Taoiseach supports massive reparation loan for Ukraine
Ireland is supportive of using Russian assets to create a massive reparation loan for Ukraine, the Taoiseach said arriving at an EU summit in Brussels this morning. EU leaders are…
EU Ecolabel tops 100,000 products
The EU’s Ecolabel now features on more than 100,000 products, but only 154 of them are from Ireland. The Ecolabel is designed to highlight products that meet strict environmental criteria.…
EU proposes Mercosur safeguards
The European Commission has proposed new safeguards which it says will strengthen protections for EU farmers following the Mercosur agreement. The European Union has agreed in principle to the EU-Mercosur…
EU makes consumer rights label obligatory
All shops and online marketplaces will have to display a poster setting out consumer rights under a European law that comes into force next year. The law is designed to…
Climate council slams government storms inaction
The Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) has criticised the government for what the CCAC says is a failure to act after Storm Darragh and Storm Éowyn. The two storms in…
EU signals green light for Ireland’s €240m request
The European Commission has signaled that it will give the go-ahead for a €240 million payment to Ireland as part of the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility. The Recovery and…
Europe fears Trump pharmaceutical tariffs
President Trump has announced punishing 100 percent tariffs on pharmaceuticals in a shock to the industry. The European Union thought that it had made a tariff agreement that limited all…
Ireland’s growth prospects revised up
The Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has upgraded its forecast for the Irish economy for this year in light of the EU-US tariff deal. The ESRI now predicts the…
Tánaiste: EU’s Israel cuts ‘hugely significant’
Proposals by the European Commission to cut funding and reimpose trade tariffs on Israel are “hugely significant”, that’s according to Tánaiste Simon Harris TD. The EU wants to hit Israel…
One in five children living in poverty
One in five children in Ireland are living in poverty once housing costs are striped out. That’s according to the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI). That’s the equivalent to…