Organisation: EU Commission

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<p> Michael McGrath's position as Ireland’s candidate for Commissioner was well tipped in advance. File picture: Eddie O'Hare</p>

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Michael McGrath appointment: The jury is out on how influential he can be

How serious is Ursula von der Leyen about stopping the democratic rot insofar as her powers allow?

<p>Michael McGrath TD; with Carmel O’Connor, president of Zooligocal Society of Ireland; Christoph Schwitzer, director Dublin Zoo, at the official opening of Fota Wildlife Park’s Education, Conservation and Research Centre in Cork. The former Minister for Finance said more State funding is due for Cork's event centre. Picture: Darragh Kane</p>

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Extra funding for Cork event centre due 'very soon' says Michael McGrath

<p>The move drew strong criticism from the China Chamber of Commerce to the EU. </p>

companies

EU investigates China over wind turbine imports into Europe

politics

Darragh O'Brien complains to EU Commission it has delayed crackdown on Airbnb lettings

politics

Slow uptake and EU 'standstill' delay short-term lets register

economy

EU aims to cut waste from coffee pods to bottles in new recyclable mandates

EU defence procurement deals will 'benefit' Ireland

The strengthening of EU defence cooperation comes as a response to Russian aggression in Ukraine

Mon, 22 Aug, 2022

Agricultural Landscape with Farm Barn, Aerial View

How Ireland's eco-schemes fit with European Commission's plans

Seven member states plan an eco-scheme budget allocation above the minimum requirement of 25% of the €270bn direct payments to EU farmers. Ireland has proposed 25%.

Tue, 29 Mar, 2022

Covid unemployment fallout is expected to last until 2025

Irish income support schemes almost certain to be extended as Department of Finance predicts prolonged pandemic scarring

Wed, 14 Apr, 2021

Oireachtas to grill EU Commission over Article 16 issue

Vice-president of the EU Commission Maroš Šefčovič to appear before the Committee on European Union Affairs via videolink over the events that led to the debacle in January

Tue, 16 Feb, 2021

EU sees Irish economy growing slower than eurozone this year after avoiding recession in 2020

EU Commission's new winter forecasts suggest Irish GDP will grow 3.4% this year compared with expansion of up to 3.8% for the eurozone and the EU

Thu, 11 Feb, 2021

Irish Examiner view: More than tax

It was inevitable, and very important, that the EU Commission challenged the €13bn tax decision given in favour of tech giant Apple last year.

Tue, 02 Feb, 2021

Brian Keegan: Businesses approaching Brexit looking for opportunities may do well in the long run

For the past several months, the challenge for Irish business has been surviving the enforced lockdown due to coronavirus.

Sun, 05 Jul, 2020

Ireland's Apple escrow account declined in value by €40 million last year

The value of the fund at 31 December 2019 totalled €14.02bn which represented a decline of €249 million since the end of 2018, made up of adjustments of €209 million and a €40 million fall in value due to the current negative interest rate environment and negative yields on highly rated euro-sovereign bonds.

Thu, 02 Jul, 2020

Cowen: CAP budget must match environmental ambition

New Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Barry Cowen got straight to work on Monday, in a video conference of EU agriculture and fisheries ministers.

Wed, 01 Jul, 2020

French research investigates crop production without glyphosate weedkillers

No-till is considered among the most environmentally sound methods, improving biodiversity, soil fertility, and carbon sequestration, but would probably be abandoned without access to glyphosate.

Tue, 30 Jun, 2020

Stephen Cadogan: Unmet credit needs of farmers in the EU between €19.8 and €46.6bn

Having bailed out many banks across the continent since 2008, the EU and taxpayers are more than entitled to demand a better deal for borrowers.

Fri, 19 Jun, 2020

EU's 2011 strategy to halt biodiversity loss by 2020 has failed

Intensive farming remains a main cause of biodiversity loss, according to a new report by the European Court of Auditors (ECA).

Tue, 09 Jun, 2020

Fuel sales in Ireland plummet due to Covid-19 lockdown

The Covid-19 lockdown has resulted in a dramatic reduction in the number of vehicles on the roads with large sections of the population either unemployed or working from home.

Wed, 03 Jun, 2020

Merkel-Macron accord over €500bn reboot means 'fewer Irish people will lose their jobs' during Covid-19 crisis

The “breakthrough” agreement between Germany and France to push for the EU to share the costs of rebooting Europe’s Covid-19-devastated economy will mean fewer Irish people will lose their jobs during the crisis, experts have said.

Tue, 19 May, 2020

No development on Blackwater if pearl measures not reversed

The new government will have to try and negotiate a deal with the European Commission to reverse conservation measures for the freshwater pearl mussel, otherwise large swathes of land along the River Blackwater in Co Cork will see little or no new development into the future.

Thu, 07 May, 2020

Exchequer deficit soars to €7.5bn in April as Covid-19 pandemic costs mount

The huge costs of the 1.1 million people who are in receipt of some sort of Government welfare payment in April -- the first full month of the Covid-19 emergency -- has sent the exchequer deficit soaring to almost €7.5bn.

Tue, 05 May, 2020

EU announces private storage aid is on the way as Carbery bucks the milk price trend

The Carbery group’s annual report reveals milk volume growth by 42% since EU milk quotas were scrapped in 2015

Thu, 23 Apr, 2020

Irish Farmers Association criticise European Commission's €80m agri-food package

The scheme will also allow products to be temporarily withdrawn from the market for up to six months.

Wed, 22 Apr, 2020

Ben Tonra: As it was in 2008, the EU drama on who pays for the Covid-19 crisis has a way to run

What are we to think of the EU’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic: A ‘make or break’ moment or business as usual?

Mon, 13 Apr, 2020

44 pesticides banned or likely to be banned by EU in 2019 or 2020

Mancozeb was approved in the EU in 2006 for very wide use.

Thu, 09 Apr, 2020

Department to finalise proposals to help travel and tourism sector

The Transport Minister has asked his department to finalise proposals to help the financial strain on travel agents and tour operators.

Mon, 06 Apr, 2020

Irish milk processors bid to escape serious impact seen in Italy

Irish companies will bid to escape the impact seen in Italy, where dairies started asking farmers to roll back milk production, because of lack of demand and labour shortages in processing.

Thu, 02 Apr, 2020

Siptu calls for priority coronavirus testing for healthcare staff

Hundreds of workers have tested positive for Covid-19 and are off work.

Thu, 02 Apr, 2020

We must keep our farmers healthy and working

Following discussions with farm organisations across the EU in recent days — specifically, our sister farming associations in the European Milk Board — we are now plainly at the point where we have to accept that there has been very serious market disruptions across the EU arising from the coronavirus pandemic and policy measures at EU level will be required to allow farmers and processors to adj

Mon, 30 Mar, 2020

'I kept saying they can’t shut the world down, but they did': Travel agent tells of impact on industry

The owner of a travel agency in Bray has told of the problems facing the industry as a result of Covid-19.

Thu, 26 Mar, 2020

Use of chlorine-based detergents in the dairy industry must end in 2020

The focus was on the Ornua resolution to terminate use of chlorine-based detergents in the dairy industry by the end of 2020, at the recent Teagasc Milk Quality Workshops in Cork and Cavan.

Mon, 20 Jan, 2020

Varadkar: ‘I didn’t politicise homeless man’s injuries’

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar was forced into an embarrassing climbdown after being accused of seeking to politicise the serious injuries to a homeless man in Dublin this week.

Thu, 16 Jan, 2020

Verona Murphy: Govt should insist Cherbourg improve security to stop illegal immigration

Independent candidate for Wexford Verona Murphy has said that the Irish government should be insisting that if the French port of Cherbourg is to have a shipping route with Rosslare than security will have to be improved.

Tue, 14 Jan, 2020

Group will examine supports for asylum seekers, including direct provision

The Government has announced the establishment of a special group to examine the supports afforded to asylum seekers, including direct provision, which will be chaired by a former secretary general of the European Commission.

Sat, 28 Dec, 2019

No movement test needed if animal and herd of origin tested for TB in the last six months

Ireland has dodged some restrictive new EU TB testing rules, but may not be able to avoid new compulsory testing around many of the country’s 2.2 million or so annual cattle movements.

Wed, 18 Dec, 2019

France threatens EU retaliation over US plan for tariffs on cheese and Champagne

France has hit back at a US threat to slap 100% tariffs on French cheese, Champagne and other products, with the president telling Donald Trump the move would amount to an attack on all of Europe.

Tue, 03 Dec, 2019

Asylum seeker housing situation ‘perilous’; 39 direct provision centres full

Ireland is “perilously close” to not being able to offer accommodation to asylum seekers, the Department of Justice has admitted.

Mon, 02 Dec, 2019

Irish food taps China’s appetite for beef

Frequent warnings by health experts about the dangers of too much red meat are likely to fall upon deaf ears where Irish exports are concerned.

Sun, 17 Nov, 2019

'Regulations on alcohol advertising need to tackle content of ads themselves'

Regulations on alcohol advertising need to go beyond where they are displayed, and tackle the content of the ads themselves, according to an advocacy group.

Tue, 12 Nov, 2019

Minister Joe McHugh accused of having 'no vision or direction' for third-level funding shortages

Minister Joe McHugh has been accused of stonewalling an Oireachtas Committee for a year-and-a-half on the future of third-level education.

Mon, 11 Nov, 2019

'Happy about the deal but I am sad about Brexit': Juncker

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said a “great new” Brexit deal had been agreed “that takes back control”.

Thu, 17 Oct, 2019

Boris Johnson ‘probably won’t ask for Brexit extension’

EU leaders have signalled a willingness to provide the UK with another Brexit extension to get a deal over the line as talks enter a critical phase.

Mon, 14 Oct, 2019

Hogan 'cautiously optimistic' that Brexit deal can be reached

Incoming EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan has said the “mood music” on a Brexit deal has changed and added he is now “cautiously optimistic” an agreement can be reached.

Fri, 11 Oct, 2019

Phil Hogan announces a 'Beating Cancer Plan' for Europe

The EU’s trade commissioner-elect Phil Hogan has announced that the incoming European Commission is to launch a major new initiative, the 'Beating Cancer Plan' for Europe.

Fri, 11 Oct, 2019

Leaders upbeat as ‘pathway to deal’ in sight

Hopes are growing for a Brexit deal following breakthrough talks between Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and British prime minister Boris Johnson, with both leaders saying they can “see a pathway” to agreement before the October 31 deadline.

Fri, 11 Oct, 2019

Coveney: 'If that is the final proposal then there will be no deal'

Boris Johnson's Brexit proposals will lead to a no-deal if significant changes are not made, the Tánaiste has warned.

Thu, 03 Oct, 2019

It’s looking more and more like extension or bust

Boris Johnson’s plan to scrap the backstop and replace it with a double border now leaves Ireland and the EU in a Brexit predicament where none of the viable options include an orderly exit.

Thu, 03 Oct, 2019

Varadkar: UK proposals do not meet objectives of backstop

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that the latest proposals from the UK do not fully meet the agreed objectives of the backstop.

Wed, 02 Oct, 2019

'It's not promising': Varadkar to speak with Johnson today

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he will speak to Boris Johnson later today.

Wed, 02 Oct, 2019