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Will the EU sanction Israel?

Ireland and other countries favour sanctions against Israel, including suspending a trade agreement

Renewed calls for EU to suspend Israel trade deal

EU had been far to slow to act in the face of genocide in Gaza, says Simon Harris

EU may be finally approaching ‘point of departure’ on Gaza war

Iran war threatens to stall growing support within EU for action against Israel, as foreign ministers meet in Brussels

Israel warns of ‘prolonged campaign’ against Iran as Europeans push for truce

E3 ministers spoke in advance to Marco Rubio who signalled US open to direct talks even as it considers joining Israeli strikes

Israel breached human rights obligations during Gaza war, EU review finds

Finding raises prospect of bloc taking action against Israel for first time since start of conflict 20 months ago

EU’s failure to propose ways to cut trade with illegal Israeli settlements criticised by nine foreign ministers

Foreign ministers of Spain, Ireland and seven other EU states criticise slow response to ICJ opinion

EU should consider ending visa-free travel for Israeli settlers, academics say

European governments need to take concrete steps to pull support for Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territories, legal opinion states

Amount of aid getting into Gaza ‘minuscule’, Doctors Without Borders chief says

Gaza has been turned into ‘graveyard of shattered hospitals, mass graves and destroyed neighbourhoods’, medical aid chief says

Micheál Martin calls for urgent cessation of Israel-Iran conflict and end to violence in Gaza

Taoiseach criticises Tehran and Tel Aviv, warning of risk to regional and global stability

Ireland will have to commit substantial funds to arms procurement whether it approves or not

As a net contributor to the multiannual financial framework, we cannot stand on the sidelines

Ireland ‘silent’ on watering down of European Union’s sustainability rules for companies

Other member states vocal on new laws designed to stamp out human rights abuses and environmental harm, Oireachtas hears

EU and UK reach deal on Gibraltar’s post-Brexit border controls

Physical barriers, checks and controls on people and goods moving between Gibraltar and Spain to be eliminated

Ireland to back proposal to extend EU protection for Ukrainian refugees into 2027

Cabinet separately approves plans to strengthen counterterrorism laws

Airline passengers face loss of key rights on compensation for flight delays in EU

European Union council agrees changes to regulations governing air travel

Will markets see a July surprise? Four key warning signs investors and pension-holders need to watch

Tariffs and debt burdens are making large-scale investors increasingly nervous about future market direction

Public innovation investment ‘has not kept pace’ with private sector, Ibec says

Business lobby says national research and innovation infrastructure is becoming ‘obsolete and out of date’

German immigration clampdown ruled illegal by federal court

Ruling undermines pledge by Friedrich Merz and his government to tackle immigration

On Greece’s Lesbos, new migrant camp sparks wildfire fears

EU-funded camp being built in forest on Lesbos, but lawsuits filed to halt construction

Ireland cannot base its economic strategy on the ‘Taco’ theory – Trump Always Chickens Out

On paper, Ireland’s economic boom is about to get boomier. In reality, this is a classic once-off boost which will reverse, and sooner rather than later

Scientists are very good at telling, very poor at selling

Research Lives: Dr Seán McCarthy, Hyperion

Ireland’s energy and climate plan far from sufficient, EU Commission finds

Plan lacks explanation of how required €119bn-€125bn investment will be funded, EU says

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