Potential for serious damage to Irish economy as Trump reshapes trade, Ministers warned
Stark warning from officials comes as all parties make expansive spending pledges ahead of election
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Deal struck to approve senior EU commissioners
MEPs set to sign off on Spanish and Italian commissioners, whose approval had been bogged down in row
Ireland lags other countries on reusing building materials, but how can we close the gap?
The State’s Environmental Protection Agency is hoping new measures will reduce wastage
Eamon Ryan: EU must ensure renewed backing for Paris pact as Cop29 faces into difficult negotiations
‘It will be hard to get agreement in a world that is so divided and under such stress, but that is what we have to do’
Explainer: Why Cop29 matters to you, Ireland and the world despite Trump ‘whiplash’
World’s performance on emissions and temperature summarised in three words: ‘over the limit’
EU needs to rethink support for Ukraine following Trump election victory, Orban says
The Hungarian prime minister, a close Trump ally, says US president-elect will ‘quit’ war against Russia
Donald Trump’s return is a blow to global response to the climate crisis
The US president-elect showed himself in awe of the power of Hurricane Helene - but did not dare to consider why that September storm was so destructive
Election 2024: Will parties stand firm on the climate law?
Political parties must indicate how they will uphold and strengthen our carbon budgets
Europe ‘must spend on green energy and charging capacity, not roads, airports expansion’
Europe needs to spend €39bn every year to ensure its green transport technology is fully deployed, says study
UN biodiversity summit comes to abrupt end as deal on global nature fund falls through
‘This is a delay we can’t afford as we see alarming evidence on a weekly basis the Earth is moving towards dangerous environmental tipping points’, said Grace Carr of Irish Wildlife Trust
Stormont vote on continuing Brexit deal the ‘most significant’ in Assembly’s history - Allister
TUV leader says MLAs are being asked to ‘surrender’ sovereignty to Brussels
Georgia’s high-stakes election clouded by fears of foul play and street protests
Neither ruling party nor opposition expects their rival to accept defeat at the ballot box
Ireland risks ‘compliance costs’ of €8bn for exceeding carbon budget
Climate Council warns Government to stop subsidising fossil fuel usage and scale up supports for people to avail of low-carbon technologies
IDF reference removed from EU leaders’ criticism of attacks on peacekeepers in Lebanon
Mention of Israel Defense Forces cut from European Council statement on Unifil attacks
Mayo meat plant’s licence to burn animal waste in new incinerator to be reviewed on dangerous emissions rule
Environmental Protection Agency is scrutinising terms of permit for Dawn Meats in Ballyhaunis
Qatar emir criticises ‘double standard’ on Gaza and Ukraine
EU and Gulf leaders discuss conflicts in Middle East and Ukraine during ‘first of its kind’ meeting
EU ‘strongly divided’ on calls for arms embargo on Israel
Israeli attacks on UN peacekeeping troops in Lebanon ‘totally unacceptable’, say EU foreign ministers
Death of journalist Victoria Roshchyna while in detention in Russia condemned by EU and US
Kyiv calls for international action over Russia’s alleged execution of captured Ukrainian soldiers
UK government must say what Brussels ‘reset’ means, says EU delegation head
‘New phase in bilateral relationship’ is possible, Sandro Gozi says
What I Read This Week: A bizarre Dublin conference and the human cost of war
Europe Correspondent Jack Power picks his favourite stories of the week including an interview with one of Drumcondra’s finest musicians
Why are environment activists so divided on the issue of liquefied natural gas?
LNG is a hot issue within the environment movement, while most governments insist it is essential to national energy security
UK and EU are entering a ‘situationship’
Europe Letter: Brussels and London will have to give each other some leeway for post-Brexit reset to work
Markets lifted by positive US jobs growth data
Stoxx Europe 600 Index climbed 0.6% with auto stocks gaining the most after EU voted to impose tariffs on EVs from China
EU chief: Further military intervention in Lebanon ‘has to be avoided’
EU foreign affairs ministers hold emergency meeting to discuss escalating conflict in Lebanon
Marking a global milestone: The UK exits coal power
‘Renewables will soon overtake coal as the single biggest source of global electricity’
Global South must be saved from fossil fuels and other climate-harming practices
Ethiopia is among many countries suffering hunger, poverty and misery due to the Global North’s destruction of the planet and its banks financing damaging agricultural programmes and fossil fuel expansion
European Union ‘failed to pay attention’ to Global South for years
Europe struggling to navigate growing force of Brics countries on international stage
A definition of Swiss neutrality remains elusive, but at least the debate has begun
Worldview: The Swiss maintain that it is precisely the defence of a neutral state that requires it to maintain a large and heavily equipped army
Ireland is clearly not neutral in Ukraine’s conflict with Russia and we need to stop pretending it is
Our obvious double standards on neutrality have not gone unnoticed in other EU countries, even if they do not say it openly
Paschal Donohoe on Atlas of Finance: Wonderful illumination of our economies and histories
Dariusz Wójcik’s book maps and visualises brilliantly an analysis of millions of financial data points
Apple’s warnings and gripes are part and parcel of a multinational’s close contacts with Government
Multinationals’ expressions of concern part and parcel of foreign direct investment but some feel fears for further inflow not without foundation
Ireland may well be heading for EU commissioner job disappointment
Europe letter: Michael McGrath’s EU job prospects may be casualty of budget reshuffle necessity
Defence co-operation vital in wake of Ukraine invasion, Luxembourg PM says
Luc Frieden praises value of collective EU defence ahead of meeting Taoiseach and Tánaiste in Dublin
EU foreign affairs chief proposes sanctions on Israeli ministers
EU ministers discuss Josep Borrell’s proposal, which is supported by Ireland
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