The move will be of interest to mica-impacted families currently embroiled in Irish legal proceedings to hold the State liable for failure to properly implement EU oversight rules on construction products.
The Commission screened the social media accounts of 576 influencers for potential breaches of consumer protection rules. Now the consumer protection authority here is taking further action.
The new taoiseach has promised to help struggling indigenous companies but the state of EU policies for small businesses shows many gaps to be bridged, writes Jonathan Keane in Brussels.
The Chinese e-commerce player moved its HQ to Ireland and is expanding rapidly in Europe. Coimisiún na Meán and the European Commission want to know more about it.
The Commission wants invoices paid within 30 days, with one in four SME bankruptcies linked to late payment. But recent lobbying highlights concerns over unforeseen impacts for manufacturers.
The move is part of a European Commission crackdown on influencers who fail to declare when they are paid to promote goods and services in their posts. More serious steps may follow.
The EU Digital Services Act to tackle disinformation and harmful activities online came into force at the weekend. That could mean an onslaught of cases for new media regulator Coimisiún na Meáin and its digital services commissioner John Evans.
The multi-billion-euro salmon giant Mowi is one of six Norwegian salmon producers being chased by the EU for allegedly breaching antitrust rules. It is denying the claims.
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