The Big Picture Vincent Boland: Putin has vested interest in keeping Georgia inside Russia’s sphere of influence True courage can be seen on the streets of Tbilisi in the face of domestic instability and outside interference, not least from Moscow
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Banking ‘We have to completely reset’: Emmanuel Macron wants to see consolidation among EU banksThe French president has laid out his vision for the future of the bloc’s financial institutions, but faces opposition from Germany
Investing Good as gold? Why Big Tech stocks are increasingly seen as a hedge against inflationGold is still regarded as the best safeguard, but tech stocks are becoming more popular as the US continues to struggle with rising prices
Comment Noelle O'Connell: Competitiveness should be key in upcoming European electionsThe EU must ensure its competitiveness in a changing world, and that should be front-of-mind for our election candidates
Cybersecurity France warns government about growing Russian disinformation network ahead of European electionsPortal Kombat, a network of Russian disinformation websites, includes an Irish language site with Irish-specific content
EU Poll: Irish people seek closer EU defence ties but lose faith in migration, Gaza policyAlmost a quarter of Irish people think the EU is moving in the wrong direction and two-thirds are dissatisfied with its response to the Israel-Gaza conflict
Live News Live News: RTÉ reports are published, Ryanair shares hit, Disney+ turns a profitBite-sized servings of the latest in business, tech and current affairs
Investing Reforms to secretive limited partnership structures taking ‘too long’ - transparency bodyLimited partnership structures have been implicated in money-laundering scandals in Scotland, and have been identified as part of offshoring structures in the Pandora Papers
Stock Take Kathleen Gallagher: Interest rate divergence between Europe and the US could fuel fresh inflationWith Europe now heavily dependent on imports of US liquefied natural gas, a weaker euro could lead to fresh energy price inflation
Culture Sara Keating: Eurovision organisers tread a fine line as song contest loomsThe presence of Israel in the annual song contest continues to generate controversy with less than a week to go before the first semi-final
EU Ireland to ‘play its role’ in boosted EU budget but not at expense of corporate tax pot The minister of state for Europe said corporation tax is off the table
EU EU opens disinformation probe into Facebook owner Meta The EU is worried about foreign influence in the run-up to European Parliament elections in June
Tech Fujitsu Ireland recapitalised just months before announcing wind downParent provided funds after challenges relating to moving some business away from Russia
Public Finances Daniel Murray: Government has to put the brakes on runaway spending trainThe government has consistently spent more than announced in its budgets over recent years
Comment Lucinda Creighton: Ireland ‘easy prey’ as true motives of malign foreign actors emerge across EU The arrests in Germany of Chinese spies may seem like a slightly fantastical scene from a John le Carré spy novel, but the operations are very real
Letter from Strasbourg Sarah Collins: Long goodbyes, avian high jinks and spy scandals as the European Parliament breaks upAs some MEPs faced the final curtain, others girded themselves for June’s elections
Investing Six Nations backer CVC Capital raises €2 Billion in IPOThe private equity firm set its initial public offering price at €14 per share