EU plans to ban Russian soldiers from bloc in fresh sanctions on Moscow
Banks, crypto firms and Kremlin oil reserves also targeted in 21st set of measures since full-scale invasion of Ukraine
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EU orders Meta to open WhatsApp to rival AI agents
Emergency action aimed at protecting competition in rapidly expanding market for autonomous agents
Russia sanctions having an impact, top Irish diplomat says amid Aughinish Alumina pressure
Estonian foreign minister has called for a ban on alumina exports, like those from Limerick, to be included in next round of EU sanctions
Ukrainian foreign minister calls for swift conclusion to Irish Aughinish Alumina investigation
Kaja Kallas visits Dublin on Tuesday for talks in advance of Ireland’s EU presidency
Simon Harris insists investment savings plan is aimed at ‘middle Ireland’
Minister for Finance reiterates he will cut taxes in budget
Ireland’s range anxiety: Denmark has a similar population, look at the amount of EV chargers there
Average build time for an EV charging point on an Irish site ‘is typically taking between two and three years’, says Tesla
Balkans summit: EU must pick up pace of enlargement negotiations, says von der Leyen
French and German governments pitch idea for gradual integration of candidate countries into EU decision-making process
Wilful ignorance is not an acceptable dodge when it comes to Aughinish Alumina
Irish neutrality is rightly questioned when governments do utmost to prevent ban on alumina exports to Russia
An Post chief joins call for EU to delay €3 customs charge for small parcels
Some 19 postal operators call for six-month delay in July 1st introduction of new customs charge
Europe is finally flexing its innovation muscles
The new EU tech sovereignty package shows a welcome shift from defensive regulation
EU is taking Ireland to court over failure to stop illegal peat extraction
Clear evidence of illegality is not being acted on, says Brussels
Trump’s unlikely tariff lever: a 1930s law on forced labour
Fresh US tariffs based on American law aimed at combatting forced labour
European Union and China tooling up for trade war that could hurt both
Global Briefing: It may prove difficult for the EU to reconcile the enthusiasm of member states led by France with the reticence of Germany and Spain
Meta scores a rare win on EU regulation
EU’s general court rules Facebook Marketplace should not be regulated under bloc’s Digital Markets Act
Ireland’s reliance on US multinational tax take ‘poses risks’, European Commission warns
Corporate tax receipts from US companies well in excess of what could be explained by their domestic economic activity in Republic
Government ‘made aware’ of errors in Aughinish Alumina export data
CSO figure showing 83% of Limerick-based operation’s exports go to Russia ‘not accurate’, says Minister
Brian Hayes: Banks need smarter regulation to boost Europe’s competitiveness
European and Irish banks today are fundamentally different institutions from those that existed before the financial crisis
EU’s six big economies seek move on capital market union despite Irish worries
Ireland and Luxembourg fear negative impact on domestic financial sectors
EU agrees plan to unblock €16bn in frozen funds to Hungary
New Hungarian government commits to rush through structural and anti-corruption reforms before end of August
Nato vows to defend ‘every inch’ of its territory as Russian drone strikes in Romania
Russia’s ‘reckless behaviour is a danger to us all’, says Nato secretary general Mark Rutte
EU sanctions on Russian-owned Aughinish Alumina would be ‘self-defeating, says Taoiseach
Micheál Martin denies Government had been threatened not to impose sanctions on company or that it had lobbied EU
Higgins won’t attend Ireland v Israel and says claim sport and politics do not mix is ‘spurious’
Former president praised Ireland’s Séamus Coleman for his remarks about it during the week
EU fines China’s Temu €200m for failing to prevent sale of illegal goods
Online retailer becomes second company to be punished under EU’s Digital Services Act after Elon Musk’s X
ECB summons banks to urge them to fix flaws exposed by latest AI models
Supervisor to stress seriousness of risks to financial system at hastily arranged meeting
Volodymyr Zelenskiy says proposal of associate EU membership for Ukraine is ‘unfair’
Germany’s Friedrich Merz suggested interim step of associate membership without voting rights
Fertiliser prices in Ireland spiked by 15.3% towards end of last year
Irish farmers hit with price rise double the EU average as European Commission proposes package of measures to ensure supplies
Ireland’s population grew by 1.6% last year, EU figures show
Ireland is one of only seven EU countries where birth rate continues to exceed death rate
UK’s ‘generational ban’ on tobacco will give Dublin a headache
Effect will be to raise the current age limit of 18 by one year every year, until smoking dies out with the last of its adherents
Public to be asked for input as first Nature Restoration Plan takes shape
New round of public consultation starts soon as pressure grows to save nature from its monumental struggle
Ministers bringing it all back home with EU meetings
A number of Ministers are seeking to host European presidency gatherings in their local constituencies
Irish diplomats warned over tobacco lobbyists; AI in primary schools
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Irish diplomats were warned about ‘approaches’ from Big Tobacco
Warning issued by senior Irish official to more than 280 diplomatic staff in Brussels
EU will prevent sale of goods for use in Russia’s military, says bloc’s sanctions official
Group of MEPs demand EU stop export of aluminium products to Russian defence industry
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