EU to sign Mercosur deal
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is on her way to Paraguay to sign the EU’s controversial trade deal with Mercosur this weekend. The EU-Mercosur deal has been more…
Nolan starts EU drugs agency term
Dr Lorraine Nolan has taken up her new job as Executive Director of the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA) following her recruitment last year. The EUDA has recently been given…
World racing towards climate breach
Global temperatures from the past three years averaged more than 1.5°C above the pre-industrial level, the EU’s earth observation programme, Copernicus, has warned. Climate scientists say that the latest data…
Tap water to be monitored for forever chemicals
New rules require that all tap water across the EU must be systematically monitored for so-called ‘forever chemicals’ for the first time. The new law requires that levels of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances…
China reopens to Irish beef
The Taoiseach has confirmed that China has agreed to reopen its market to Irish beef. It comes following Micheál Martin’s visit to China last week during which he pushed officials…
FM ‘deeply concerned’ by Iran repression
Helen McEntee TD says she is deeply concerned about reports of “repression of peaceful protesters” in Iran. Protests against the Iranian government have been growing in recent weeks. In December…
SEAI: Record levels of eco homes and electric cars
A record number of people invested in making their homes more energy efficient last year, according to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). More than 58,000 home energy upgrades…
Ireland to vote against Mercosur trade deal
The Irish government has announced that it will not support the EU’s trade deal with the group of south American Mercosur countries, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. The Mercosur trade…
McEntee supports Denmark over Greenland
Ireland’s Foreign Minister, Helen McEntee TD, has issued a statement of support for Greenland in reaction to Donald Trump. The US President has reignited a debate about Greenland’s future which…
EU dangles €45 billion to get farmers on board with CAP and Mercosur deals
The European Commission has suggested that farmers could get early access to €45 billion in new funding in an attempt to see off criticism of the next Common Agricultural Policy…