Auditors raise concerns about merging EU farm funds
Plans for a radical overhaul of EU subsidies for farmers risks unbalancing the playing field, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) has warned. Under the EU’s budget proposals for 2028…
Lack of Defence Forces overtime pay violates European law, rules committee
Ireland has violated the European Social Charter by refusing to pay Defence Forces sufficient compensation for overtime and working public holidays, the European Committee of Social Rights has ruled. The…
Byrne in Berne at sensitive moment for EU-Swiss relations
Europe Minister, Thomas Byrne TD, is in Switzerland today as part of diplomatic efforts ahead of Ireland taking over the rotating presidency of the European Council in July. Switzerland is…
IFA urges farming budget protected
Protecting the Common Agricultural Policy must be “priority number one”, the Irish Farmers’ Association has told the European Commission. IFA President Francie Gorman met with the European Commissioner for Agriculture…
EU pledges €347m to protect undersea cables
The European Commission has announced hundreds of millions of Euro of new funding to try to protect undersea internet cables. The Cable Security Toolbox will have a budget of €347…
Irish remain positive and pro-EU
Most Irish people remain positive about the future and continue to be staunchly pro-EU, according to polling carried out for the European Parliament. The latest ‘Eurobarometer‘ involved face to face…
EU farming commissioner visiting Ireland
The European Commissioner for Agriculture is visiting Ireland today for the first time since the Mercosur trade agreement was signed. The Irish government voted against the deal, but it was…
EU short of raw materials for renewables
The EU does not have access to all the raw materials it will need to meet its climate goals, auditors have warned. The European Union has set ever tougher targets…
Putin agrees brief ceasefire on cities
Russia says it has halted attacks on Ukrainian cities including Kyiv at the request of Donald Trump. Ukraine is currently experiencing a bitterly cold winter with temperatures reportedly down to…
EU to declare Revolutionary Guards terrorists
The EU is expected to add Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to its list of terrorist organisations after France and Spain dropped their objections. A senior EU diplomat said…