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The Government missed the deadline on a new EU directive that harmonises criminal offences around sanctions violations. The rules are aimed at better enforcing measures against Russia.

As Europe’s energy crisis deepens, Germany’s rising reliance on imports reflects a broader EU retreat from energy independence. A new EU-US energy deal, framed as a solution, risks locking in long-term fossil fuel dependence, undermining climate goals and strategic autonomy.

European Commission officials visited Ireland in recent weeks to meet with several Irish farming groups opposed to the EU’s South American trade deal, in a bid to change minds as the bloc looks at more international pacts in the wake of its 15 per cent tariff deal with Trump.

The insulation multinational’s latest acquisition in the UK is under an initial probe while its battle with the European Commission over the failed Trimo deal rumbles on.

The EU’s free trade agreement with South American countries is 25 years in the making. There’s a final effort in play to get it over the line but Ireland’s position is in flux.

The EU justice commissioner said he plans to raise the issue of product safety and standards on platforms like Shein and Temu with the Chinese authorities.

Ireland has completed three out of four stages in designating an authority for tackling terrorist content online. The European Commission wants it to get a move on with the final stage.

The Commission says it is a vocal advocate of the rule-based international order. How it acts now may give a small glimmer of hope this is still the case, but it is acting far too late for the Palestinian people.

Ireland has yet to ratify the EU-Canada trade deal, due to a Supreme Court legal challenge, but Simon Harris is marching on with a bill to sign off on the agreement.

European Innovation Council board member Bart Becks talks about the sandboxes, unified incorporation regime and new funding options in the EU’s latest strategy for start-ups and scale-ups as lawmakers obsess over competitiveness.