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The EU must soon open its doors to new members — its survival depends on it

The days when Hungary’s president Viktor Orbán could block negotiations on a whim should be over — and the western Balkans will finally benefit

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Stephen Cadogan: You thought all you had to do was produce food and get paid a fair price for it

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Taoiseach calls for 'urgent review' of EU-Israel agreement as Gaza death toll nears 40,000

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TikTok loses EU court case over regulatory requirements

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EU countries approve landmark nature restoration law after delays

Letters to the Editor: Hotel provides shining example of kindness to retired citizens

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Letters to the Editor: Hotel provides shining example of kindness to retired citizens

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Emma DeSouza: Europe set to become more insular as right-wing politics gains traction

European politics is slowly changing as, increasingly, established centre parties are lurching rightward and entering into agreements with far right parties

Sun, 26 May, 2024

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EU leaders back new Iran sanctions after attack on Israel

European Union leaders decided on Wednesday to step up sanctions against Iran after Tehran's missile and drone attack on Israel left world powers scrambling to prevent a wider conflict in the Middle East.

Thu, 18 Apr, 2024

EU 'must do more' to facilitate mortgages from abroad

EU 'must do more' to facilitate mortgages from abroad

The EU must do more to allow consumers to get loans or mortgages from other countries, the bloc’s Financial Services Commissioner has said.

Mon, 08 Apr, 2024

Stealing from a credit card

Female MEPs warned of deep-fake explicit image threat ahead of upcoming elections

There are now serious concerns that women running in the EU elections could be targeted with AI-generated nude photographs or fake videos of them in compromising positions

Mon, 08 Apr, 2024

Apple, Google and Meta probed by EU under new digital law

Apple, Google and Meta probed by EU under new digital law

The three tech giants directly employ 12,000 people in Ireland

Mon, 25 Mar, 2024

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Ireland among lowest in EU for job vacancies

According to Eurostat, during the last three months of 2023, the job vacancy rate among EU members stood at 2.5%

Fri, 15 Mar, 2024

Fishermen 'kept in the dark' over EU deal to allow Iceland fish in Irish waters

Fishermen 'kept in the dark' over EU deal to allow Iceland fish in Irish waters

Fishermen 'afraid Iceland will get a similar deal to the one Norway already has', which allows Norwegian fishermen to fish for 224,000 tonnes of blue whiting here

Tue, 06 Feb, 2024

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Yuliya Tymoshenko: Ukraine has already won three crucial battles

The former prime minister says Ukraine's war against Russia is underpinned by its identification with western values, and is being powered by a renewed sense of unity

Fri, 29 Dec, 2023

EU agrees new rules on hosting migrants, seeks to cut numbers

EU agrees new rules on hosting migrants, seeks to cut numbers

Laws cover screening irregular migrants when they arrive in the European Union, procedures for handling asylum applications, rules on determining which EU country is responsible for handling applications and ways to handle crises

Wed, 20 Dec, 2023

EU nations condemn Hamas for ‘using hospitals and civilians as human shields’

EU nations condemn Hamas for ‘using hospitals and civilians as human shields’

EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell said on Monday that the bloc at the same time was asking Israel “for maximum restraint and targeting in order to avoid human casualties”

Mon, 13 Nov, 2023

EU raps Ireland on knuckles over water quality plan

EU raps Ireland on knuckles over water quality plan

The Water Framework Directive requires that all inland and coastal waters reach at least good status by 2027 at the latest

Thu, 28 Sep, 2023

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Irish Examiner view: Tech giants will have to play by the rules

Digital Markets Act is the second part in the EU's revolutionary suite of legislation setting out to protect European citizens

Tue, 12 Sep, 2023

Irish Examiner view: Corruption frustrates Ukraine's war effort

Irish Examiner view: Corruption frustrates Ukraine's war effort

Ukraine must be willing to fight corruption even as the country continues to defend itself from the illegal Russian invasion

Tue, 05 Sep, 2023

Europe Gas Inventories Are 90% Full. It Still May Not Be Enough

Europe's gas storage is 90% full, but this still may not be enough

Much depends on weather conditions as freezing temperatures could accelerate withdrawals from underground stockpiles

Fri, 18 Aug, 2023

Migrant deaths at sea: the real blame lies with policies created by European states

Migrant deaths at sea: the real blame lies with policies created by European states

The Mediterranean is now regarded as the world’s deadliest place for migrants since states have ceased rescue operations there and now perform border protection instead

Thu, 10 Aug, 2023

Businessman and businesswoman on the scale

New EU law will see companies held to account over human rights abuses

The European Union will soon require thousands of large companies to actively look for and reduce human rights abuses and environmental damage in their supply chains.

Wed, 09 Aug, 2023

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Meta’s Threads app will not launch in EU on regulatory concerns

App stores in European Union countries, including Ireland, Germany, Spain, Italy, France, and Belgium, were not listing Threads as of Wednesday morning

Wed, 05 Jul, 2023

Pfizer and BioNTech reach a deal with EU to change covid vaccine contract

Pfizer and BioNTech reach a deal with EU to change covid vaccine contract

The original contract was signed in May 2021 and committed the EU to buy 900 million doses from Pfizer/BioNTech, with an option for an additional 900 million by the end of 2023

Fri, 26 May, 2023

Defamation lawyer says tech companies should be on the hook for AI 'disinformation'

Defamation lawyer says tech companies should be on the hook for AI 'disinformation'

Paul Tweed used Microsoft as an example of a company that should be liable for the spread of misleading information through AI

Tue, 16 May, 2023

UK group highlights the ‘threat’ it says Brexit poses to peace in the North

UK group highlights the ‘threat’ it says Brexit poses to peace in the North

Good Friday Agreement film made by European Movement UK claims that Brexit poses the greatest threat to peace since the 1994 ceasefire

Thu, 06 Apr, 2023

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EU plans reforms to shield household bills from massive market swings

Top objectives include shielding consumers from soaring prices and spurring the development of renewable energy

Mon, 06 Mar, 2023

Rishi Sunak Travels To Belfast In Sign NI Protocol

Daniel McConnell: No sign of DUP compromise on EU-UK deal

While Rishi Sunak met political leaders of all stripes on Friday, his real mission was to get the Protocol refuseniks on board

Fri, 17 Feb, 2023

Rishi Sunak visit to Oldham

Hopes grow for a Brexit deal on the north as British PM to meet EU leaders

EU President Ursula von der Leyen, French president Emmanuel Macron, and German chancellor Olaf Scholz are scheduled to attend the summit

Tue, 14 Feb, 2023

A group of Afghan refugees arrive in Lesvos, Greece from Turkey by rubber raft in a cove filled with debris from previous rafts.

Kerry humanitarian says Greece smuggling trial ‘deeply damaging to the EU’

The Kerryman is one of 24 migrant rescue volunteers on the Greek island of Lesbos charged in 2018 with a range of offences

Sun, 08 Jan, 2023

Large group of students writing in notebooks.

Irish education system must take ‘Europe’ and languages seriously

One of the long-standing weaknesses in Ireland’s education system has been an inability to produce second- and third-level students who are linguistically competent

Fri, 30 Dec, 2022

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Irish Examiner view: The harm done by Brexit keeps stacking up but nobody is talking about it

The data suggests Britain has been severely financially hurt by Brexit but nobody in authority there seems to want to discuss it

Thu, 29 Dec, 2022

Pope Francis appoints Irish bishop Apostolic Nuncio to the EU

Pope Francis appoints Irish bishop Apostolic Nuncio to the EU

Bishop Treanor said he was honoured to be appointed to the new role, but would be leaving the diocese of Down and Connor with a heavy heart

Sat, 26 Nov, 2022

John Whelan: Imminent EU ban on Russian oil shipments could cause havoc on world markets

John Whelan: Imminent EU ban on Russian oil shipments could cause havoc on world markets

Major shipping firms say the sanctions, without a cap below which Russian oil can be insured for shipping to non-EU countries, could paralyse global trade

Mon, 07 Nov, 2022

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S New EU-wide TB testing rules to come into effect

Responsibility to ensure animals are tested in compliance with requirements ultimately rests with the purchaser of the animals

Wed, 02 Nov, 2022

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen Delivers State of Union 2022 Address

EU unveils interim gas market steps with no quick price cap

The commission has also warmed up to the idea of capping gas prices used for electricity production

Tue, 18 Oct, 2022

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Department of Environment chief 'not aware of the specifics' of why Ireland did not apply to EU energy fund

Ireland is one of just two European nations which failed to apply for the initiative, which is expected to deliver €37bn in biomethane funding alone in the coming years

Thu, 13 Oct, 2022

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Ireland faces fines and legal action over failure to implement EU directives

Directives should have been adopted more than a year ago

Fri, 30 Sep, 2022

EC president backs Irish call to suspend Russia from UN Security Council

EC president backs Irish call to suspend Russia from UN Security Council

Charles Michel told the UN General Assembly yesterday that Russia should be suspended from the UN Security Council for going to war in Ukraine

Sat, 24 Sep, 2022

Ronan Dunne: Proposed law to screen investments into Ireland sparks debate

Ronan Dunne: Proposed law to screen investments into Ireland sparks debate

The IDA reported in June that Ireland had experienced a 9% increase in inward investment for the first six months of this year, marking the highest ever increase in , or FDI, in the State.

Sun, 21 Aug, 2022

Irish Examiner view: The numbers show the reality of sanctions against Russia

Irish Examiner view: The numbers show the reality of sanctions against Russia

With only a 3% dip in its oil production since it invaded Ukraine, it is clear the embargo on Russia is not working

Mon, 15 Aug, 2022

New law grants power to screen and halt foreign investments

New law grants power to screen and halt foreign investments

Investments by non-EU companies in infrastructure such as health services, ports, and airports will require ministerial approval

Sun, 26 Jun, 2022

UK Prime Minister Visits Northern Ireland

Britain's actions on protocol is 'economic vandalism' on Northern Ireland, says Taoiseach

Micheál Martin added that if the proposed Northern Ireland Protocol Bill is enacted, we're “into a very serious situation”

Sun, 19 Jun, 2022

FILE PHOTO: Pressure gauges, pipes and valves are pictured at an "Dashava" underground gas storage facility near Striy

Russian gas flows to Europe fall, hindering bid to refill stores

Kremlin says reduction in supply via Nord Stream 1 pipeline related to maintenance issues and not premeditated

Thu, 16 Jun, 2022

Legislation overriding Northern Ireland Protocol will be 'lawful', claims British ambassador

Legislation overriding Northern Ireland Protocol will be 'lawful', claims British ambassador

Exclusive: Ambassador Paul Johnston said the protocol had become 'a divisive issue' and that the legislation which will seek to break an international treaty will be 'lawful'

Fri, 10 Jun, 2022

Defence Forces Complete Mission Readiness Exercise In Preparation For Deployment To Syria

Six in ten people think Ireland should be part of increased EU defence co-operation

59% of respondents to new poll agree Ireland should step up its military co-operation in wake of Russian invasion of Ukraine

Mon, 09 May, 2022

Ukraine: What happened today, Wednesday, May 4?

Ukraine: What happened today, Wednesday, May 4?

'Putin must pay a price, a high price, for his brutal aggression,' European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the European Parliament in Strasbourg this morning.

Wed, 04 May, 2022

€20m project unveiled to reverse decline of some of Ireland's pristine rivers

€20m project unveiled to reverse decline of some of Ireland's pristine rivers

Four of the waterways included in the project, which focuses on rivers rich in biodiversity, are in Munster

Mon, 02 May, 2022

Taoiseach hits out at 'corrosive anti-EU' sentiment among opposition TDs and MEPs

Taoiseach hits out at 'corrosive anti-EU' sentiment among opposition TDs and MEPs

Martin says one-third of Ireland’s MEPs are reliable votes for attacking the EU and defending its opponents

Sun, 10 Apr, 2022

Irish 'clearly the most pro-European of all European citizens', new study finds

Irish 'clearly the most pro-European of all European citizens', new study finds

The survey found while most of us believe things are going in the right direction for the country, almost half of us fear the impact of the rising cost of living

Wed, 06 Apr, 2022