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Online fake news and hybrid campaigns increase in advance of European elections

Violation also found in relation to social housing as many local authority tenants reside in ‘poor housing conditions’

Irish group disagrees with preliminary finding of investigation that followed bid for Slovenian rival

Large online platforms now have to comply with new EU regulations on competition. Too little too late, say some

Ursula von der Leyen seeking second five-year term but is facing opposition backlash over support for Israel

Ecologist says decision is ‘disgraceful’ as it has been 13 years since original complaint was made

UN officials say sea project cannot replace the delivery of humanitarian aid by land from Egypt and Jordan

Investors fret that €1.8bn EU fine might break down ‘walled garden’ Apple has long built around its products

Von der Leyen says she will increase support of Ukraine and clamp down on migrant smugglers

The Digital Markets Act takes effect on March 6th. What does it mean for consumers?

Leaders just hundreds of metres away from Odesa attack which kills five people

Result of long-running investigation a €1.8bn fine for tech giant sparked by complaint from streaming music provider Spotify

Party increasingly seen as unreliable by its European People’s Party political group as it rebels on votes

Draft national energy and climate plan is ‘piecemeal, incomplete and dated’, says coalition of environmental groups

Coimisiún na Meán to follow up reports to its contact centre with relevant digital services companies

European Commission is looking into Entra ID software, previously known as Azure Active Directory

EU Commission recommends all EU member states take steps due to heightened security threats

Meta and Microsoft want Brussels regulators to extract more concessions that unpick iOS mobile software

The landscape facing any president of the European Commission has shifted with defence plans, protesting farmers and the muscle of the far-right all growing factors

Current head of EU’s executive body secures backing of German conservatives making her likely candidate for European People’s Party

Micheál Martin was speaking in Brussels after Ireland and Spain requested review of accord

EU directive aimed at illegal activity and disinformation online comes into effect across all member states

Move is culmination of long-running European Commission antitrust inquiry after a complaint by Spotify

European Commission to open defence innovation office in Ukraine as Continent must ‘step up its industrial base’, says von der Leyen

He always had an open door. He treated people fairly and listened to what they had to say, colleagues recall

UNRWA can only be phased out when ‘genuine, lasting and fair political situation’ is found for Palestinian refugees, says Philippe Lazzarini

Headline consumer price inflation expected to fall from 6.3 per cent in 2023 to 2.5 per cent in 2025

Here are the most important stories you need to start your day, including nearly 600 asylum seekers refused refugee status in Ireland in January

Social media content creators are hesitant about producing sustainability material due to the backlash risk

Varadkar and Spanish PM Sanchez ask for ‘appropriate measures’ to be taken if conditions of agreement have been broken

The genius of the Windsor Framework was that it allowed Donaldson to climb down from his own petard

Member states obliged to ensure online service providers take down terrorist content within an hour of their platforms being exposed to such content

European Commission issues separate warning over improper treatment of urban waste water

Bill Clinton says he was grateful for opportunity to work closely with late Fine Gael politician on NI peace process

Climate inaction would cost €2.4tn between 2031 and 2050, warns European Commission

Mercosur supporters had hoped for agreement with Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay on deal after new environmental protections sought

Protests follow similar actions in other EU countries ahead of European Parliament elections

He might not like to talk about “coalitionology” but the decisions he makes will have far reaching implications

The report says communities need to be engaged much earlier in the process than has been the case with some centres

In the event of the US no longer having Europe’s back, the EU will have to find a new balance between foreign policy, security and defence