EU must protect consumers, says McGrath
More than a quarter of online shoppers were unhappy with purchases last year, according to an EU survey. The European Commission’s Consumer Conditions Scoreboard found that 26 percent of people…
‘Made in Europe’ law for vital medicines
A new EU law will aim to prevent European countries from running out of vital medicines in future. Ireland, along with other countries, is suffering shortages of hundreds of medicines.…
EU to water down electric car targets
Electric cars will be more expensive and less available as a result of EU moves to water down targets, that’s according to the European consumer organisation, BEUC. The European Commission…
Consumer watchdog calls for second hand car database
More than three thousand Irish consumers were ripped off by dodgy second hand cars last year, that’s according to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission. The CCPC is now calling…
Price of love has gone up
They say money can’t buy love, but if you want to try, it will cost you a bit more this Valentine’s Day. Ireland’s Central Statistics Office (CSO) has calculated the…
EU crackdown on cheap products bought online
The European Commission says that it will carry out more checks on cheap items bought online and imported from outside of the EU. The crackdown will focus on product safety,…
EU monitoring medicine shortages
The EU wants to get a better picture of the many different medicines currently in short supply in Europe. There is currently a shortage of 346 medical products in Ireland,…
McGrath launches Democracy Shield pet project
Michael McGrath will chair the “very first” meeting today towards the establishment of an EU ‘Democracy Shield’, a key pet project of Ireland’s European Commissioner, and President von der Leyen.…
Storm Éowyn: EU activates emergency satellite mapping of Ireland
The EU’s emergency response coordination centre (ERCC) has activated Copernicus rapid satellite mapping of Storm Éowyn on behalf of Ireland. Copernicus satellite imagery is now being processed for eight key…
Éowyn: European early warning on red alert
The European early weather warning system is on red alert ahead of Storm Éowyn which is expected to hit Ireland on Friday. Met Éireann first issued its red alert across…