EU to keep negotiating with US despite Trump letter
The European Union plans to keep trying to get a deal with the United States despite receiving a letter threatening 30 percent tariffs. In the letter, dated Friday, but only…
Electric cars gaining market share
Electric cars now make up close to one in five of new vehicles, according to latest figures. In the first six months of 2025, electric car sales were up 27…
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…
EU-US tariff deal ‘in coming days’
The European Union hopes to make a tariff deal with the US within days, according to the European Commission’s Trade Spokesperson. US President, Donald Trump, has threatened further tariffs on…
Warmest June on record for western Europe
Parts of Ireland, France and Spain experienced their warmest June ever, according to data analysed by the EU’s climate service Copernicus. Nearly all of Ireland was “much warmer than average”,…
Ireland lobbies to postpone EU deforestation law
A group of 18 farming ministers including Ireland have urged the European Commission to delay and water-down a law on deforestation. The law, which is due to come into force…
Paschal Donohoe re-elected Eurozone chief
Ireland’s Minister of Finance, Paschal Donohoe, will stay on as President of the Eurogroup for a third term, EU Eurozone finance ministers have decided. Donohoe has headed the Eurozone countries…
EU accuses Ireland of under-funding the environment by €3.3 billion per year
The European Commission has warned the Irish government that Ireland is on track to fail to reach pollution targets due this year and under-funding environmental policies to the tune of…
Car repair stitch-up gets €10 million warning
Drivers are being scared off taking their cars to independent garages by the Irish motor industry, the consumer watchdog the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) fears. The CCPC has…
Ryanair calls for EU to act after hundreds of flights cancelled
Ryanair has urged the EU to act after French air traffic control strikes resulted in the cancellation of hundreds of flights. The Irish-based carrier cancelled 170 flights yesterday and today.…