European news for Ireland
The global shipping industry has agreed to drastically cut pollution levels and move towards net-zero, but the deal falls short of the Paris climate agreement. The International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s…
A new European law which aims to tighten up on toy safety has been agreed in principle by MEPs and member states. The new law demands that all toys sold…
The European Commission has announced that it will delay retaliating to US steel and aluminium tariffs for 90 days. It comes as the US has paused wider 20 percent tariffs…
The European Union appears to have dodged massive across-the-board tariffs after Donald Trump announced a 90 day pause. The US President posted on his social network that he was upping…
Tánaiste, Simon Harris, has arrived in Washington on the day that US tariffs on the EU have come into force. The US has imposed a 20 percent tariff on most…
Last month was the warmest March on record across Europe, that’s according to latest data from the EU’s climate service, Copernicus. “It was also a month with contrasting rainfall extremes…
Tánaiste Simon Harris is heading to Luxembourg to meet fellow EU trade ministers to discuss the fall-out from across-the-board tariffs of 20 percent being imposed on the European Union by…
The European Union is advising all citizens to keep at least 72 hours of supplies at home at all times. The advice is contained in a new paper produced by…
The European Commission expect pharmaceuticals to be next on Donald Trump’s hit list, that’s despite the Taoiseach’s hopes that the sector will dodge US tariffs. The pharma industry has grown…
Donald Trump has imposed sweeping 20 percent tariffs on the European Union, including Ireland. “President Trump’s announcement of universal tariffs on the whole world, including the EU, is a major…