European news for Ireland
Taoiseach Micheál Martin says he is concerned about protectionist trade ideas gaining traction in Europe. Yesterday the French President, Emmanuel Macron, set out a vision to give “European preference” to…
Ireland has a gender digital divide that is worse than anywhere else in Europe, according to a new report by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI). In Ireland, men…
Plans for a radical overhaul of EU subsidies for farmers risks unbalancing the playing field, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) has warned. Under the EU’s budget proposals for 2028…
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…
Europe Minister, Thomas Byrne TD, is in Switzerland today as part of diplomatic efforts ahead of Ireland taking over the rotating presidency of the European Council in July. Switzerland is…
Protecting the Common Agricultural Policy must be “priority number one”, the Irish Farmers’ Association has told the European Commission. IFA President Francie Gorman met with the European Commissioner for Agriculture…
The European Commission has announced hundreds of millions of Euro of new funding to try to protect undersea internet cables. The Cable Security Toolbox will have a budget of €347…
Most Irish people remain positive about the future and continue to be staunchly pro-EU, according to polling carried out for the European Parliament. The latest ‘Eurobarometer‘ involved face to face…
The European Commissioner for Agriculture is visiting Ireland today for the first time since the Mercosur trade agreement was signed. The Irish government voted against the deal, but it was…
The EU does not have access to all the raw materials it will need to meet its climate goals, auditors have warned. The European Union has set ever tougher targets…