European news for Ireland
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The online Chinese fashion marketplace, Shein, has been facing questions in the European Parliament. It follows reports of unsafe products and child-like sex dolls being found on the platform. In…