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EU must keep ‘nerves of steel’ in talks with US on tariffs, Costa says
As G7 summit where trade issues are likely to feature opens, EU Council president says Europe wants to avoid a trade war
Ireland will have to commit substantial funds to arms procurement whether it approves or not
As a net contributor to the multiannual financial framework, we cannot stand on the sidelines
Keep aviation, medtech and whiskey out of EU-US trade dispute, Simon Harris asks negotiator
Tánaiste tells EU trade negotiator that Ireland risks being affected disproportionally by escalation
Government to raise concerns with EU about proposed retaliatory tariffs on aviation, medtech and agrifood
Simon Harris says EU’s countermeasures should not disproportionately affect individual Member States
Why scheduling quiet time every day is good for your health
Prolonged exposure to noise pollution can affect your heart and brain function, disturb your sleep and cause severe annoyance
Airline passengers face loss of key rights on compensation for flight delays in EU
European Union council agrees changes to regulations governing air travel
Why we should all be alarmed by Hungary’s latest assault on independent media
Hungary’s newly proposed ‘On the Transparency of Public Life’ bill is a case study in Orwellian doublethink
On Greece’s Lesbos, new migrant camp sparks wildfire fears
EU-funded camp being built in forest on Lesbos, but lawsuits filed to halt construction
‘It’s just beginning and it’s going to get ugly’: Pro-Trump Polish president-elect reflects divided nation
Warsaw’s allies in Europe left wondering who they will be dealing with: a populist head of state or its centrist prime minister
EU warns it could accelerate retaliatory tariffs over US duties
EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic will meet with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Wednesday in Paris
Truth Social diplomacy, a shock court ruling and fashion magnate advice: A week inside the EU-US tariff talks
Transatlantic trade negotiations remain fraught after a topsy-turvy period
Ireland’s energy and climate plan far from sufficient, EU Commission finds
Plan lacks explanation of how required €119bn-€125bn investment will be funded, EU says
Irish watchdog orders fast fashion group Shein to rectify breaches to EU consumer law
Issues identified include fake discounts, pressure selling tactics, and unclear information regarding consumer rights
Trump tariffs update: Latest from Ireland and the EU after US president’s 50% threat
European Union is committed to securing trade deal with US that works for all sides, says Sefcovic
‘We do not need to go down this road’: Taoiseach disappointed by Trump’s threat of 50% tariffs on EU from June 1st
US negotiators to tell Brussels they expect unilateral concessions
EU and UK both gave and got on reset deal
Negotiators had clear sense one side could not be seen to ‘win’ in EU-UK deal
Investigation: The links between lawyers in Ireland and Putin’s soft-power agency
Pravfond was set up by Vladimir Putin with the stated goal of protecting the rights of Russians living abroad, but the EU and European intelligence agencies say it does much more than that in some countries
Farmers protest in Dublin over EU plans to merge Cap budget into single fund
Farmers warn funding could be stripped back over years as it will not be ring-fenced
EU to impose €2 tax on low-cost items in blow to Temu and Shein
Handling fee on billions of small packages imported mainly from China planned
All smiles and bonhomie as Keir and Ursula clinch deal
Post-Brexit agreement covers areas such as trade, security and defence contracts, food standards, the energy market and emissions trading
Ireland’s economic ties with US pose notable risks, European Commission warns
EU’s executive arm’s spring economic forecasts expects economy to grow by 2.2% this year
Nina Carberry warns EU over ‘concerning’ tariffs on imports of thoroughbred horses from US
Former champion jockey ran a thoroughbred breeding business with her husband until recently
Irish officials step up plans for rotating EU presidency which will cost more than €150m
Ireland will take over crucial position steering EU agenda and legislation - and brokering compromises - next year
Defence pact likely to be centrepiece of EU-UK ‘reset’ summit in London
Keir Starmer to host Ursula von der Leyen for UK’s first formal summit with Brussels since Brexit, with talks on knife edge
EU moves to settle Microsoft Teams antitrust case
US tech giant offers new concessions to regulators to avoid hefty fine
Ireland must steel itself for a trade war with the US
Our interest is in maintaining EU solidarity by supporting whatever countermeasures to Trump’s tariffs are needed
EU welcomes deal between China and US as ‘positive’ development
European Commission handling tariff dispute in a’very appropriate and effective way’, says Paschal Donohoe
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
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
Trump’s tariffs could see up to 25,000 fewer jobs created in Ireland
Department of Finance warns of growth shock if EU does not secure a trade deal
Irish businesses could gain from EU rearmament, say Government memos
Maritime, air and cyber cited as areas where opportunities may arise to collaborate in procurement
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
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