Trump vows to force higher medicine prices in EU as he looks to lower US drugs costs
White House sets out plans for price targets and eliminating ‘middlemen’ in executive order
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The national veto has been the single most effective weapon in preserving the corporate tax regime
UK needs new EU trade deal, not scraps from the White House
For Keir Starmer, all roads lead back to Brussels, a toxic subject for many Britons but an economic necessity for a country looking to grow
Chef for Heinz, Oral-B for Colgate: Here are cheaper alternatives to buying US products hit by tariffs
How to swap your Nikes for Adidas trainers and other suggestions to avoid buying more costly products from Trump’s America
Ukraine and European leaders tell Putin to agree to 30-day ceasefire or face ‘massive’ sanctions
Trump backs European call for Ukraine-Russia truce to begin on Monday
What does the latest round of EU retaliatory tariffs mean for Ireland?
Getting caught in US-EU trade dispute would ‘definitely curtail our expansion plans’ says Irish seafood firm
German asylum border controls ‘legally sound’, new chancellor says
Defence challenge an ‘exceptional’ circumstance where Germany may support EU members taking on common debt – Merz
A numbers game: Why are there so few cross-Border romances?
Could relative lack of north-south relationships reflect the separate development of society in the two jurisdictions?
EU opts for bigger tariff stick as Trump turns up nose at carrots
Creeping sense inside European Commission that some US tariffs might be here to stay
Gender pay gap: Women seethe quietly with rage at performative nonsense
Workers tend to be most interested in organisations that help them advance, pay properly and treat people fairly
Simon Harris warns of ‘new challenges’ as EU prepares possible counter measures in US trade dispute
Fine Gael leader tells party meeting ‘it is clear that difficult decisions may need to be taken’
Europe Day marks 75 years of integration and crisis management
Many national capitals are quietly happy that the EU’s executive arm is in charge of the bloc’s response to Trump’s tariffs
Netherlands backs calls for review of EU-Israel agreement
Israel aid blockage worsening ‘dire humanitarian situation’ in Gaza, Dutch minister tells EU foreign chief
Jim O’Callaghan’s public theatrics mask the truth about asylum seeker deportations
Most men arriving to seek protection aren’t provided accommodation, and end up in sanitations conditions that, according to one volunteer, were worse than those in refugee camps in South Sudan
Poland says Russia is trying to interfere in presidential election
Warsaw says its role as a hub for aid to Ukraine has made it a target for Russian sabotage, cyberattacks and disinformation
Northern Ireland needs to prepare to educate, or prepare to fail
The North must create more university places if it is to close the productivity gap with Republic and with Britain
Businesses run risk of legal action under new digital accessibility rules
Many Irish business not yet ready for new regime, says UX Design Institute, which is offering online course to help businesses become compliant
Far-right Trump ally secures decisive win in first round of Romania’s presidential election rerun
Ultranationalist George Simion opposes military aid to Ukraine and has vilified EU’s leaders
Romanians vote in election that could bring hard-right Eurosceptic ally of Trump to power
George Simion was leading in the polls in advance of Sunday’s presidential election
Mandatory alcohol warning labels could be reconsidered due to tariff impact on industry - Harris
Timeline ‘under consideration’ with eye on US tax impact on drinks industry
Sixteen EU states seeking budget exemption so they can boost defence spending
Germany and Poland among those seeking leeway on bloc’s rules limiting deficits
Europe would be foolish to capitulate to US demands to pull away from China
Trump’s might-is-right philosophy is disrupting the world according to his own nightmare vision, while China has become a stabilising force in international relations
The centrists battling to stop Romania’s far-right surge
Crin Antonescu and Nicușor Dan hope to defeat Maga-style populist George Simion in presidential run-off next month
Are women paying more than men for everyday items? Oh let me count the ways
Being female comes with added financial burdens when it comes to getting goods and services
Garda Representative Association members to withdraw co-operation in planning for State’s EU presidency
Members unhappy at management policies, force’s approach to discipline and use of suspensions
Malta ‘golden passport’ scheme breaches EU law
EU court strikes down controversial Malta scheme that allowed wealthy overseas investors ‘buy’ citizenship
Expected farmland price rises could be tempered by US tariffs this year
Most expensive land is in Waterford with mid-size plots rising to an average of €23,500 an acre, report says
Work abroad can help boost your Irish state pension
How foreign social insurance contributions are factored into your Irish State pension calculation depends on where you worked
Electricity grids designed so generators switch off when system loses synchronisation, expert explains
Detailed study required before coming to definitive view on what happened in Spain and Portugal on Monday, says UCC professor
Pfizer warned Taoiseach against EU pharma reform plans
Pfizer lobbied Taoiseach Micheál Martin to push back on EU overhaul of pharma regulations
EU ban would mean direction of travel towards heavier cars
If the EU’s putative ban is introduced, it wouldn’t come into force until 2029
Big Pharma goes tone deaf
European drug company bosses say the answer to a perceived lack of competitiveness in the EU is to hike medicine prices to US levels
Ireland needs to spend its EU political capital on tariffs wisely
Europe letter: Government has to be careful not to be seen to pull against rest of EU
Ireland cannot protect its waters alone, UN expert says
UN Institute for Disarmament Research report examines threats to subsea telecommunications cables worldwide
Irish arm of Oracle pays €730m in dividends to US parent in 18 months
Directors consider impact of US and EU tariff and non-tariff trade measures as ‘minimal’
EU fines Apple and Meta combined €700m
Sanctions come on foot of investigations into suspected breaches of EU Digital Markets Act
Big pharma sees positive side effects in Trump tariffs
Industry has used trade opportunity to hand European Commission a shopping list of asks
Pat Leahy: Poll shows voters are already grumpy with the Government
Fears over Donald Trump and impatience on housing highlighted by new survey
Irish Times poll shows 82% of voters are ‘worried’ about economic future after Trump re-election
Following Donald Trump’s re-election as US president, 82 per cent of those polled said they were ‘more worried’ about the future
Trump says ‘we’re going to have very little problem’ making trade deal with Europe as he meets Meloni
US president praises Italian prime minister and accepts invitation that could present opportunity for him to meet other European Union leaders
Leave pharma out of any European Union tariff retaliation, Government told
Pharmaceutical industry asks Coalition to use EU influence to push ‘competitiveness’ agenda
Northern Ireland retailers bearing ‘a lot of pain’ due to red tape, says NI Chamber
The UK prime minister Keir Starmer will next month host EU leaders at a landmark post-Brexit summit
Vodafone feared it was breaching EU sanctions on Iran
European telecoms firms are working with entity likely linked to Islamic Revolutionary Guard, company claims
EU dismisses US demands on food standards and ties to China
EU standards, particularly in relation to food health and safety, will never be part of the negotiation, ‘not with the US or anyone else', European Commission says
‘We cannot resign ourselves to inevitable conflict’: EU and UK look to end war in Sudan and boost aid
But Khartoum criticises London conference as representatives from both sides in civil war not invited
Georgia fired 700 civil servants for supporting pro-EU protests, watchdog says
Prime minister Irakli Kobakhidze accused of moving farther in pro-Russian and authoritarian direction
EU and Britain boost aid for Sudan at London conference
SUDAN-POLITICS/BRITAIN (UPDATE 1, PIX):UPDATE 1-EU and Britain boost aid for Sudan at London conference
Meta warned Government of ‘unsustainable’ operating environment for tech companies in EU
Senior executive Joel Kaplan called for ‘urgent action’ by Ireland to ‘address the challenges we face collectively’
No breakthrough in Gaza truce talks
Hamas sticking to its position that any agreement must lead to an end to the war in Gaza, Palestinian and Egyptian sources say
EU issues US-bound staff with burner phones over spying fears
European Commission officials heading to IMF and World Bank spring meetings advised to travel with basic devices
Ireland joins naval intelligence network amid increase in Russian ships in Irish-controlled waters
Simon Harris orders officials to speed up planned purchases of radar and sonar technology due to threat of Russian naval vessels in Irish-controlled waters
Donald Trump blinked, but the danger hasn’t passed
David McWilliams takes a lap of honour in his column this week but is far from sanguine about the disruption unleashed by the White House
China seeks to make common cause with European Union over Trump’s tariffs
Both targeted by US president’s levies
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