The controversial Mercosur trade deal now applies provisionally and has caused fierce splits but Irish MEPs are finding more common ground on new deals with India and Australia.
David O’Sullivan oversees how EU sanctions against Russia are devised. He speaks to The Currency about dealing with sanctions evasion and recent controversy with Aughinish Alumina.
Eighteen member states were reprimanded last year for delays in transposing the sanctions directive. Since then, several countries have moved ahead but Ireland lags behind.
Yoel Roth, the head of trust safety at dating app giant Match Group, was in Dublin to meet with regulators about the pain points it’s feeling on EU laws like the Digital Services Act.
The list details European and international shipyards for breaking down and recycling EU-flagged vessels but the Belfast yard did not provide the “necessary information for renewal”.
As Ireland prepares to preside over EU budget talks, an Irishman is already scrutinising the €2tn proposals on the table. ECA President Tony Murphy discusses changes in auditing and why more Irish people should work in European institutions.
As oil and gas markets react to escalating tensions, the key question for Ireland is whether higher energy prices will trigger another inflation shock – or remain contained.
Ireland is expected to transpose the Pay Transparency Directive into law by June, introducing a raft of new rules for employers to follow.
The EU’s largest economies want to push ahead with the Savings and Investment Union despite reservations from Ireland around a two-speed Europe and centralising of power.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered a warmer tone at this year’s Munich Security Conference, but European officials say the trans-Atlantic fissure remains, writes Yaroslav Trofimov, The Wall Street Journal.
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