EU to hit US with €26bn in counter-tariffs
The European Commission has announced counter-measures worth €26 billion as US tariffs on EU aluminium and steel come into force. President Trump has imposed a 25 percent tariff on all…
‘Made in Europe’ law for vital medicines
A new EU law will aim to prevent European countries from running out of vital medicines in future. Ireland, along with other countries, is suffering shortages of hundreds of medicines.…
Donohoe warns of economic uncertainty
Ireland’s Finance Minister, Paschal Donohoe, has warned that economic growth in the EU looks set to be lower than previously expected. “There is obvious uncertainty with regards tariffs and trade,…
Thailand reopens for Irish beef exports
Thailand is reopening for Irish beef exports, Agriculture Minister, Martin Heydon TD, has announced. “This decision represents an endorsement by the Thai Administration of Ireland’s high food safety standards”, said…
Women in work doubles to 1.3 million
The number of women in the workplace in Ireland has doubled since 1998, that’s according to new data from Ireland’s stats agency. In 1998, there were 641,800 women registered in…
EU leaders sign off €800bn defence plan
EU leaders in Brussels have given the European Commission the go-ahead for a plan to boost defence spending by up to €800 billion. The Taoiseach took part in the summit…
UK-Ireland Summit in Liverpool
The first annual UK-Ireland Summit is taking place in Liverpool. Taoiseach Micheál Martin met British Prime Minister Keir Starmer last night. The summit was agreed last year to mark an…
Ships polluting EU waters, warn auditors
Ships are continuing to pollute the seas around Europe because member states’ enforcement is “far from satisfactory”, that’s according to the European Court of Auditors (ECA). The ECA says European…
Missing EU eco targets to cost Ireland €26bn
Ireland will have to pay out up to €26 billion to offset pollution without drastic improvements, that’s the warning from the Fiscal Council and Climate Change Advisory Council. Under EU…
EU to water down electric car targets
Electric cars will be more expensive and less available as a result of EU moves to water down targets, that’s according to the European consumer organisation, BEUC. The European Commission…