International pressure on Israel builds
Ireland, France and Japan are amongst a group of 25 foreign ministers who have urged Israel to immediately end the war in Gaza. It comes after more reports of deaths…
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EU budget rises to €2 trillion with fisheries and agriculture merged into the same fund
The European Commission has unveiled huge and controversial proposals for a new total budget of €2 trillion to cover the period form 2028 to 2034. The President of the European…
EU convinces Israel to reopen Gaza to aid
Israel has agreed to a “substantial” increase in aid trucks allowed to enter Gaza after negotiations with the European Union. Last month the EU concluded that Israel was in breach…
Byrne heads to Berlin
Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence, Thomas Byrne TD, is in Berlin today to meet with his new German counterpart, Gunther Krichbaum. The German Minister of State for…
EU fears Iran escalation
There is a “huge” risk of the situation in Iran escalating, the EU’s foreign affairs chief has warned. It comes after the US bombed suspected nuclear sites in Iran over…
Israel EU breach must have consequences
Israel has breached its EU trade deal in its war in Gaza, a legal analysis by the European Union’s foreign affairs department has concluded. The review of that agreement, which…
Ireland criticises EU over trade with illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine
Ireland, along with eight other European countries, has criticised the EU for failing to “effectively discontinue trade of goods and services with the illegal settlements” in the Occupied Palestinian Territory…
Swiss President first Irish visit for 13 years
The President of Switzerland is visiting Ireland in a first official visit in more than a decade. At the same time manuscripts by Irish monks are returning from Switzerland to…
Ireland pressures Hungary to drop anti-gay laws
A group of European countries including Ireland is putting pressure to reverse anti-gay laws. The declaration has now been signed by 17 EU member states shocked by a raft of…
Growing momentum to review EU-Israel deal in light of Gaza situation – Richmond
Support for a review of the EU’s trade deal with Israel is building as the situation in Gaza gets more and more desperate, that’s according to Ireland’s Minister for International…