Valdis Dombrovskis
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EU-China investment deal may antagonise Biden administration
- Economy
- December 30, 2020, 17:02
The EU and China have announced a long-awaited deal on an investment treaty, in a move that is aimed at opening up lucrative new corporate opportuniti(...)

McGuinness seeks to make it easier for banks to sell bad loans
- Financial Services
- December 16, 2020, 12:48
Ireland’s EU commissioner Mairead McGuinness has launched a plan to make it easier for banks to sell non-performing loans to third parties in a bid to(...)

EU hits US with tariffs on €3.4bn of imports
- Economy
- November 9, 2020, 16:52
The European Union will impose tariffs on up to €3.4 billion of imports from the United States from Tuesday in retaliation for similar penalties impos(...)

EU given green light to hit US with tariffs in Airbus-Boeing ruling
- Economy
- October 13, 2020, 21:45
The EU has been handed the right to hit almost $4 billion (€3.4 billion)-worth of US goods with punitive tariffs in retaliation for illegal state aid (...)

EU targets Big Tech with ‘hit list’ facing tougher rules
- Technology
- October 12, 2020, 08:48
EU regulators are drawing up a “hit list” of up to 20 large internet companies, likely to include Silicon Valley giants such as Facebook and Apple, t(...)

Mairead McGuinness approved as Irish commissioner in European Parliament
- Politics
- October 7, 2020, 14:06
Mairead McGuinness has been approved by the European Parliament to be Ireland’s commissioner, taking up the brief of financial services. In a vote on(...)

McGuinness faces Brexit and Covid grilling at parliamentary hearing
- Financial Services
- October 1, 2020, 19:21
Ireland’s commissioner designate Mairead McGuinness will face questions on Friday morning on topics ranging from Brexit, banking union and Covid-19 to(...)

Miriam Lord: Restricted movement for Leo as Micheál finds his stride
- Politics
- September 26, 2020, 03:30
“Coronavirus carrier at EU trade council triggers top-level quarantines,” reported Politico Europe on Thursday. We knew that, because Tánaiste Leo Va(...)

Date set for hearing on McGuinness nomination to European Commission
- Politics
- September 22, 2020, 19:35
A hearing to decide whether to confirm Ireland’s commissioner-designate Mairead McGuinness as the new chief of financial services will take place on O(...)

Mercosur accord contradicts EU Green Deal and fails to protect communities, study says
- Environment
- September 9, 2020, 21:15
The upcoming trade agreement between the EU and Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay – the Mercosur bloc – “fails across sustainability criteria an(...)