Europe and Brexit
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Gaeilge le Grá: A major review of how we are teaching the Irish language
I recently held my first all-Irish event in the European Parliament in Brussels, in conjunction with Conradh na Gaeilge. I…
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New Commission elected: Ireland’s place among Europe’s leadership
On 18 July 2024, Ursula von der Leyen was re-elected for a second mandate as President of the European Commission…
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Green Deal Industrial Plan
The European Commission has announced a new green subsidy industrial plan, in a bid to ensure that EU member states…
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European Single Market Scoreboard 2021
The European Commission’s Single Market Scoreboard measures the performance of the single market, and the performance of member states within…
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Gaeilge gains full official and working status in EU
The Irish language was placed on equal footing at European level with the EU’s 23 other official languages when it…
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Gas and nuclear projects could be labelled green from 2023 onward
New rules proposed by the European Commission would classify investments in some gas and nuclear plants as sustainable from January…
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Minister of State for European Affairs Thomas Byrne TD: What is your vision for the future of Europe?
Should we increase the EU competence in health? Should the EU be more assertive in its foreign policy? Should the…
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EU agrees regulation targeting Big Tech
The EU has reached agreement on its Digital Markets and Digital Services act, twin tools in the Union’s effort to…
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European Chips Act forthcoming
The European Commission is preparing to put forward a European Chips Act aimed at vastly increasing the EU’s manufacturing of…
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State of the Union 2021
In September 2021, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivered her second State of the Union address to MEPs…
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