EU aiming higher than UK on Trump talks
The EU will hit back at the US with countermeasures if 10 percent tariffs remain after talks with Trump, that’s the warning from Sweden’s Trade Minister. “If the UK-US deal…
Ireland modest rise in rainbow ranking
An annual analysis of LGBTI-friendly countries has ranked Ireland up, but only slightly, from last year. The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association, ILGA-Europe, carries out a detailed…
Simpler EU rules to save farmers €1.5bn per year, claims European Commission
Changes to the way farmers are paid will save farmers across Europe more than €1.5 billion and cut administration costs by a further €210 million, the European Commission says. The…
NGOs urge EU to ban damaging trawling in marine protected areas
A group of environmental NGOs have handed the European Commission a petition with more than 250,000 signatures calling for a ban on bottom trawling in marine protected areas. Bottom trawling…
Ireland to sign convention to protect lawyers
Ireland will be amongst the first countries to sign the world’s first international treaty designed to protect lawyers. The Council of Europe says the Convention for the Protection of the…
EU pushing for zero tariffs, says Donohoe
The European Union will continue to push for zero tariffs with the US, Paschal Donohoe has insisted. That’s despite the fact that Trump’s first deals have kept 10 percent tariffs…
EU threatens to take Ireland to court over European Arrest Warrant
The EU could take Ireland to court unless it correctly puts in place requirements under the European Arrest Warrant, the European Commission has warned. The European Arrest Warrant (EAW) allows…
EU threatens US with €95 billion retaliation
The European Union will hit back at the United States with €95 billion in counter tariffs, if the US does not back down. European Commission says that its preference remains…
Irish support for EU drops to lowest level in more than a decade
Ireland’s support for EU membership has dropped to its lowest level since 2013, according to a poll carried out for European Movement Ireland (EMI). Whilst support for the European Union…
Ireland lobbies EU over future farm funding
Ireland has started lobbying the EU to keep pumping billions of Euro into farming well into the future. The European Union spends around one-third of its entire budget on agriculture.…