Excess heat from data centres, geothermal sources and industry could be converted into district heating for neighbourhoods all over Ireland, according to a new joint project launched by the government together with the EU. More than 80 percent of Irish household currently use fossil fuel – mainly oil and gas Read more
Hungary, Poland and Slovakia have banned imports of agricultural products from Ukraine. New laws, in all three countries, came into force on Monday. Hungary‘s junior agricultural minister said “all grain shipments coming from Ukraine to Hungary by road and rail are checked and only transit traffic vehicles are allowed to Read more
The EU’s Home Affairs Commissioner says the European Union has no intention of emulating the UK’s Rwanda policy. So far, the UK has been unable to send migrants to Africa for ‘off shore processing’. The planned first flight was cancelled following an emergency ruling by the European Court of Human Read more
Cars sold in the EU must be zero emission by 2035, following a vote in the European Parliament. As a stepping stone, emissions must be cut by 55 per cent by 2030. Green MEP for Dublin, Ciarán Cuffe, says the shift will greatly improve air quality.
Migrant rescue workers’ “fear and intimidation” as a result of the Sean Binder case is costing lives – that’s according to Grace O’Sullivan. The Irish Green MEP has just returned from Lesbos. She was in court with Sean Binder to hear the most serious charges against him being dropped. But Read more
Europe continues to fear the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act. The so-called IRA is a huge stimulus package for the United States designed to boost industry through turbulent times. Amongst other measures, it will offer subsidies to ‘green’ industries like electric car manufacturers. The US Environmental Protection Agency calls Read more
Hospitals risk a shortage of vital medical devices without urgent action, Deirdre Clune has warned. Following the PIP breast implant scandal, an updated EU law demanded that all medical devices be registered on a new system. It was designed to be more accountable to reassure patients and doctors. It takes Read more
Ireland and France have signed an agreement to build an electricity cable under the sea. It will be Ireland’s first connection with mainland Europe, bypassing the UK. The deal was signed during a visit of the Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, to Paris where he has been meeting with President Macron.
Women must make up at least one-third of director position by 2026 under a new EU law. The law also requires 40 per cent of non-executive directors must be women. It will apply to all companies in Europe with at least 250 employees. In Ireland, women now comprise 36 per Read more
Thousands of Ukrainian soldiers are set to undergo military training in the European Union. The mission was agreed by EU defence ministers meeting in Brussels today. Ministers also decided to allocate €16 million from the EU budget to equip recruits with weapons and ammunition. Poland, Germany and Spain are all Read more