Coalition to back EU levies on products from United States EU member states expected to approve package of tariffs from 10% to 25% in a vote among ambassadors in Brussels on Wednesday Wed Apr 09 2025 - 06:15
EU plans to hit back with 25% counter-tariffs targeting US goodsSoybeans, oranges, steel and almonds to be hit with retaliatory measuresTue Apr 08 2025 - 14:56
Trump holds firm on tariff agenda despite alarm on Wall StreetPresident threatens to impose further 50% levy if China declines to withdraw retaliation to earlier US duties Tue Apr 08 2025 - 06:00
EU offered US deal for both sides to drop tariffs on industrial imports deal in February - ŠefčovičNegotiators offered US administration zero-tariff deal on imports of cars, pharma and machinery to avoid tariffs war, bloc’s trade chief saysMon Apr 07 2025 - 17:14
Possible supports for industries hurt by tariffs ‘under review’, Harris says Plunging stock markets may bring Trump to negotiating table, Simon Harris says Mon Apr 07 2025 - 13:39
Trump tariffs: EU ministers to weigh up retaliation against US Ireland among EU states urging restraint in how bloc responds to Trump tariff blow Mon Apr 07 2025 - 06:00
EU sympathy for Ireland’s tariffs predicament likely to be in short supplyAfter the ‘open door’ days of Brexit diplomacy, now Ireland is just one of many competing voices vying to be heard as the EU plans countermeasuresFri Apr 04 2025 - 14:18
Trump tariffs: Taoiseach urges caution amid signs of EU divisionGovernment has been privately urging the bloc not to escalate the brewing trade warThu Apr 03 2025 - 22:00
Tariff war: EU must decide how hard it wants to hit back EU capitals conscious of avoiding public bickering over US tariff response Thu Apr 03 2025 - 16:42
Big Tech raised among European tariff response options Trump move leaves Europeans ‘let down by oldest ally’, says Ursula von der Leyen Thu Apr 03 2025 - 13:27
‘This place is not good’: Homeless migrants with nowhere to go cleared from camps along the Seine Paris letter: Makeshift encampment had been set up along the river’s banks recentlyThu Apr 03 2025 - 05:00
Taoiseach to raise case of two Irish nationals facing deportation with German authoritiesBert Murray (31) and Shane O’Brien (29) were ordered to leave Germany by April 21st over alleged actions at pro-Palestinian protests in BerlinWed Apr 02 2025 - 17:20
Ireland fears EU response to US tariffs could hit tech sectorEuropean Commission preparing a range of responses to Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ announcementWed Apr 02 2025 - 06:00
EU ‘holds a lot of cards’ in tariff dispute, von der Leyen says Transatlantic trade war will create ‘bureaucratic monster’ of new custom checks, European Commission head warns Tue Apr 01 2025 - 11:44
Marine Le Pen vows to appeal conviction that bars bid for French presidencyMarine Le Pen vows to appeal conviction for far right party ‘embezzlement’ of EU funds Mon Mar 31 2025 - 23:03
Marine Le Pen’s presidential ambition may be in ruins but court verdict does not end her influence Court decision to effectively bar Le Pen from 2027 race will only fuel far right narrative Mon Mar 31 2025 - 17:26
Cuts in State spending not on table in tariff ‘war gaming’, Chambers saysTaoiseach Micheál Martin said ‘engagement is key’ to dealing with the looming imposition of US tariffsFri Mar 28 2025 - 15:31
Efforts to rearm Europe stumble as Trump ‘kicks over the chessboard’ of the Ukraine warEU must take replace rhetoric with deeds and increase military power to ensure Putin takes heed, European commissioner for defence warnsFri Mar 28 2025 - 14:41
European leaders united in opposition to lifting sanctions on Russia as condition of ceasefire in UkraineEurope’s ‘reassurance force’ could guarantee Ukrainian security following peace, says French president Thu Mar 27 2025 - 18:17
Government ‘worried’ but working ‘flat out’ to prepare for Trump’s tariff shock - Micheál Martin Expected US tariffs on trade will have ‘serious’ impact on Irish economy, Taoiseach says Thu Mar 27 2025 - 15:17
Ceann Comhairle no confidence motion ‘a bit rich’ given Opposition’s behaviour in Dáil, says TaoiseachOpposition has objected to inclusion of controversial new speaking time slots for coalition-supporting Independents and Government backbenchers on Dáil scheduleThu Mar 27 2025 - 14:43
Coalition of ‘willing’ leaders sidesteps need for EU consensus Europe letter: Power shifting back to Paris and Berlin as defence policy and Ukraine war takes centre stage Thu Mar 27 2025 - 05:00
Thierry Breton who suddenly quit Brussels role promised to ‘behave’ in new Bank of America roleFormer French EU commissioner sought clearance for ‘light’ advisory position with US finance giant, correspondence showsTue Mar 25 2025 - 13:43
Former Leo Varadkar adviser hired as speechwriter for Ursula von der LeyenFormer government press secretary Nick Miller hired to speechwriting role in European CommissionMon Mar 24 2025 - 18:09
Plan for EU ‘big bang’ of military aid to Ukraine runs out of steamEU leaders' summit breaks up without agreement over Kallas drive to get extra funding to UkraineFri Mar 21 2025 - 06:55
EU leaders urged to back up words of support for UkraineKyiv says ‘nothing has changed’ since Russia agreed to halt strikes on energy facilitiesThu Mar 20 2025 - 20:18
Another week in which defence dominates EU agenda Negotiations around increasing military aid to Ukraine continue at summit of EU leaders Thu Mar 20 2025 - 06:00
EU takes another crack at capital markets reform Introduce tax incentives for people to invest their savings, European Commission tells governments Wed Mar 19 2025 - 17:15
Ireland faces ‘significant’ loss of influence in EU institutions due to retirementsIrish language translators and interpreters ‘remote’ from EU policymaking, internal briefings state. Tue Mar 18 2025 - 11:00
Jack Power: Why is big pharma lobbying the Government?Jack Power takes a closer look at why some of big pharma have been lobbying the GovernmentTue Mar 18 2025 - 07:04
Pharma firms ‘disappointed and concerned’ by lack of State support for campaign against EU reformsNew regulations of pharma sector could cost jobs in Ireland, industry warned Government Tue Mar 18 2025 - 06:00
Inside the pharma industry’s lobbying campaign to water down reforms Pharma companies ‘disappointed’ in Government’s stance during EU negotiationsTue Mar 18 2025 - 06:00
EU foreign affairs chief questions Russia’s desire for peaceProposal to significantly increase EU aid to Ukraine has ‘broad political support’Mon Mar 17 2025 - 12:26
EU considering plan to double military aid to Ukraine Proposal asks EU states to jointly commit to provide up to €40 billion to Ukraine Fri Mar 14 2025 - 17:27
More big EU decisions may come on defence as US shift on Ukraine causes Brussels to rethink bloc’s securityPeriod of European leaders carefully tiptoeing around Trump seems to be over Thu Mar 13 2025 - 05:00
EU imposes counter tariffs on €26bn worth of US goods as trade war ramps upEU will impose counter tariffs on €26 billion worth of US goods from next month as trade war ramps upWed Mar 12 2025 - 19:40
Trump may be in no mood for a deal with EU on tariffs EU tariffs will try to bring Trump to negotiating table by hitting exports from Republican states Wed Mar 12 2025 - 12:35
Deportation reforms criticised as ‘new low’ for European Union New proposals for EU-wide deportation orders aim to ‘firm up’ asylum rules Tue Mar 11 2025 - 18:29
Hungary drifts further from EU consensus on Ukraine warEuropean capitals likely to look at ways to bypass ‘isolated’ member state to get support for Kyiv Fri Mar 07 2025 - 16:33
Michael McGrath: Prospect of Russian tanks invading an EU state no longer ‘unthinkable’Ireland’s EU commissioner says Republic’s geography no ‘guarantee’ of safety Fri Mar 07 2025 - 13:19
EU leaders back major defence spending in response to ‘existential challenge’ in UkraineTaoiseach rejects suggestion that move poses a threat to Ireland’s military neutrality policyThu Mar 06 2025 - 20:35
‘Watershed moment’: Europe faces decisions about future security, Ursula von der Leyen saysHungary’s nationalist leader Viktor Orban, a Trump ally, may veto a unanimous statement backing KyivThu Mar 06 2025 - 16:24
Companies being paid millions to run emergency housing for children in care Evangelical pastor, former banker and healthcare workers among figures behind firms running emergency accommodation for children in State care Sat Mar 01 2025 - 06:00
Why is the EU gutting landmark pieces of legislation it only passed recently?Ursula von der Leyen is taking a scissors to EU’s ‘red tape’ perceptionThu Feb 27 2025 - 05:01
EU plans will make it easier for member states to subsidise green projects Governments to come under pressure from the EU to do more to reduce household energy bills Wed Feb 26 2025 - 19:01
Ireland to join case against Hungary’s civil society crackdown Controversial “sovereignty” law in Hungary has been used to investigate anti-corruption campaigners Tue Feb 25 2025 - 16:22
Residents in Wicklow disability care homes at risk of ‘institutional abuse’ Health services watchdog report criticises Sunbeam House’s failure to keep residents with intellectual disabilities safe Tue Feb 25 2025 - 10:00
Israel-EU relations should not be ‘held hostage’ by Gaza conflict – foreign minister Gideon Sa’arIsrael will resume Gaza campaign if Hamas fail to disarm, Israeli minister saysMon Feb 24 2025 - 19:45
Russia’s narrative about Ukraine ‘heavily represented’ in Trump comments, says EU foreign affairs chief EU foreign ministers agree to impose further sanctions on Russia on third anniversary of Ukraine invasion Mon Feb 24 2025 - 14:29
Ireland will ‘say more, spend more and do more’ to help Ukraine, Martin saysTaoiseach said international rules-based order was only guarantor of Irish securityMon Feb 24 2025 - 12:57
