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Penalty under the Digital Services Act risks escalating tensions with US government

Tech giant says Digital Markets Act will force it to make sensitive user data available to third parties through interoperability mandate

Moscow vows to seize entire Donbas region and says EU use of its frozen assets to fund Kyiv could be ‘casus belli’

Brussels expected to announce investigation in coming days in its latest challenge to big tech

Device provides real-time data on PFAS from waterways and soils to aid chemical clean-ups

Europe letter: European Commission president has fewer clear rivals to her influence inside powerful executive this time

EU Commission to press ahead with plans to use Moscow’s frozen assets to provide funding to Kyiv

Visit followed trip by Mick Wallace and Clare Daly in 2017 that was arranged by Irish activist who writes for sanctioned Russian website

European Commission proposed granting Government’s request to continue derogation from nitrates regulations

Bad bank, which is to be wound up later this year, has been accused to paying too much for assets and not maximising profits on their sale

Two entities in the group have just filed accounts in Dublin

Ireland is ‘flying blind’ without the medium-term spending plan promised in programme for government

Growth driven by increased advertising revenue on YouTube and Google Search

US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick in Brussels to talk tariffs with EU trade ministers

European Court of Justice ruling raises questions about Government’s system of water charges

Cosmetics industry involved in lobbying rearguard against new laws making it pay for water pollution

European Commission says surge in exports in first half will see GDP expand 10.7 per cent in 2025

The conflict initiated by Russia no longer takes places solely on the battlefields of Ukraine

Environment commissioner says Brussels needs to get better at explaining ‘why we are doing things’

Move stems from concerns over social network’s compliance with internal complaint handling system legislation

European Commission proposes pauses to provisions in digital rule book amid concerns over implications for EU competitiveness

Farmers availing of sought-after extension to derogation will have to observe wider environmental standards - Jessika Roswall

Ahead of Cop30 in Brazil, EU environment ministers have agreed a watered-down goal to cut emissions by 90% by 2040

European leaders predict a military conflict with Russia within two to five years

Public responded well to Asian hornet alert but tougher regulations and better education needed

Ireland has benefited hugely from its EU membership and now needs to play a constructive role in its reform

Short of options, Europe is forced to consider creative and politically hazardous ways to keep funding Ukraine

Tech giant faces penalty of up to 6% of global annual revenue

Taoiseach Micheál Martin says Republic is not a ‘safe haven’ from Russian threat

Oireachtas Bill to adopt agreement goes further than Brussels requires, say rights groups

Meta sought Government’s help to rein in Brussels regulators after €200 million fine

Internal documents show defence firms sought €100bn EU fund to shore up Europe’s security

CASPIr will enable participation at leading edge of AI revolution, says Minister

Nutrients from agriculture and poor wastewater treatment have led to 48 per cent of waters being rated below minimum standards

A Savings and Investment Account would give savers an exciting opportunity to doing something smart with their money

Governments should use tax incentives for people to invest to avoid ‘wasting’ money on desposit, says Maria Luís Albuquerque

Leaders discuss closer co-operation on defence spending at Copenhagen summit

Allegations of dirty tricks dominate vote in country wedged between Ukraine and EU states

Micheál Martin says Ireland will introduce sanctions on politicians fomenting the ‘unfolding disaster in Gaza’

Move comes after series of Russian-linked airspace violations, officials say