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Apple is opening up its app store weeks before the EU’s law to halt the emergence of online monopolies takes effect. Brussels argues it will level the playing field for start-ups, but will it stifle innovation at the world’s top tech firms?

The advocate general’s opinion shows that the EU court will either conclude that Ireland never did anything wrong in the old double Irish days, or vindicate its shift towards the even more lucrative green jersey scheme.

The detail of rules yet to be fully thrashed out will determine whether it makes more financial sense for mid-tier multinationals like Etsy to keep their international HQ located in Ireland.

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.