European news for Ireland
The European Commission has urged Ireland to complete its network of marine conservation zones or face legal action. Under the EU’s Habitats Directive, member states are required to designate areas…
“A deal’s a deal and we have a deal”, European Commission President said this morning when asked if the tariff agreement she agreed with Donald Trump in Scotland last year…
The EU-Mercosur trade deal has started to come into force following ratification by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. Technically speaking the deal is “provisionally applied” until all EU countries have…
Plastics producers should be reimbursing local councils in Ireland for the cost of cleaning up pollution, the European Commission says. The EU’s Single Use Plastics Directive, is supposed to “prevent…
The Tánaiste and Minister for Finance, Simon Harris TD, has welcomed the European Commission’s approval of a tax break for the Irish film industry. Productions spending more than €1 million…
Extreme heat was repeatedly registered in the Atlantic ocean off the coast of Ireland last year, according to the EU’s climate service. Parts of the ocean experienced their warmest temperatures…
The Irish government must not passively allow artificial intelligence (AI) to seep into society uncontrolled, the Taoiseach’s advisors have urged. The National Economic and Social Council (NESC), which advises the…
The war in the Middle East is putting pressure on farmers in Ireland, Agriculture Minister, Martin Heydon TD, has warned. “The conflict and the crisis in the Middle East, and…
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has promised to fight for farmers’ funding as discussions over the EU’s future €2 trillion budget finally get under way. The leaders of the EU’s 27 member…
The European Union’s highest court has ruled that Ireland cannot refuse to surrender individuals to the United Kingdom for fear that they might be detained for older, unrelated charges once…