European news for Ireland
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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.…
Ireland’s exports to the US doubled in March compared to the month before as manufacturers rushed to try and beat Trump’s expected trade tariffs. Latest data from the US Bureau…
The EU will phase out the use of all Russian oil, gas and nuclear energy, the European Commission has announced. The proposals will need to be approved by the European…