EU Commission recommends glyphosate licence renewal The European Commission is recommending that the controversial herbicide glyphosate be renewed, subject to conditions, when its current licence expires in December. Europe • 20 Sep
Spain seeking to make regional languages official in EU Ireland has said more time is needed before three Spanish regional languages could be made official languages of the EU. Europe • 19 Sep
Amending Irish nitrates rules would be 'premature' - EU The European Commission has said it has not received an invitation from Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to the environment commissioner to visit Ireland in the context … Ireland • 18 Sep
Govt resisting EU 'grab' of corporate sector profits The Irish Government is strongly resisting a European Commission bid to seek a slice of Ireland's corporate sector profits as a way to replenish the … Europe • 15 Sep
EU Ombudsman seeks clarity on migrant agreement The EU Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly has written to the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, asking her to spell out how human rights will … World • 15 Sep
Ombudsman criticises EU response to Qatargate scandal The EU Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly has strongly criticised the EU's response to the Qatargate corruption scandal in the European Parliament, and castigated its broader approach … Europe • 08 Sep
UK rejoins EU science programme in boost for ties Irish cross-border scientific and academic collaborations should be revived after a deal was reached over the UK's access to the EU's Horizon Europe research and … Science • 07 Sep
Big Tech's core businesses face overhaul under EU rules The European Commission has formally designated six tech giants as "gatekeepers" under new rules designed to open up major online platforms to more competition to … Business • 06 Sep
Hearing held over alleged Flanagan Twitter account hack A court hearing has taken place in Brussels involving Irish MEP Luke 'Ming' Flanagan over an alleged hack of his Twitter account in 2020. Ireland • 04 Sep
Varadkar questions payments through RTÉ barter account The Taoiseach has said he cannot rule out the possibility that some of the payments made through the RTÉ barter account may have been on … Ireland • 30 Jun