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McGrath rejects €1.5bn EU demand

Move seen as fresh attempt by France and Germany to get at Ireland’s corporate tax revenues

Material renegotiation of Brexit trade deal ‘not on the table’ - Minister for European Affairs

Peter Burke says despite Keir Starmer’s pledge to revisit Brexit deal if elected to No 10, he does not expect a renegotiation of the document

Ireland will get new European Parliament seat at next elections

The move will bring the total number of Irish MEPs to 14

Von der Leyen warns of lengthy inflation battle and acute EU labour shortages

The European Commission president warned that labour shortages were now a key issue facing the EU

‘The future of Ukraine is in our Union’ - Ursula Von Der Leyen tells MEPs in wide-ranging State of the Union address

The Commission president recommitted to the EU’s green transition, called for new governance of AI, and outlined plans to make it easier to do business in Europe

EU launches probe into Chinese EV subsidies as industry fears grow

China is home to a slew of EV makers supported by government incentives for both industry and buyers, and many of its upstart companies have yet to consistently generate profits

Tánaiste Micheál Martin relents to meeting with farmers after large protest at FF think-in

Farmers are angry at government for failing to “stand-up” to EU demands over slurry emissions

Martin in the Middle East

‘Not time to abandon two-state solution between Israel and Palestine’, Micheál Martin says

Martin said he had a better grasp of the complex challenges the region faces after a three-day trip to the Middle East

Patent risk to Ireland as it fails to ratify treaty signed in 2013

Warning country could miss out on becoming a global IP hub as referendum needed to pass new law covering EU businesses

Tech giants under EU’s microscope as new content moderation rules kick in

Meta, Google and X among others will be obliged to detail how they mitigate the impact of harmful content under new EU law

Ukraine to bolster European energy security as expert touts positive outlook for winter gas supply

It comes as the EU has already filled its gas storage to almost 90 per cent, two months ahead of target

EU Faster directive recognises the need for speed and simplicity

If implemented, the EU Directive on Faster and Safer Relief of Excess Withholding Taxes will make life much easier for investors, financial intermediaries and national tax authorities

John Walsh: Banks put their foot in it once again with interest rates misstep

Reaping record-breaking profits while failing to pass on deposit rate rises was never going to play well to the gallery

Giorgia Meloni: Black and right world of the Italian PM

The far-right Italian PM is a fan of the ‘good guys and bad guys’ politics of Lord of the Rings but she’s proved to be one of the bad guys for the financial sector this week with her poorly received windfall tax move on bank’s profits

The Big Interview

‘Ireland is now a heavyweight in Europe’ – Vincent Guérend, French ambassador

France and Ireland have grown closer since Brexit and, with a new electricity connector in the pipeline, that bond is likely to be strengthened, the ambassador tells the Business Post

TikTok facing ‘significant’ EU fine over violating chidren’s privacy, report says

Fine said to be in the region of “hundreds of millions of euros” and is said to be announced in a matter of weeks

EU approves €308m Irish forestry grant scheme

The Minister for Agriculture said he hoped to open the afforestation scheme for new applications in the coming weeks

Irish firms risk being locked out of €150m funding due to lack of security clearance system

Ireland has no national intelligence agency, so companies cannot be screened and may miss out on sensitive contracts under EU tendering rules

Ireland should consider small nuclear power plants – French ambassador

The new Celtic Interconnector with France will see Ireland importing French nuclear power in the years ahead

EU probes Microsoft’s Teams amid competition concerns

Bloc says tech giant may have breached competition rules by tying Teams to its corporate packages