# european-commission - Wednesday 17 February, 2021
# EU State Aid
# EU State Aid
Ryanair says it will appeal the decision to the highest EU court.
# european-commission - Tuesday 16 February, 2021
# Article 16
# Article 16
European Commission vice president Maroš Šefčovič addressed TDs and Senators today.
# european-commission - Wednesday 10 February, 2021
# Northern Ireland
# Northern Ireland
Maros Sefcovic made the remarks in a letter to UK Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove
# Northern Ireland
# Northern Ireland
The move was quickly reversed after much criticism from Ireland, Northern Ireland and Britain.
# european-commission - Thursday 4 February, 2021
# Brexit
# Brexit
Writing in this morning’s Daily Telegraph, Arlene Foster said there is “growing anger at the current arrangements in Northern Ireland”.
# european-commission - Monday 1 February, 2021
# Article 16
# Article 16
The proposal caused outcry on both sides of the Irish Sea.
# european-commission - Friday 29 January, 2021
# Covid19
# Covid19
The EU is under increasing pressure as member states face unexpected supply issues just one month into their vaccine programmes.
# european-commission - Monday 25 January, 2021
# Covid19
# Covid19
Last week the company said initial supplies to Europe will be lower than expected.
# Brexit
# Brexit
UL’s Dr Owen Worth says the Brexit question may have been answered, but the greater concept at stake is the Union itself.
# european-commission - Tuesday 22 December, 2020
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
The government said the measures would be “kept under constant review”.
# european-commission - Saturday 19 December, 2020
# Questions Answered
# Questions Answered
Vaccinations in the European Union are set to begin from 27 December.
# european-commission - Tuesday 10 November, 2020
# Amazon
# Amazon
The Commission has also opened a second investigation into the online retail giant.
# european-commission - Monday 5 October, 2020
# European Commission
# European Commission
The European Commission President said she tested negative for the virus last week and will undergo another test today.
# european-commission - Thursday 1 October, 2020
# Brexit
# Brexit
The Bill threatens to overwrites parts of the Withdrawal Agreement, which the UK government admitted was a breach of international law.
# european-commission - Friday 25 September, 2020
# Apple Tax Row
# Apple Tax Row
The legal row stems from an EU investigation into Apple’s Irish tax structures.
# european-commission - Tuesday 8 September, 2020
# Euro Star
# Euro Star
Ursula von der Leyen said that McGuinness has “significant political experience on EU issues”.
# Commission Reshuffle
# Commission Reshuffle
Ursula von der Leyen said that McGuinness has “significant political experience on EU issues”.
# european-commission - Sunday 30 August, 2020
# European Commission
# European Commission
Phil Hogan resigned from the role following his attendance at a controversial golf dinner in Galway.
# european-commission - Friday 28 August, 2020
# Phil Hogan
# Phil Hogan
Picking a successor could be politically fraught.
# european-commission - Thursday 27 August, 2020
# Phil Hogan
# Phil Hogan
Phil Hogan resigned as Trade Commissioner last night.
# european-commission - Wednesday 26 August, 2020
# Golfgate
# Golfgate
Phil Hogan resigned from his role this evening.
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
Green Party leader Eamon Ryan said that the government has lost confidence in the Trade Commissioner.
# european-commission - Friday 21 August, 2020
# Golfgate
# Golfgate
Taoiseach Micheál Martin had called on Hogan to offer a ‘meaningful response’.
# european-commission - Friday 14 August, 2020
# Jobs Figures
# Jobs Figures
Europe is in recession after two quarters of economic contraction.
# european-commission - Tuesday 4 August, 2020
# Competition
# Competition
There is concern that acquiring Fitbit’s user data will strengthen Google’s position in targeted advertising.
# european-commission - Wednesday 29 July, 2020
# Bark Or Byte
# Bark Or Byte
The tech giants are being investigated for alleged anti-competitive practices.
# european-commission - Tuesday 21 July, 2020
# EU Recovery Fund
# EU Recovery Fund
Member states will have to produce national recovery plans to access the funds.
# european-commission - Monday 20 July, 2020
# The Dart
# The Dart
The government’s development plan aims to increase capacity on Dart services to cope with the expected rise in demand in future.
# european-commission - Thursday 16 July, 2020
# European Commission
# European Commission
The directive was on the prevention of the use of financial systems for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing.
# european-commission - Wednesday 15 July, 2020
# The Saga Continues
# The Saga Continues
Officials are already exploring the possibility of using a Treaty article to crack down on low-tax countries.
# Decision Time
# Decision Time
The European Commission previously ordered the US company to hand back €13 billion in unpaid tax.
# Tax
# Tax
Apple and Ireland won their appeal against the European Commission ’s €13 billion tax ruling.
# european-commission - Tuesday 14 July, 2020
# Apple Tax
# Apple Tax
Whoever loses is likely to appeal that decision to a higher EU court.
# european-commission - Thursday 9 July, 2020
# Frugal Four
# Frugal Four
Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte leads a bloc of countries opposed to the deal.
# european-commission - Tuesday 7 July, 2020
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
But the Commission expects the Irish economy to grow by 6.25% next year.
# european-commission - Thursday 21 May, 2020
# Economy
# Economy
The Commission published its recommendations in a report yesterday.
# european-commission - Tuesday 19 May, 2020
# European Union
# European Union
Experts say the scale of the crisis and a German constitutional court ruling might have something to do with it.
# european-commission - Wednesday 13 May, 2020
# European Commission
# European Commission
Under EU rules, travellers have the right to choose between vouchers or cash reimbursement.
# european-commission - Wednesday 15 April, 2020
# Covid-19 Epicentre
# Covid-19 Epicentre
The guidelines come as the number of coronavirus cases in the EU reach 1 million.
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