Manifestos from Fine Gael, Sinn Féin and the Green Party raise their opposition to the EU-Mercosur trade deal. But in Brussels the machine is marching on to get the deal done next month.
Last week, The Currency explored how Irish firms are operating under EU free trade agreements. The cold reality is that these types of deals are becoming much harder to reach.
In the final part of our series on EU trade deals, Irish firms expanding in Asia could find a welcome environment in Japan. It may be the last trade deal of its kind for some time.
Coimisiún na Meán said it has “a job to do in media literacy terms” to make the general public aware of the avenues available to them in tackling online harm.
In the second part of our trade deal series, The Currency looks at how the 2020 EU-Vietnam agreement still leaves hurdles for Irish food exporters, while the country could serve as a beachhead for business in south-east Asia.
In the first part of our series examining Irish businesses leveraging the EU’s most recent trade deals, farm machinery firms could benefit the most from Kiwi access.
Ireland hosts several international pharmaceutical giants and the companies are keen to get their voices heard in Brussels via Ireland.
The Cavan multinational is railing against hefty duties, as high as 68 per cent, that the EU has slapped on China-made chemicals used in flame retardants.
Irish diplomats are not campaigners for global justice. More hard-headedness and less seeking to be the most virtuous in the room are needed in the conduct of Ireland’s statecraft.
Pfizer, Novartis and several other major companies want Ireland to delay new EU wastewater treatments rules, claiming they will cost the industry dearly and impact FDI.
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