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Brussels claims Facebook is breaking the law and undermining rivals with its free Marketplace services
European Commission justice portfolio viewed as mid-ranking role by current and former officials
Ireland continues to labour under misplaced belief that it punches above its weight in Europe
Eleven of 27 new commissioners are women after ‘intensive weeks of negotiations’ with governments
Role will include chastising EU countries over rule of law breaches and tackling foreign interference
Ursula von der Leyen says former Irish finance minister had ‘excellent track record’ as she announced the allocation of EU commissioner portfolios
Ireland nominee Michael McGrath believed to be in frame for commissioner for justice job
Hard to imagine Ursula von der Leyen shivving Thierry Breton without the blessing of Macron
Emmanuel Macron nominates close ally to replace Thierry Breton as next EU commissioner in last minute switch
Revenue, under its own rules, did not have jurisdiction to tax the bulk of Apple’s offshore profits
Fianna Fáil Minister for Finance on the challenges of putting together his first budget, which will include a €3bn injection for key infrastructure priorities
Better water and energy services will also be paid for out of this allocation, Minister for Finance says in interview with The Irish Times
Michael McGrath could be in the frame for EU commissioner for justice or innovation job
Ursula von der Leyen had been due to detail appointments on Tuesday
Top 1000: There are growing concerns the EU’s much-heralded Green Deal to decarbonise Europe risks being derailed
Legal twists and turns over Apple case have sent periodic shockwaves across the Atlantic in recent years
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen finalising portfolios to be assigned before scheduled Tuesday announcement
An initial information-gathering process by Coimisiún na Meán into how social media platforms deal with illegal online content could ultimately be expanded into an investigation or enforcement action
Ireland remains central to a rotten system that deprives some of the poorest countries in the world of much needed tax revenue
Tech multinational says case ‘has never been about how much tax we pay, but which government we are required to pay it to’
EU competition chief at centre of Apple case says court ruling is ‘big win’ for tax justice
ECJ Apple-Ireland tax ruling: EU competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager ordered Apple in 2016 to pay the State more than €13bn in alleged back taxes but that decision has been subject to legal appeals
Apple’s tax affairs in Ireland have been under scrutiny for more than a decade on both sides of the Atlantic
Former ECB head gives his diagnosis but European Union likely won’t agree to take its medicine
Major report from former ECB president recommends series of EU financial reforms
Former EU commissioner who resigned after Golfgate scandal has built an extensive advisory business since stepping back from politics
Band says ticketing system was decided on by management, Ticketmaster and promoter
Oasis fans shocked by standard tickets for reunion tour, including two nights in Dublin, more than doubling in price when on general sale
Most employees are untrained in competition law and need guidance from regulators and employers
Luc Frieden praises value of collective EU defence ahead of meeting Taoiseach and Tánaiste in Dublin
Need for ‘systemic overhaul’ of Europe’s defence and security, commission president says
Harris and Spanish PM previously asked von der Leyen if Israel was in breach of agreement due to Gaza death toll
In November advocate general Giovanni Pitruzzella said the general court failed to assess ‘methodological errors’ relating to the iPhone maker’s Irish tax liabilities
Announcement on jobs for commissioners put forth by member nations expected in second week of September
Concern as one-third of Irish staff in EU roles due to retire by 2026 with associated loss of influence
Member states, including Ireland, ignored European Commission president’s request to propose a man and a woman for commissioner posts
Ireland’s dairy equipment subsidy scheme is among the targets of the China’s dairy industry as it investigates EU subsidies on cheese, milk and cream
Ireland named as one of eight EU countries facing examination
Brussels plans additional levy for electric vehicles made at the US carmaker’s Chinese factories
As a minister, McGrath has demonstrated qualities and talents that European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen will need in her new commission
Chip manufacturer received a further €2.5m in IDA supports, as Irish-based staff await details of redundancy scheme
Fast-growing online consumer goods site moved ‘principal executive offices’ from Shanghai to Dublin in 2022
Valdis Dombrovskis confident measure will enter into force in November
Orban can obfuscate the stark limits of his presidency role on foreign policy and embarrass the EU as he prances around the world meeting with Putin and Trump, pretending to be playing some European role in relation to the Ukraine war
Ireland could be fall guy in struggle between Ursula von der Leyen and capitals over commissioner nominations
Number of specialist gardaí tasked to corruption inquiries ‘insufficient’, European Commission report says
EU report criticises Hungary’s lack of track record investigating corruption in upper echelons
Lobbying efforts for EU commission jobs to pick up in the coming weeks
European Commission president secures second term and says she will ask countries to put forward a man and woman for commissioner posts
Sense of peril began to fade as crunch vote on European Commission president’s future got closer
Support from Greens helps deliver victory by more comfortable margin than had been predicted
Make-or-break vote in European Parliament will decide if commission president secures second term
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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