Hate speech and violence towards politicians is posing a “serious challenge” to the functioning of democracy.

The Data Protection Commission imposed the fine last month after it investigated TikTok’s privacy settings and features.

Keir Starmer has promised to seek a major rewrite of the Brexit negotiations if he wins the next election.

Higgins also criticised the EU for promoting a “US style” of agriculture addressing the National Ploughing Championships.

Italian Deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini called the migrant arrivals an “act of war”.

The ban, placed on the grain in May, restricted imports in five member states seeking to protect their farmers.

Farmers in Ireland this week protested over changes to the nitrate derogation limit which they say will impact their livelihoods.

The EU General Court determined that border protection agency Frontex was not responsible for the underlying decision to remove the family, only Greece was.

One of the law’s main aims is to stop larger players crushing the progression of smaller potential rivals by gobbling them up through takeovers.

The EU launched a review of laws protecting wolves from hunters and farmers today.

Figures show a five-fold increase in people born in England and Wales holding both British and Irish passports.

Platforms with at least 45 million monthly active users will be subjected to fulfil every new obligation.

Local people were evacuated overnight from several villages as a precaution.

Airport bosses said that since Brexit duty-free shopping from airports in Britain has been extended to include EU destinations, but not at Northern Irish airports.

General Abdourahamane Tiani, the chief of Niger’s powerful presidential guard, has declared himself leader of the country.

General Abdourahamane Tiani decalred himself to new leader of Niger.

The Adriana, an overcrowded fishing trawler, was carrying up to 750 people picked up in Libya who sought to cross the Mediterranean and enter Europe.

This week on The Explainer, we’re joined by Lauren Boland, climate reporter with The Journal, to examine what precisely this legislation is all about and why it sparked so much anger. Do environmentalists think the now-watered-down law will have any impact? And how does Ireland fit into the picture?

Military aid is being discussed of five billion per year over four years.

The Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs hailed it as a ‘triumph of Argentine diplomacy’.

Ireland is already participating in a number of projects under the Permanent Structured Co-operation (Pesco) element of the EU Global Strategy.

Despite previous divisions over the highly debated law, all of Ireland’s 13 MEPs ultimately backed it in this morning’s vote.

An average of 70% of people surveyed across the EU felt corruption was widespread in their country, compared to 59% of Irish people.

The EU’s Copernicus climate unit also noted ‘extreme marine heatwaves’ around Ireland.

Just one in four people in Ireland think there will be a united Ireland within 10 years, a drop of seven percentage points on last year.

Spain has assumed the rotating EU presidency.

The man crashed through the roof of a supermarket.

Countries struck a deal earlier this month but Poland and Hungary fiercely oppose the plans.

The government said it is studying today’s ruling.

The ECB has a difficult battle to win over Europeans.

The EU’s environment committee of 88 MEPs was split down the middle in a highly anticipated vote this morning.

The 27 member states agreed on the draft law during a meeting of environment ministers in Luxembourg.

A meeting of MEPs to determine the fate of the legislation went well over time.

The number of Irish MEPs could rise from 13 to 14 next year.

The European Commission said after an investigation that ‘only the mandatory divestment by Google of part of its services’ will satisfy its concerns.