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Commission President von der Leyen and British Prime Minister Sunak have reached an agreement: The import of goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland will be greatly facilitated. The long-running dispute strained relations between the two sides, which are on the same side in the Ukraine war. But the last word has not yet been spoken. continue reading →

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will hold talks in London today to reach a new deal for Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit trade relations, both sides announced on Sunday. An agreement on changes to the so-called Northern Ireland Protocol is reportedly close and could be presented to the British […] continue reading →

Following the publication of personal data of up to 533 million Facebook users, parent company Meta must pay a fine of €265 million in the Republic of Ireland. This brings the total fines for Meta in the EU state to €910 million over the past 14 months.The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) said Monday it […] continue reading →

The current president of the Eurogroup, Minister for Finance of Ireland Paschal Donohoe, has a good chance of winning a second term as president of the Eurogroup. Diplomatic circles said the Irishman can count on broad support among the euro states. Donohoe is so far the only candidate for the presidency who has publicly expressed […] continue reading →

Irish Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe is seeking a second term as President of the Eurogroup. The government in Dublin announced that it would nominate Donohoe for a renewed mandate. According to information from Europe.Table, the Irish government has been sounding out the support among the euro states for the mandate. Accordingly, the chances are good. […] continue reading →

A delegation of MEPs from the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) Committee traveled to Ireland for three days to learn how the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is implemented and enforced. The MEPs were as interested in how the “one-stop store” mechanism works as they were in the work of the […] continue reading →

Ireland’s data privacy regulator has agreed to levy a record fine of €405 million against social network Instagram following an investigation into its handling of children’s data, a spokesperson for the watchdog said. The investigation, which started in 2020, focused on child users between the ages of 13 and 17 who were allowed to operate […] continue reading →

Germany and Ireland see the UK’s planned law to undermine Brexit rules for Northern Ireland as a clear violation of international agreements. “There is no legal or political justification for unilaterally breaking an international treaty that came into force only two years ago,” Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and her Irish counterpart Simon Coveney wrote in […] continue reading →

Ireland announced a fresh round of measures on Wednesday to ease the burden of soaring energy and gasoline prices and also offset an increase in carbon tax next month that some opposition parties said should be deferred.The government cut the value-added tax (VAT) rate on electricity and gas bills to 9% from 13.5% for six months, […] continue reading →

The General Data Protection Regulation was supposed to ensure a uniform level of protection and enforcement of data privacy, but the Data Protection Commission (DPC) in the Republic of Ireland in particular has been the subject of repeated criticism. This is because the supervisory authority is responsible for the European offshoots of digital giants such […] continue reading →

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