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EU to impose universal phone charger for all member states
The move will be challenged by Apple.
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# Trade Deal
Varadkar refuses to put timeline on CETA Dáil vote but says rejecting it would be 'own goal'
He said that rejecting the deal would send out “the wrong message to the world”
# State Of The Union
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# State Of The Union
EU to donate 200m more vaccine doses to low-income countries, von der Leyen says
Ursula von der Leyen this morning delivered her annual State of the European Union address.
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Opinion: The State of the European Union: why it matters for Ireland
Alexander Conway outlines why we should be listening to Ursula von der Leyen’s State of the Union address tomorrow.
# Brexit
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DUP threatens to collapse Stormont ‘before November’ amid NI Protocol row
Jeffrey Donaldson said he feared negotiations over the protocol would drag on for years.
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# TGIP
What is the best solution for the EU's migration crisis, and is Ireland doing enough?
The next cycle of The Good Information Project from The Journal will look at migration and the EU.
# AstraZeneca
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EU reaches deal with AstraZeneca to end legal battle over vaccine delivery
AZ has made a “firm commitment” to deliver a total of 300 million vaccine doses by March next year.
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Turkey warns EU to stick to past migrant deals amid fears of Afghan refugee wave
European leaders have expressed fears of a repeat of the 2015 migrant crisis.
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EU commissioner says member states must take in Afghans under 'immediate threat'
The EU, US and 18 other countries have issued a joint statement calling for women’s safety.
# Public Transport
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'This isn't about how can we get lots of EU money, it's how can we work with Europe to deliver A and B?'
The era of the EU spending billions on Irish roads is over – instead, the focus is on a standardised Europe-wide transport network.
# Obesity
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# Obesity
Ireland has the second highest obesity rate in the EU
Research found that only Malta had a higher share of its population rated as obese.
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Hungary plans to hold a referendum over its controversial LGBT law
It comes as the government is under fire over findings it used malware to spy on opposition figures.
# Hungary
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EU to launch action against Hungary over law discriminating against LGBTQ citizens
Ursula von der Leyen has warned that the EU would use “all powers available” to force Hungary to repeal or modify the law.
# Cyprus
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Four people found dead in 'most destructive' wildfire ever in Cyprus
A government minister said the blaze is the ‘most destructive’ in the eastern Mediterranean island’s history.
# Vaccine Rollout
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# Vaccine Rollout
Six months into 2021, how close is Ireland to vaccinating 80% of the population?
This week marked the six-month mark in the vaccine rollout.
# No More Cages
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# No More Cages
EU Parliament votes overwhelmingly to ban caged animal farming by 2027
The matter will now go to the EU Commission.
# Brexit
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UK and EU set to sign last minute truce to hold off ‘sausage war’ trade dispute
The UK and the European Union are set to announce an extension to a grace period.
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# European Parliament
Clare Daly and Mick Wallace dispute 'fake' election observer allegations
Daly and Wallace said that Ecuador’s and Venezuela’s elections were “conducted fairly and impartially, and their results are beyond question”.
# LGBT
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Taoiseach tells story of gay Drogheda teenager at EU summit, as pressure ramps up on Hungary over new law
A majority of the leaders insisted that discrimination must not be tolerated in the 27-nation bloc.
# Refugees
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EU to give Turkey €3 billion to help Syrian refugees inside its borders
The EU will hand over the funds to help the Turks look after the influx of people fleeing the Syrian conflict.
# Protocol
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Ireland listening to those with ‘real concerns’ over Protocol, Coveney says
Ireland’s Foreign Affairs Minister said he hopes progress will be made in the sausage war trade dispute between the UK and the EU.
# Uk Residency
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# Uk Residency
There will be 'no extension’ on deadline for post-Brexit residency scheme for EU nationals
EU citizens and their families have been asked to apply to the Home Office scheme by 30 June.
# Win/Win
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# Win/Win
AstraZeneca and European Commission both claim victory in vaccine court case
AstraZeneca has been ordered to deliver 50 million more doses by the end of September.
# Tourism
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EU recommends countries lift travel restrictions on US tourists
EU members agreed to add the US to the list of countries from which restrictions on non-essential travel should be removed.
# Corporation Tax Rate
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# Corporation Tax Rate
Lorna Bogue: Why swim against the G7 tide? Ireland needs vision for a post-12.5% world
Lorna Bogue says the writing is on the wall for the ‘charade’ that is Ireland as a tax haven.
# Do Your Bratwurst
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# Do Your Bratwurst
UK press hypes 'sausage trade war' with EU over Northern Ireland checks on chilled meats
The EU has warned it will “react swiftly” if the UK acts unilaterally again in relation to the NI Protocol.
# Brussels
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Legal showdown between EU and AstraZeneca begins, with EU seeking huge fine
The Anglo-Swedish company is set to provide 70 million doses in the second quarter – it had promised 180 million.
# Minsk
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# Minsk
Belarus isolation deepens as air links cut and credit offers cancelled
Belarusian TV yesterday broadcast a video of Roman Protasevich “confessing” to charges of organising mass unrest.
# Travel
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# Travel
Almost a third of Irish adults plan on travelling this summer
It’s estimated over a million Irish adults are planning on travelling this summer, both within Ireland and abroad.
# Tourism
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Taoiseach heads to Brussels for sign-off on return of travel between EU countries
It is possible that travel to the UK will be possible in June, and that holidays abroad will be possible in July.
# European Council
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# European Council
EU takes step towards relaxing tourism travel for fully-vaccinated visitors
EU ambassadors have agreed on measures to allow fully vaccinated visitors in.
# Palestine
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# Palestine
Coveney says 'it's too early to tell' if Israel has committed war crimes in Gaza
The Foreign Minister condemned the killing of civilians, especially children, in the last week.
# E171
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# E171
EU watchdog says additive used in sweets and cakes not safe
Its use in food was suspended in France last year over health fears.
# Digital Green Certificates
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# Digital Green Certificates
European Parliament votes to introduce EU Covid-19 passports - with some changes
MEPs said that the Covid certificate system should not be in place for longer than 12 months.
# Sofagate
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# Sofagate
'I felt alone as a woman': von der Leyen says Turkey chair controversy wouldn't have happened to a man
The commission president was denied a chair at top-level talks in Ankara this month.
# European Commission
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# European Commission
EU launches legal action against AstraZeneca over vaccine deliveries
The Commission confirmed legal action against the company was launched on Friday.
# Artificial Intelligence
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# Artificial Intelligence
EU unveils 'landmark' rules on Artificial Intelligence to curb 'high-risk' technologies
“Generalised surveillance” would be off-limits, as well as any tech “used to manipulate the behaviour, opinions or decisions” of citizens.
# Coronavirus
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# Coronavirus
Almost half of Irish people don't have confidence in the EU's Covid-19 vaccines strategy
That’s according to a Red C poll commissioned by European Movement Ireland published today.
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