European news for Ireland
The European Union’s highest court has ruled that Ireland cannot refuse to surrender individuals to the United Kingdom for fear that they might be detained for older, unrelated charges once…
The European Court of Justice has ruled on the definition of ‘pastiche’ in a copyright dispute that could have wider implications. For more than 20 years, the German band Kraftwerk…
Audio platforms have been ordered to take down hundreds of hours-worth of audio extolling terrorist or extremist propaganda, the EU’s law enforcement agency, Europol, says. Irish investigators were involved in…
Ireland has violated the European Social Charter by refusing to pay Defence Forces sufficient compensation for overtime and working public holidays, the European Committee of Social Rights has ruled. The…
The government has pledged to speed up the approval of major infrastructure projects after criticism from the European Union. A report by the former Prime Minister of Italy, Mario Draghi,…
Michael McGrath is expected to announce the launch of a European Centre for Democratic Resilience later today as the centrepiece of his efforts to protect European democracy from disinformation and…
Ireland broke international law by failing to provide basic services to asylum seekers, the European Court of Justice has ruled. Asylum seekers were not provided with housing because Irish authorities…
The Council of Europe has warned of pervasive overcrowding, worsening safety levels and inadequate mental healthcare in Ireland’s prisons. The report by the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention…
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…
Computers, phones and banking services must be accessible to all under a new European law that has just come into force. The European Accessibility Act has now entered into application…