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European politics

euroepan parliament

EU Commission President Von der Leyen faces no-confidence vote next week

Updated 3 Jul

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EU may end up cutting services and asking Ireland for more cash to settle a €30bn Covid bill

28 Jun

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Housing

Ban on short-term lets under 90 days being considered by EU commission

28 Jun

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EU summit

European leaders delay action to suspend trade with Israel

26 Jun

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EU summit

Will EU take action against Israel? Taoiseach says it’s a stain on bloc if they don’t

Updated 26 Jun

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Students and companies seeking to set up in US should 'not put all their eggs in one basket'

24 Jun

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Sinn Féin MEP has not received apology she demanded from Commissioner over Ireland remarks

24 Jun

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irish neutrality

Sinn Féin MEP calls on EU commissioner to withdraw 'deeply inaccurate' remarks about Ireland

20 Jun

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Irish MEP used AI to write open letter about Gaza which quoted Swedish House Mafia

29 May

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Albania

European leaders prepare fresh sanctions package on Russia, coordinating with the US

Updated 16 May

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Orbán tells Martin not to ruin Ireland-Hungary 'love story' after Taoiseach's critical remarks

12 May

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'Constructive' meeting between Taoiseach and von der Leyen as pair discuss trade, Middle East and Ukraine

Updated 8 May

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Highway to the Euro zone

IMF chief says Irish public should be allowed to be customers of European banks

17 Apr

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Washington

Tariff negotiations between US and EU to begin on Monday

11 Apr

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European Commission

Irish MEPs ask EU to assess legality of German plan to deport Irish Palestine activists

9 Apr

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GDPR Reforms

Proposed cuts to GDPR red tape will not impact personal protections, Commissioner McGrath says

8 Apr

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EU response

Von der Leyen hits out at 'chaos and complexity' unleashed by Trump in early hours speech

3 Apr

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simmering tensions

Apple and Meta face big EU fines this week - and Ireland might have to collect the money

31 Mar

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European Council

European leaders fail to reach agreement on €5bn artillery funding for Ukraine

21 Mar

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Independent Ireland

'It wrecks your head, there's so much to be done': MEP Ciaran Mullooly on his EU housing role

17 Mar

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maria walsh

MEP warns against 'bending the knee' to conservative countries over new family laws

16 Mar

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I need a dollar

Five things that may become more expensive as EU launches counter tariffs on the US

12 Mar

38.0k

Strasbourg

MEPs welcome Brussels' €800bn defence plan - and say it's only a first step

Ursula von der Leyen said a “surge” in EU defence spending is needed.

11 Mar

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Brussels

Explainer: How might the EU respond to Trump's potential trade war?

27 Feb

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Tariffs

The EU is promising a 'firm and immediate' response to Trump trade war threats

27 Feb

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Jordan Bardella

Far-right French leader cancels US conference appearance after 'Nazi' gesture by Steve Bannon

21 Feb

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new poll

Cost of living and social protection among the top political priorities for young Irish people

17 Feb

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Brussels

'Shocking' report finds taxpayer-funded EU aid for Africa not properly tracked and unsustainable

7 Feb

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BRUSSELS TO DUBLIN

'We need answers for families': Two Irish MEPs appointed as vice-chairs to EU housing committee

30 Jan

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Austria

Austria's conservatives ready to join coalition talks with far right

5 Jan

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Allies

Taoiseach among EU leaders to agree for continued support for Ukraine ahead of Trump presidency

Updated 19 Dec 2024

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Green shoots

Back in the game? Ciarán Cuffe is bidding to become co-leader of the European Greens today

7 Dec 2024

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mercosur

EU reaches long-stalled South American trade deal despite fierce opposition

Updated 6 Dec 2024

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EU Commission

Von der Leyen's new EU Commission gets green light from MEPs

27 Nov 2024

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Strasbourg

MEPs approve €35 billion loan for Ukraine, financed using frozen Russian assets

22 Oct 2024

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Brussels

EU should not rush into 'stupid' Rwanda-style deportation plans, Taoiseach says

17 Oct 2024

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occupied territories

Taoiseach 'not here for confrontation' but indicates Ireland will act on Israeli trade without EU

Updated 16 Oct 2024

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EU discusses Lebanon

Tánaiste says Israel 'undermining' UNIFIL, Spanish PM says there'll be 'no withdrawal'

Muiris O'Cearbhaill

Updated 14 Oct 2024

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Strasbourg

Fireworks expected as Hungarian PM Orbán heads to European Parliament

8 Oct 2024

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European Commission

McGrath may lead case as EU challenges Hungary's controversial 'foreign influence' laws

3 Oct 2024

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