Trade in goods between the European Union and the US reached a record €875 billion last year despite tariffs, but the figures mask significant economic damage, notably to Germany’s auto sector, a study published on Friday found. The research by the German Economic Institute, or IW, found a 7.7 per cent rise in EU exports […]
Continue ReadingThe idea of banning exports of alumina to Russia has been pitched in confidential discussions at European Union (EU) level for more than a year and a half by the Estonian government, without success. The Irish Government is coming under serious pressure on the international stage to clarify Aughinish Alumina’s role supplying key raw materials […]
Continue ReadingLanding a deal on a controversial overhaul of Europe’s capital market rules will require all countries “giving a bit” in negotiations, Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris has said. For the past decade finance ministers have been debating internal EU reforms that would make it easier for investment funding to move around the 27-state […]
Continue ReadingEurope’s top court on Thursday dismissed Alphabet unit Google’s fight against a record fine imposed by EU antitrust regulators eight years ago for using its Android mobile operating system to block rivals. The European Commission had originally handed out a €4.34 billion fine to Google in 2018 for its agreements which forced phone manufacturers to […]
Continue ReadingRiad Bouchaker (52) has been found guilty of the attempted murder of three young children at Dublin’s Parnell Square in November 2023. Our legal affairs correspondent Mary Carolan recounts the events which left a child with life-altering injuries. After authorities in Sweden froze the assets of a company owned by Rusal, which owns the Co […]
Continue ReadingIt’s a particular and familiar type of dread. You’re waiting at the airport gate and word comes through of a 30-minute delay to take-off. On its own not a huge inconvenience, but you quickly start wondering whether it’s a precursor to a longer holdup, or the flight being cancelled. It was a situation I found […]
Continue ReadingThe European Union continues to offer support to Armenia while Russian trade restrictions threaten to disrupt the country’s increasingly vulnerable economy. Moscow introduced the measures during last month’s election campaign, citing apparent food safety concerns with various Armenian goods. This appears to be a punitive measure following the re-election of prime minister Nikol Pashinyan, who […]
Continue ReadingThe Republic has emerged as a hub for shell companies set up to facilitate large cross-border tax fraud schemes and money laundering, a top official in the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has warned. The Republic’s advantageous corporate tax regime has meant the State has become a destination of choice for criminal networks to incorporate […]
Continue ReadingIreland will represent the European Union in its relations with Iran over the next six months during the Irish presidency of the Council of the EU. Initially Irish diplomats will be carrying out this work from the German embassy in Tehran before they move into a new premises for Ireland’s Embassy, with work to fit […]
Continue ReadingThere were “certainly learning” from the policing of fuel protests, the Tánaiste said, adding that security during the EU presidency will be “taken extremely seriously”. The April protests – including blockades of Ireland’s only oil refinery and other key depots – strangled fuel distribution across the country and prompted an escalated policing response that resulted […]
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