EU demands Ireland fined over water pollution
The European Commission is taking Ireland back to the court to demand the state is fined for what the EU believes is systemic and prolonged water pollution. The European Commission…
IIEA: Spies targeting Ireland
Foreign intelligence services are deliberately and actively targeting Ireland, raising the risk of increasing threats, the Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA) has warned. The warning comes in a…
Environmentalists criticise EU nitrates derogation
Environmentalists have criticised a decision to give Ireland another derogation from strict rules in the EU’s nitrates directive. The European Environment Bureau (EEB) which works in Brussels on behalf of…
At the helm of the EU’s anti-drones centre
Nestled amongst trees in a rural corner of Belgium, close to the border with the Netherlands, sits an incongruous group of nondescript 1970s buildings. Outside all is calm. But inside,…
Environment Agency calls for better port and airport air pollution monitoring
Air pollution remains Europe’s largest environmental health risk despite a big fall in the number of deaths across Europe, the European Environment Agency (EEA) has warned. A new analysis by…
Court rules Ireland has failed to fulfil EU water law
The European Court of Justice has ruled that Ireland has failed to fulfil its obligations towards clean ground and surface water as required under EU law. The European Commission has…
Paschal Donohoe quits
Paschal Donohoe is leaving his role as Ireland’s Finance Minister and President of the Eurogroup for a new job at the World Bank. Donohoe has been president of the Eurozone’s…
Rising levels of prostate and testicular cancers ‘linked to chemical pollution’
Rising levels of cancers in men could be linked to chemical pollution, that’s according to the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL). Across Europe, cases of prostate and testicular cancers appear…
EU considering inflation pay rises for farmers
Farmers could receive inflation-linked pay rises under the next EU budget, European Commission President von der Leyen has suggested. Von der Leyen is trying to build support for her €2…
Alcohol-free gin cannot be called gin, rules EU court
The European Court of Justice has ruled that alcohol-free gin cannot include the word gin in the name. Judges have concluded that the name gin is “reserved for a specific…