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Von der Leyen says final Brexit deal on Northern Ireland is ‘within reach’

The president of the European Commission gave a landmark speech to the joint houses of the Oireachtas

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Editorial: Cable reminds us of the power of the European connection

The Celtic Interconnector symbolises Ireland’s strengthening ties with our European partners and helps us acknowledge what we owe to the EU

EU must put its money where its mouth is on Green Deal

US president Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act should prompt Europe to switch its rules on state aid and subsidise clean-tech industries that will drive decarbonisation

Paschal Donohoe set to secure second term as Eurogroup president

Donohoe was the only minister to put his name forward for the post making it certain he will be elected for another term on 5 December

International Relations

Dan O’Brien: Ireland must be prepared to choose sides in the new cold war

Excessive trade and investment dependency on China poses high and escalating risks, and Irish government policy needs to change to reflect this

Gerassimos Thomas: Why environmental taxes need to be doubled to achieve Europe’s green transition

Revenues from environmental taxes in the EU have remained stagnant at a very low level for the last decade, standing at around 2.2 per cent of GDP in 2020, writes the European Commission’s Director General for Taxation and Customs Union

John Walsh: We need to reconsider the Berlin/Boston dichotomy as Irish America begins to wane

The Biden administration could be the last White House so well disposed to Irish interests and it is time to acknowledge that our future lies in being a fully paid-up member of the EU

Climate & Environment

Lucinda Creighton: Thunberg’s fictional claims must be exposed by those who know the truth

The ‘capitalist system’ attacked by the climate activist has in fact improved the lives of people globally beyond recognition – and the developing world has benefited the most

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Editorial: Truss-Macron meeting is hopeful sign for settlement of protocol dispute

The first gathering of the European Political Community, which marked a resumption of cooperation between Britain and France, is a welcome development

Dan O’Brien: Eurobarometer offers cold comfort to Ireland’s parties in government

Irish people are, surprisingly, more downbeat than many other Europeans about the economy, and there is a danger that excessive pessimism in Ireland will amplify the slowdown, making it deeper than it need otherwise be

Vestager: There was a ‘distrust of Ireland as an enforcer’ on Big Tech

The European Commission executive vice-president tells Peter O’Dwyer that new regime for Digital Services Act will assure that rules will be properly implemented

ECA president warns of fraud risk with EU emergency funds

Tony Murphy, the new Irish holder of the role, says the huge budgets involved and urgency of delivery in Covid and energy diversification schemes heighten risk of cash going astray

EU downgrades Ireland’s north and west to a ‘lagging region’

Area which includes Galway, Roscommon, Leitrim, Sligo, Donegal, Monaghan and Mayo faces ‘a range of challenges’

Irishman Tony Murphy elected president of European Court of Auditors

Murphy previously worked for Ireland’s Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General before moving to Brussels to work as a national expert at the European Commission in 1999

Lucinda Creighton: von der Leyen heavy on ideals but light on detail in energy crisis speech

The European Commission president’s address in Strasbourg last week fell short on both a big vision for reform of the energy market and on practical steps that are likely to really make a difference to European citizens

Google loses EU appeal against record antitrust fine

EU judges mostly backed the European Commission’s decision to impose the penalty, but cut the fine to €4.1 billion

EU to propose mandatory power-demand cut and levy on profits

Member states still need to sign off on steps after talks this week

Tom Maguire: Firm advantage to changing rules around tax credit refunds for R&D

Budget 2023 presents an opportunity to change the way tax credits are applied to encourage more R&D to take place in Ireland. After all, the next Big Tech superstar could result from such encouragements

The Big Picture

Vincent Boland: Is this energy crunch a passing phenomenon or is it here to stay?

Norway’s recent row with its neighbours over any curbs on its energy exports is an unexpected and perhaps extreme illustration of the depth of the energy crisis facing Europe

Dan O’Brien: If Ireland is such a ‘failed state’, then why do so many people want to live here?

Despite the popular narrative among some, over the past five years more Irish nationals have returned to live here than have emigrated, while strong employment figures suggest the economy can weather any coming storm