codeSat Sept 09 2023 - 05:00
Ukraine braces to receive tens of thousands of Jewish pilgrims amid warZelenskiy talks security risks with Netanyahu as faithful determined to continue to observe their traditions in UmanFri Sept 08 2023 - 16:31
Wolves the first victim of the EU 2024 election campaignEurope Letter: There’s politics and personal history behind Ursula von der Leyen’s wolf huntThu Sept 07 2023 - 05:00
Former Luke Ming Flanagan assistant to go on trial for tweet about Saoirse McHughFilm-maker Diarmuid Hayes accused of posting tweet about photographs of former Green Party politician Saoirse McHugh skinny dippingMon Sept 04 2023 - 10:03
Spanish bears rebound from brink of extinction as locals adapt to their presence once againConservation efforts lead to historic reversal as Cantabrian brown bear removed from Spain’s ‘critically endangered’ categoryFri Aug 11 2023 - 16:00
Italy’s bank levy highlights ‘surprising’ lack of pressure in IrelandItalian government’s rash action this week reflects how far other countries are willing to goWed Aug 09 2023 - 18:25
Hottest July on record hits 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial age, new data showsRecord ocean heat means extreme weather in Ireland becoming ‘more unpredictable’Tue Aug 08 2023 - 13:16
Ireland at risk of severe storms over coming months as oceans hit record temperaturesUS and UK forecasts flag worsened hurricane risk in coming months as climate change warms oceansFri Aug 04 2023 - 18:20
Shadow of European colonial history behind Niger coupEurope Letter: Ireland has played a role in EU efforts to shore up fragile states of Africa’s Sahel regionThu Aug 03 2023 - 05:00
Greece counts cost of wildfires as authorities manage to curb worst blazesParched conditions and subsequent fires account for more than 70 people injured and three killedFri Jul 28 2023 - 18:13
‘Climate change is here, it is terrifying, and it is just beginning’, says UN chiefSecretary general António Guterres appeals for renewable energy switch as ‘global boiling’ arrivesThu Jul 27 2023 - 18:36
Transition of militants into politicians more controversial in Spain than IrelandEurope Letter: A new left-wing pro-independence force is rising in the Basque CountryThu Jul 27 2023 - 05:00
Emily O’Reilly to investigate EU border agency over Greek shipwreckEuropean Ombudsman announces inquiry into Frontex over disaster that killed hundredsWed Jul 26 2023 - 21:24
How an Irish delegation room in Brussels hosted a small piece of history this weekIreland’s base of operations in Brussels headquarters played small role in breaking diplomatic impasseThu Jul 20 2023 - 05:00
UN weather agency warns of little respite in ‘summer of extremes’ as wildfires burn Greek homesItaly issues red alerts for 23 cities, warning of heat level that poses threat to life, while Rome smashed previous record for high temperaturesWed Jul 19 2023 - 19:48
Battle for slavery reparations pledge at EU summitJoint declaration with Latin American and Caribbean countries condemns ‘untold suffering’ of transatlantic slave tradeTue Jul 18 2023 - 21:01
Mairead McGuinness eyes second term as EU commissionerFormer Fine Gael MEP has been serving as European commissioner for financial services, financial stability and capital markets union since 2020Tue Jul 18 2023 - 17:00
Varadkar flags Mercosur concerns as trade deal edges closerBrazil’s Lula says he intends to conclude long-stalled trade deal with EU 'this year'Tue Jul 18 2023 - 05:00
‘Matter of time’ before young adults leaving care take legal action against State, advocate warnsRetired District Court judge intervenes in ‘unprecedented crisis’ in services for children most at riskMon Jul 17 2023 - 20:05
EU seeks to block migration route through deal with Tunisia Agreement comes as Tunisian president Kais Saied pursues domestic hardline anti-migrant policiesMon Jul 17 2023 - 18:10
Reports on children in care a ‘matter of deep concern’, says TaoiseachState struggling to staff services as number of children in need of care increases ‘substantially’Mon Jul 17 2023 - 17:00
Europe heatwave: Record temperatures expected on TuesdayThousands evacuated from La Palma in the Canary Islands, where forest fire ragesSun Jul 16 2023 - 20:00
New museum of royal treasures displays Madrid’s Islamic origins The site of the Royal Collections Gallery has been the heart of power on the peninsula for centuriesSun Jul 16 2023 - 17:15
Europe heatwave: Italy braces for potential record high temperatures of 49 degreesRed alerts issued for Italian cities and Acropolis shut for safety due to searing heatSat Jul 15 2023 - 16:51
European Commission gives Ireland deadline to act over consumer protection and disability access failuresGovernment says it transposed the consumer protection directive in question earlier this weekFri Jul 14 2023 - 19:51
Europe suffers deadly toll as scientists warn of hottest temperatures ever recorded on continent‘We are in uncharted territory,’ UN weather agency warnsFri Jul 14 2023 - 15:03
Prices for consumers are ‘still too high’, says Minister for FinanceEurope at a ‘turning point’ for public finances as Eurogroup ministers agree to rein in spendingThu Jul 13 2023 - 20:26
Mairead McGuinness denies pressuring EU countries to limit tax transparencyMEPs question commissioner over letter sent to member states about country-by-country tax reportingThu Jul 13 2023 - 16:40
MEPs demand EU search and rescue mission to prevent Mediterranean deathsPrevious vote against operations in 2019 a ‘stain’ on the parliament, plenary session toldThu Jul 13 2023 - 16:14
Europe Letter: The green deal’s next test is the Spanish electionA right-wing victory may mean the Spanish EU presidency puts the brakes on the green dealThu Jul 13 2023 - 05:00
EU politicians pass vote on controversial Nature Restoration LawRebellion by Fine Gael MEPs against centre-right EPP helps defeat attempt to kill the lawWed Jul 12 2023 - 15:30
Ukrainian pilots to be trained to fly F-16s this summer, Nato announcesWay cleared at ‘historic’ summit for Sweden to join Nato, but Ukrainian delegation disappointed at not receiving invitation or timeline for joiningWed Jul 12 2023 - 10:34
Volodymyr Zelenskiy attacks Nato compromise on Ukraine membershipDraft statement says Kyiv’s ‘future’ lies in military alliance but issue has exposed divisions among membersTue Jul 11 2023 - 18:38
Nature Restoration Law could prevent farming without changes to wording – Luke Ming FlanaganMidlands North-West MEP said line dedicated to restoring habitats could be obstacle to farmingTue Jul 11 2023 - 16:26
The EU imagines expanding to include as many as 35 member statesHaving been politically moribund for years, the idea of enlargement has been dramatically revived by Russia’s invasion of UkraineFri Jul 07 2023 - 16:00
Picasso’s Guernica as fresh as ever amid atrocities in UkraineNews reports of the annihilation of the Basque town helped turn Irish opinion against FrancoThu Jul 06 2023 - 05:00
Push for Mercusor trade deal as Spain takes EU presidency‘Europe needs more allies than it has now,’ says Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez ahead of Latin American summitMon Jul 03 2023 - 18:24
Migration row clouds EU summit in BrusselsPoland and Hungary block agreement on one of the Union’s most sensitive political issuesFri Jun 30 2023 - 12:58
Proposal to use Russian assets to rebuild Ukraine stalls over euro reserve currency fears EU considering spending frozen billions of Russia’s money to reduce taxpayer bill for war-damage reconstructionThu Jun 29 2023 - 19:56
Ireland secures opt-out from EU ‘security commitments’ to UkraineTogether with neutral Austria and Malta, Irish diplomats argued for wording to be added to European Council conclusionsThu Jun 29 2023 - 12:27
Russia’s overseas mercenaries come out of the shadowsPutin once denied being behind Wagner’s operations – now he says it was 100% funded by Russian stateWed Jun 28 2023 - 19:36
Nature restoration law in peril after EU committee voteLaw faces difficult plenary vote of European Parliament on July 11th after it was denied a majority in the environment committeeTue Jun 27 2023 - 12:26
