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# eu - Wednesday 21 July, 2021

Hungary plans to hold a referendum over its controversial LGBT law
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Hungary plans to hold a referendum over its controversial LGBT law

Jul 21st 2021, 8:26 PM 18,314 Views 53 Comments

It comes as the government is under fire over findings it used malware to spy on opposition figures.

# eu - Wednesday 14 July, 2021

EU to launch action against Hungary over law discriminating against LGBTQ citizens
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EU to launch action against Hungary over law discriminating against LGBTQ citizens

Jul 14th 2021, 2:20 PM 13,247 Views 116 Comments

Ursula von der Leyen has warned that the EU would use “all powers available” to force Hungary to repeal or modify the law.

# eu - Sunday 4 July, 2021

Four people found dead in 'most destructive' wildfire ever in Cyprus
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Four people found dead in 'most destructive' wildfire ever in Cyprus

Jul 4th 2021, 10:59 AM 11,459 Views 4 Comments

A government minister said the blaze is the ‘most destructive’ in the eastern Mediterranean island’s history.

# eu - Friday 2 July, 2021

Six months into 2021, how close is Ireland to vaccinating 80% of the population?
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Six months into 2021, how close is Ireland to vaccinating 80% of the population?

Jul 2nd 2021, 12:05 AM 54,836 Views 44 Comments

This week marked the six-month mark in the vaccine rollout.

# eu - Wednesday 30 June, 2021

EU Parliament votes overwhelmingly to ban caged animal farming by 2027
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EU Parliament votes overwhelmingly to ban caged animal farming by 2027

Jun 30th 2021, 5:49 PM 16,008 Views 36 Comments

The matter will now go to the EU Commission.

UK and EU set to sign last minute truce to hold off ‘sausage war’ trade dispute
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UK and EU set to sign last minute truce to hold off ‘sausage war’ trade dispute

Jun 30th 2021, 7:01 AM 10,600 Views 19 Comments

The UK and the European Union are set to announce an extension to a grace period.

# eu - Monday 28 June, 2021

Clare Daly and Mick Wallace dispute 'fake' election observer allegations
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Clare Daly and Mick Wallace dispute 'fake' election observer allegations

Jun 28th 2021, 4:07 PM 51,070 Views 38 Comments

Daly and Wallace said that Ecuador’s and Venezuela’s elections were “conducted fairly and impartially, and their results are beyond question”.

# eu - Friday 25 June, 2021

Taoiseach tells story of gay Drogheda teenager at EU summit, as pressure ramps up on Hungary over new law
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Taoiseach tells story of gay Drogheda teenager at EU summit, as pressure ramps up on Hungary over new law

Updated Jun 25th 2021, 3:20 PM 44,230 Views 70 Comments

A majority of the leaders insisted that discrimination must not be tolerated in the 27-nation bloc.

EU to give Turkey €3 billion to help Syrian refugees inside its borders
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EU to give Turkey €3 billion to help Syrian refugees inside its borders

Jun 25th 2021, 1:29 PM 8,027 Views 11 Comments

The EU will hand over the funds to help the Turks look after the influx of people fleeing the Syrian conflict.

# eu - Thursday 24 June, 2021

Ireland listening to those with ‘real concerns’ over Protocol, Coveney says
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Ireland listening to those with ‘real concerns’ over Protocol, Coveney says

Jun 24th 2021, 9:24 PM 10,283 Views 15 Comments

Ireland’s Foreign Affairs Minister said he hopes progress will be made in the sausage war trade dispute between the UK and the EU.

# eu - Wednesday 23 June, 2021

There will be 'no extension’ on deadline for post-Brexit residency scheme for EU nationals
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There will be 'no extension’ on deadline for post-Brexit residency scheme for EU nationals

Jun 23rd 2021, 7:06 AM 23,437 Views 20 Comments

EU citizens and their families have been asked to apply to the Home Office scheme by 30 June.

# eu - Friday 18 June, 2021

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AstraZeneca and European Commission both claim victory in vaccine court case
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AstraZeneca and European Commission both claim victory in vaccine court case

Jun 18th 2021, 3:04 PM 20,026 Views 13 Comments

AstraZeneca has been ordered to deliver 50 million more doses by the end of September.

# eu - Wednesday 16 June, 2021

EU recommends countries lift travel restrictions on US tourists
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EU recommends countries lift travel restrictions on US tourists

Jun 16th 2021, 3:48 PM 13,637 Views 15 Comments

EU members agreed to add the US to the list of countries from which restrictions on non-essential travel should be removed.

# eu - Tuesday 15 June, 2021

Lorna Bogue: Why swim against the G7 tide? Ireland needs vision for a post-12.5% world
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Lorna Bogue: Why swim against the G7 tide? Ireland needs vision for a post-12.5% world

Jun 15th 2021, 7:00 PM 10,434 Views 28 Comments

Lorna Bogue says the writing is on the wall for the ‘charade’ that is Ireland as a tax haven.

# eu - Wednesday 9 June, 2021

Patience ‘very thin’ as EU threatens retaliation over Northern Ireland Protocol
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Patience ‘very thin’ as EU threatens retaliation over Northern Ireland Protocol

Updated Jun 9th 2021, 4:37 PM 21,367 Views 27 Comments

# eu - Tuesday 8 June, 2021

UK press hypes 'sausage trade war' with EU over Northern Ireland checks on chilled meats
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UK press hypes 'sausage trade war' with EU over Northern Ireland checks on chilled meats

Jun 8th 2021, 12:25 PM 19,413 Views 26 Comments

The EU has warned it will “react swiftly” if the UK acts unilaterally again in relation to the NI Protocol.

# eu - Wednesday 26 May, 2021

Legal showdown between EU and AstraZeneca begins, with EU seeking huge fine
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Legal showdown between EU and AstraZeneca begins, with EU seeking huge fine

May 26th 2021, 2:23 PM 20,668 Views 22 Comments

The Anglo-Swedish company is set to provide 70 million doses in the second quarter – it had promised 180 million.

# eu - Tuesday 25 May, 2021

Belarus isolation deepens as air links cut and credit offers cancelled
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Belarus isolation deepens as air links cut and credit offers cancelled

Updated May 25th 2021, 3:49 PM 70,842 Views 61 Comments

Belarusian TV yesterday broadcast a video of Roman Protasevich “confessing” to charges of organising mass unrest.

# eu - Monday 24 May, 2021

Almost a third of Irish adults plan on travelling this summer
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Almost a third of Irish adults plan on travelling this summer

May 24th 2021, 9:00 PM 35,453 Views 41 Comments

It’s estimated over a million Irish adults are planning on travelling this summer, both within Ireland and abroad.

Taoiseach heads to Brussels for sign-off on return of travel between EU countries
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Taoiseach heads to Brussels for sign-off on return of travel between EU countries

May 24th 2021, 7:46 AM 22,508 Views 28 Comments

It is possible that travel to the UK will be possible in June, and that holidays abroad will be possible in July.

# eu - Wednesday 19 May, 2021

EU takes step towards relaxing tourism travel for fully-vaccinated visitors
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EU takes step towards relaxing tourism travel for fully-vaccinated visitors

May 19th 2021, 3:14 PM 19,434 Views 22 Comments

EU ambassadors have agreed on measures to allow fully vaccinated visitors in.

# eu - Sunday 16 May, 2021

Coveney says 'it's too early to tell' if Israel has committed war crimes in Gaza
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Coveney says 'it's too early to tell' if Israel has committed war crimes in Gaza

Updated May 16th 2021, 8:00 PM 46,025 Views 83 Comments

The Foreign Minister condemned the killing of civilians, especially children, in the last week.

# eu - Thursday 6 May, 2021

EU watchdog says additive used in sweets and cakes not safe
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EU watchdog says additive used in sweets and cakes not safe

May 6th 2021, 7:59 PM 43,384 Views 20 Comments

Its use in food was suspended in France last year over health fears.

# eu - Thursday 29 April, 2021

European Parliament votes to introduce EU Covid-19 passports - with some changes
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European Parliament votes to introduce EU Covid-19 passports - with some changes

Apr 29th 2021, 9:43 AM 31,265 Views 47 Comments

MEPs said that the Covid certificate system should not be in place for longer than 12 months.

# eu - Tuesday 27 April, 2021

'I felt alone as a woman': von der Leyen says Turkey chair controversy wouldn't have happened to a man
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'I felt alone as a woman': von der Leyen says Turkey chair controversy wouldn't have happened to a man

Apr 27th 2021, 7:27 AM 34,991 Views 33 Comments

The commission president was denied a chair at top-level talks in Ankara this month.

# eu - Monday 26 April, 2021

EU launches legal action against AstraZeneca over vaccine deliveries
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EU launches legal action against AstraZeneca over vaccine deliveries

Updated Apr 26th 2021, 1:53 PM 33,331 Views 65 Comments

The Commission confirmed legal action against the company was launched on Friday.

# eu - Wednesday 21 April, 2021

EU unveils 'landmark' rules on Artificial Intelligence to curb 'high-risk' technologies
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EU unveils 'landmark' rules on Artificial Intelligence to curb 'high-risk' technologies

Apr 21st 2021, 3:56 PM 10,568 Views 13 Comments

“Generalised surveillance” would be off-limits, as well as any tech “used to manipulate the behaviour, opinions or decisions” of citizens.

Almost half of Irish people don't have confidence in the EU's Covid-19 vaccines strategy
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Almost half of Irish people don't have confidence in the EU's Covid-19 vaccines strategy

Apr 21st 2021, 7:00 AM 12,858 Views 42 Comments

That’s according to a Red C poll commissioned by European Movement Ireland published today.

# eu - Sunday 11 April, 2021

Explainer: Why is the UK dithering over whether to use Covid passports, and how does it affect Ireland?
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Explainer: Why is the UK dithering over whether to use Covid passports, and how does it affect Ireland?

Apr 11th 2021, 7:30 AM 25,350 Views 52 Comments

Covid passports are vaccine passports by a different name, at worst, and at best – a quick ticket back to normality.

# eu - Thursday 8 April, 2021

Loyalist anger at post-Brexit trade rules among factors in Northern Ireland disorder
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Loyalist anger at post-Brexit trade rules among factors in Northern Ireland disorder

Apr 8th 2021, 8:10 AM 23,771 Views 49 Comments

It took an event unrelated to the Irish Sea border furore to set a match to simmering tensions

# eu - Wednesday 7 April, 2021

Hotel quarantine: Why is Austria on Ireland's list of 'designated countries' but not France and Germany?
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Hotel quarantine: Why is Austria on Ireland's list of 'designated countries' but not France and Germany?

Apr 7th 2021, 12:05 AM 55,474 Views 61 Comments

Officials want to add 17 EU countries to the list.

# eu - Saturday 3 April, 2021

Why did some Irish MEPs vote against an 'urgency' proposal for the EU's Digital Green Certificates?
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Why did some Irish MEPs vote against an 'urgency' proposal for the EU's Digital Green Certificates?

Apr 3rd 2021, 6:30 AM 29,537 Views 36 Comments

Some MEPs voted against skipping the committee stage, where legislation underpinning the Certificates would be scrutinised.

# eu - Friday 26 March, 2021

EU says AstraZeneca must 'catch up' on vaccine deliveries
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# Vaccine Row

EU says AstraZeneca must 'catch up' on vaccine deliveries

Mar 26th 2021, 6:57 AM 12,196 Views 23 Comments

Some leaders stressed that an embargo should be a last resort if negotiations for a better way of sharing vaccine production come up short.

# eu - Thursday 25 March, 2021

The Explainer: Why is there talk of an EU-UK 'vaccine war'?
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The Explainer: Why is there talk of an EU-UK 'vaccine war'?

Mar 25th 2021, 8:00 AM 10,436 Views 19 Comments

What’s going on? We take a look in this week’s episode.

'I would have said of German unity 'not in my lifetime'': What can Ireland learn from a united Germany?
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'I would have said of German unity 'not in my lifetime'': What can Ireland learn from a united Germany?

Mar 25th 2021, 12:05 AM 23,288 Views 81 Comments

“I was a citizen of West Germany and I had never known anything different, I thought that was the world: a divided world.”

# eu - Wednesday 24 March, 2021

EU tightens Covid vaccine export rules, union and UK pledge to seek 'win-win' in jab dispute
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EU tightens Covid vaccine export rules, union and UK pledge to seek 'win-win' in jab dispute

Mar 24th 2021, 8:22 PM 16,294 Views 45 Comments

The European Commission said it would weigh how needy countries are, in terms of infection rates and how many vaccines they have.

'Keep supply chains open' Taoiseach says, in response to 29 million AstraZeneca vaccines in Italy plant
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'Keep supply chains open' Taoiseach says, in response to 29 million AstraZeneca vaccines in Italy plant

Mar 24th 2021, 3:50 PM 31,813 Views 87 Comments

The EU has announced new vaccine export powers amid a contract row with AstraZeneca.

# eu - Monday 15 March, 2021

EU takes action against UK over ‘international law breaches’ on Northern Ireland
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EU takes action against UK over ‘international law breaches’ on Northern Ireland

Updated Mar 15th 2021, 1:45 PM 16,017 Views 45 Comments

The European Commission is taking steps towards proceedings over the alleged breach of the NI Protocol.

# eu - Saturday 13 March, 2021

Five EU states seek summit on 'unfair' vaccine handouts
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Five EU states seek summit on 'unfair' vaccine handouts

Mar 13th 2021, 12:30 PM 77,816 Views 67 Comments

The five countries want to discuss “huge disparities” in the distribution of vaccines against Covid-19.

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