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…
European Commission puts forward Mercosur deal for approval
A trade deal between the EU and the Mercosur countries could be signed by the end of the year, the European Commission says. Following the completion of negotiations, the European…
Landing fish outside Ireland ‘up to operators’
The government says it is up to operators to decide where to land after complaints that too much fish is being processed outside Ireland. According to the Irish Fish Processors…
Trump threatens EU over American tech
Donald Trump has threatened to impose fresh sanctions to protect US tech giants from what he called “discriminatory” taxes and rules. The EU’s Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act…
EU gets US tariff deal in writing
The European Union and United States have published a Joint Statement formalising last month’s tariff deal. The EU had expected the statement to be published within days of the agreement…
EU research funding pays back ten-fold
For every euro invested Horizon Europe generates up to €11 in economic gains, according to data from the European Commission. Horizon Europe is the EU’s flagship research programme which runs…
EU-US deal due to be formalised
The tariff deal agreement between Ursula von der Leyen and Donald Trump is due to be formalised on Friday after a nervous wait all week. Friday 1 August was the…