Currently 68% of households in Ireland can avail of the service.

The deal would “reduce harmful emissions from industry and improve public access to information,” the European Council said.

Wallace said last week that it will be “challenging” for him to be re-elected.

The Commission has also recommended that the counties of Laois and Offaly transfer from the South constituency into the Midlands constituency.

The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) said that the new law is the first of its kind in the European Union.

On Israel and Palestine, Kenny said he has lost faith that a two-state solution will be possible.

Opposition TDs have called for sanctions on Israel in response to its treatment of the Palestinian people.

Both companies must provide the requested information to the Commission by 30 November.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hailed the move as the “right step” for Europe.

Ursula von der Leyen said talks would focus on the path for Ukraine to join the European Union.

Yesterday, Slovakia announced that it was stopping military aid to the war-torn country.

Oliver Várhelyi announced the bloc would be suspending aid to Palestinians on his own initiative.

Fianna Fáil MEP Billy Kelleher said if von der Leyen continues to “overstep” then her position will become untenable.

EU foreign ministers will tomorrow hold urgent talks on the situation in Israel and Gaza.

Leo Varadkar was speaking at the European Political Community Summit, where he also held a meeting with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

Daly had also said that Ukraine had lost territory, citing Russian annexation declarations.

The ban, placed on the grain in May, restricted imports in five member states seeking to protect their farmers.

The move comes after a formal investigation was opened over concerns that the tech giant had an unfair edge over competitors.

Platforms with at least 45 million monthly active users will be subjected to fulfil every new obligation.

The EU’s Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) employs 500 people.

This week on The Explainer, we’re joined by Lauren Boland, climate reporter with The Journal, to examine what precisely this legislation is all about and why it sparked so much anger. Do environmentalists think the now-watered-down law will have any impact? And how does Ireland fit into the picture?

Ireland is already participating in a number of projects under the Permanent Structured Co-operation (Pesco) element of the EU Global Strategy.

The aircraft are stationed in 10 member states while over 400 firefighters will be pre-positioned in Greece, France and Portugal.

The footage showed men accosting migrants, bundling them in a van, and taking them out into the Aegean Sea.

Members from the Liverpool for Europe group plan to hand out 75,000 EU flags at this week’s Eurovision in Liverpool.

Ukraine has branded the presidency as “a slap in the face”.

The European Union Parliament and EU states reached a deal this morning to almost double the usage of renewable energy by 2030

With the debate around tenant rights top of the agenda again this week, here’s how Ireland measures up.

With the clocks about to change this weekend, EU plans to abolish daylight savings time have fizzled out

Varadkar is in Brussels today for a meeting of EU leaders where the Windsor Framework will be discussed.

Mali, along with Burkina Faso and Niger in the Sahel Region of Africa, is scene to a major Islamist insurgency in recent years.

Cricket flour is already added to food outside the EU, such as Canadian cheese puffs.

The Irish Government plans to ban new fossil fuel car sales from 2030 onwards.

Russian forces launched 71 cruise missiles, 35 S-300 missiles and seven Shahed drones since last night.

The Ukrainian President is due to hold a series of bilateral meetings this afternoon.