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Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe could be re-elected unopposed to the highly prized European role. But his candidacy could be jeopardised by a cabinet reshuffle. Given the influence the post brings, the Government must come up with a solution – and fast.

It may have been a coincidence, but the days surrounding the billionaire’s deal to acquire Twitter with the self-confessed goal of deregulating the platform saw a series of events going in the opposite direction in Europe.

The European Court of Justice fined Poland €1 million a day for its failure to comply with EU regulations. Roman Imielski is the deputy editor of the largest broadsheet in Poland. He talks to Dion Fanning about the freedoms under threat in Poland today.

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe, his European Commission counterpart Paolo Gentiloni and Ireland's accountancy bodies agree on one thing: the future of multinational taxation has yet to be decided in Washington. The worst-case scenario for Ireland would be to sign up to the latest OECD proposals, only to see them thwarted by partisan strife in the US.

With almost 900,000 public health patients waiting for hospital treatment, travelling abroad for care can be a fast, affordable option. In the first of two reports, Tommie Gorman explores the Cross Border Directive, a vital pressure valve in Ireland's dysfunctional two-tier health system.

The hijacking of a Ryanair flight and the detention of a young journalist are in character for Alexander Lukashenko, the populist leader of Belarus who has never forgotten what Boris Yeltsin once told him

Last month, the Minister for Agriculture was burning the midnight oil in EU talks worth €10bn to Ireland. Next month, his industry is facing Brexit chaos. Yet Charlie McConalogue is at his most combative when discussing the lack of transparency in the beef trade.

As his office prepares to take on sweeping new responsibilities, Ireland’s top competition law enforcer Brian McHugh discusses Brexit, EU-wide efforts to regulate tech multinationals and the CCPC’s reluctance to tackle beef barons.

Foreign exchange markets are notoriously unpredictable. But it now seems certain the Euro will be significantly stronger relative to the dollar at the end of this decade than it is today.

A new EU directive to promote audiovisual production across Europe could boost demand for Irish screen works and allow Ireland to levy €40 million for the industry – but built-in requirements to regulate online harmful content risk capturing the attention of media authorities here instead.