After years of legislative bloat, EU competitiveness is back centre stage
The EU Commission’s Competitiveness Compass was launched last year to build strategic independence and boost economic security
Ireland in Europe Special Report
Ireland in Europe Special Report
SMEs ‘bogged down by recent tsunami of regulations’, says Small Firms Association
The State wants smaller businesses to innovate and export, but all the while they lose time and money to complex regulatory requirements
As the world contests workers’ rights, Europe holds firm
Historically, the most prominent and regulated risks to workers have been visible, but recent heatwaves show risk comes in all forms
Ireland in the European Green Deal: Offshore wind progressing amid streamlining initiatives
The vast scale of Ireland’s unrealised offshore resource could make Ireland a European leader in renewable energy
As regulatory complexity dissuades investment, Europe demands simplicity
The goal is clear: to enhance economic competitiveness
Opportunities for Irish exporters as European trade shifts
International trade deals essential to Ireland’s long-term export resilience
Ireland’s European moment: Council of EU presidency offers influence at key juncture
Expectations of Ireland are high. This is our eighth presidency, and membership since 1973 makes us one of the more experienced members of the bloc
Europe can escape fossil fuel shocks by accelerating its energy transition
Europe’s future prosperity is inextricably linked to the strength and resilience of its energy system
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Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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