The Irish Times

European media under ‘extreme pressure’

Commission calls on member states to pursue and prosecute all attacks on journalists

Fri Feb 11 2022 - 18:32

DPC draft decision on Facebook would end right to privacy, Norway claims

Norwegian authority says ruling would make data protection law ‘pointless’

Wed Dec 08 2021 - 17:04

State’s record on enforcing data protection rules under scrutiny

Mounting attention on record regarding Big Tech as commission says ‘change’ required

Fri Dec 03 2021 - 06:00

EU edges forward on regulation of big tech

New proposals would see platforms having to openly label political advertising

Thu Nov 25 2021 - 19:40

EU privacy enforcement not working, says GDPR architect

Tensions building over lengthy investigations by Irish regulator

Thu Nov 18 2021 - 12:52

Bumper tax receipts, AIB on track to pay dividend and low LPT returns

Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

Wed Nov 03 2021 - 07:22

Data protection watchdog is understaffed – EU Commission

Meta executive Nick Clegg denies Facebook ‘deliberately spoonfeeds people extreme and hateful content’

Tue Nov 02 2021 - 16:18

Polish private TV channel gets Dutch licence to continue broadcasting

Legislation to curb foreign-owned media criticised for curtailing press freedom

Wed Aug 18 2021 - 17:57

Poland’s PM rejects US criticism of ‘deeply troubling’ media bill

Opposition says bill aims to gag US-owned channel that is critical of Poland’s right-wing government

Thu Aug 12 2021 - 17:58

EU warns Poland it could face fines if it does not comply with court ruling

European Commission report highlights rule of law concerns in Poland and Hungary

Tue Jul 20 2021 - 22:06

EU plan for travel passes for vaccinated citizens is welcomed by tourism industry

Proposed certificates would allow for easier travel within bloc for some by summer

Wed Mar 17 2021 - 18:09

Cheers and jeers as Poland and Hungary lift veto on EU funds

Nationalist leaders claim victory in dispute over tying €1.85tn package to rule of law

Fri Dec 11 2020 - 19:05

Merkel faces fiendishly difficult balancing act as she tries to save Europe

Europe Letter: German leader says only unity can ward off populism and economic turmoil

Wed Jul 08 2020 - 21:00

EU admits it has been hard to implement GDPR

Official report on data protection regulation notes burden on smaller companies

Tue Jun 23 2020 - 11:05

The Irish Times view on online disinformation: distortion goes viral

Russian and Chinese proxies have been involved in a politically dangerous game of blame and deflection, according to the European Commission

Thu Jun 11 2020 - 23:26

EU parliament may block fund unless it has grants which do not need to be repaid

Its president says it will block the fund proposed to stem the economic damage of coronavirus unless it is sufficiently ‘ambitious’

Mon May 25 2020 - 20:23

Holidays, flights, vouchers and refunds: Your questions answered

Will you get money back for holidays cancelled because of coronavirus? Should you accept a voucher? What if companies go bust?

Tue May 05 2020 - 05:00

The Irish Times view on the rule of law in Poland: A battle for the judiciary’s future

PiS’s disregard for European political standards is a worrying challenge to our values

Mon May 04 2020 - 01:00

Ryanair and Aer Lingus get Government backing in call for new EU refund rules

Vouchers ‘possible’ and ‘acceptable’, Minister says in 12-country request for temporary change

Thu Apr 30 2020 - 10:30

Poland to ease virus lockdown ahead of contentious election

Czech Republic speeds up economic restart as Covid-19 outbreak wanes

Wed Apr 29 2020 - 17:42

EU restarts work on regulating Big Tech

Officials considering plans to force tech companies to be more transparent

Tue Apr 28 2020 - 10:15

Miriam Lord’s week: Varadkar set for family Christmas in Mumbai

Taoiseach’s father will celebrate 80th birthday in the land of his birth

Sat Dec 14 2019 - 05:16

Airbnb comes clean on pricing after enforcement action threat

Home share platform agrees to make changes to how it displays pricing info

Thu Jul 11 2019 - 11:00

Who is in the running for the EU's top jobs?

Europe Editor Patrick Smyth sets the scene and looks at the runners and riders

Mon Jul 01 2019 - 14:40

Russia sought to use social media to influence EU vote, report finds

Review finds Russian-linked groups and nonstate actors spread disinformation in EU

Sat Jun 15 2019 - 10:30

Ireland only country in EU with no mechanism to discipline judges – survey

Ireland’s courts and judges enjoy among highest levels of public confidence in Europe

Sat Apr 27 2019 - 01:00

Women earn 16% less than men in the European Union, report finds

European Commission report calls for greater steps to narrow gender pay gap

Thu Mar 07 2019 - 18:05

Government faces daily fines over EU rules on package holidays

European Commission calls for €1.2m lump sum penalty after State fails to bring in protections

Thu Mar 07 2019 - 14:49

EU names four US territories on money-laundering blacklist

List includes Saudi Arabia, the Bahamas and and Puerto Rico

Wed Feb 13 2019 - 12:37

Commission seeks to clamp down on ‘golden passport’ schemes

Move comes amid concerns over tax evasion and money laundering

Thu Jan 24 2019 - 12:10

Romania's PM seeks truce with critics amid fears over its EU presidency

Brussels fears Romania is following Hungary and Poland by weakening rule of law

Wed Oct 31 2018 - 17:38

Brussels targets parties’ misuse of personal voter data

EU plans to ban political groups from profiting from Cambridge Analytica-style data collection

Sun Aug 26 2018 - 17:30

Airbnb ordered to make prices more transparent

European Commission says online rental service must stop other ‘unfair practices’

Mon Jul 16 2018 - 12:46

Facebook faces ‘symbolic’ £500,000 fine from UK regulator

Fine is less than 1% of company’s daily revenue in 2017

Wed Jul 11 2018 - 11:52