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How Trump’s trade war is forcing a thaw in the EU/China relationship

EU-China relations are undergoing somewhat of a shift in the wake of the US tariff war. But like many modern relationships - it’s complicated

20.04.2025 10

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Analysis: Meloni woos Trump with Rome visit, but EU trade deal some way off

Trump said Italian premier Giorgia Meloni has ‘become a friend’ and said an EU trade deal will ‘100 per cent’ happen

18.04.2025 8

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Why Irish firms are chasing billion-euro growth in Germany’s green tech boom

Data centre and pharma lab builders are seeing high demand in cities across Germany, Enterprise Ireland says

17.04.2025 10

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‘The situation has changed’: Bleak trade backdrop boosts Mercosur deal despite Irish opposition

Irish farmers have requested an urgent meeting with trade minister Simon Harris, accusing the government of ‘drift’

14.04.2025 8

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From targeting tech to throttling US investment – Inside EU’s options to bite back on Trump’s tariffs

The EU prefers talk to tariffs, but the bloc may not be able to do a deal with Donald Trump if he is asking the impossible

06.04.2025 9

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‘Beneath the smile he has steel’ – Meet Maroš Šefčovič, the man leading the EU’s response to Trump

Who is Maroš Šefčovič, the mild-mannered company man trying to save transatlantic trade?

01.04.2025 10

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Half in, half out: Ireland among EU countries hesitant on Ukraine action

The EU has plenty of coalitions, plans and papers on defence but a recent leaders’ summit shows how frustrating and piecemeal progress can be

23.03.2025 8

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Analysis: EU is gearing up to fight Trump on tax, but Ireland needs a deal

The EU is adamant it is sticking to a global corporate tax deal even though the US has threatened a tax war if it does. So what now?

09.02.2025 10

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Taoiseach Micheál Martin faces tough task at ‘relaxed’ EU defence talks

EU leaders will meet in Brussels on Monday for a one-day retreat to talk defence, Trump and a possible UK security pact

01.02.2025 10

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Sarah Collins: Ireland must show it is ‘truly European’ as EU touts tax haven crackdown

Ireland and its multinationals must be wary of an emboldened EU role in future tax affairs, Sarah Collins reports, as the Apple tax saga comes to a...

10.09.2024 2

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