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.
The Digital Markets Act fines against the tech giants are the first of their kind and could have reached many billions. Did the EU hold back because of US trade tensions?
The National Standards Authority of Ireland was suspended from certifying in-vitro diagnostic devices for three months, all the while the agency faces an “overhaul” by the Government.
The end of US dominance was never likely to be smooth. But that Washington would ditch decades of settled wisdom in a matter of weeks is almost unimaginable.
A referendum on fully joining Europe’s new patent court was shelved last year. Since then, the court has rumbled on with issuing decisions while Ireland waits on the sidelines.
The National Standards Authority of Ireland suspended certifying certain types of medical devices. Meanwhile, the government is planning an overhaul of the agency.
The company was granted a licence this week in Malta under the new EU crypto rules. At the same time, it is shutting down one of its Irish entities. It maintains some operations in Dublin.
The Paris AI Action Summit saw lots of talk but the words of one JD Vance are all anyone’s thinking about. For better or worse.
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