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.
As more multinationals choose Ireland to centralise European Vat payments, discrepancies held up the release of corresponding statistics for months.
Lukoil Capital DAC was registered months before the war in Ukraine and raises money that’s funnelled back to the Russian firm, which is a major player in the Kremlin's economy.
A post-Brexit deal between London and Brussels represents a significant warming in relations between Europe and the UK. How agreements in areas like defence, agriculture, and fisheries play out remains to be seen.
The European Commission ruled against the Tipperary firm in its state aid complaint against Ireland over the NBP last year. Now it’s brought a challenge to the European courts.
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