European news for Ireland
Ireland will fail to meet national and EU targets for electric cars without a dramatic increase in support by the government, the Climate Council has warned. The Climate Change Advisory…
The government has admitted that it is failing to meet its climate ambitions and is an embarrassment compared to other European countries. The admission is contained in a new report…
The Council of Europe’s Human Rights Commissioner has critcised European governments for trying to water down protections for migrants. Last month, nine European governments including Poland, Denmark and Italy published…
The EU and US are “deep” in negotiations over trade tariffs, says Ursula von der Leyen following a phone call with President Trump. The two are due to take part…
Simon Harris says there are signs of “positive momentum” in tariff talks between the EU and the US. His comments came after a video call with the United States Trade…
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has ruled that the government broke EU law in the way that it used facial recognition technology in the registration process for Public Services Cards.…
Data centres used 22 percent of Ireland’s electricity last year, up from 5 percent less than ten years ago. Power-hungry computer servers are essential to Ireland’s tech industry. But the…
More than a dozen Irish whiskey and Irish beef producers are in South Korea and Japan this week as part of a trade mission. The government believes east Asia offers…
The European Commission is considering relaxing rules which limit the type of state aid EU governments can provide towards affordable housing. Ursula von der Leyen promised that as part of…
The European Commission has approved €211 million Irish state funding to support television and film production “with Irish and European cultural content”. The government tax credit scheme is designed to…