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The EU Commission has sent a reasoned opinion to Ireland for failure to communicate to the Commission its national measures to transpose EU rules facilitating the use of financial and other information for the fight against certain criminal offences.
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The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €20 million Irish scheme to support the development of cultural digital games.
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The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, the prolongation of an Irish scheme to refund employers' social security contributions in respect of seafarers on certain vessels.
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Ireland will benefit from €1.4 billion in Cohesion Policy funding between 2021-2027 to support the sustainable development of its economy. The details and strategy for these investments are set out in the Partnership Agreement between Ireland and the Commission that was formally launched today.
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The European Commission has adopted a European Media Freedom Act, a novel set of rules to protect media pluralism and independence in the EU.
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The European Commission has proposed a new Cyber Resilience Act that would introduce mandatory cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements.
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To tackle recent dramatic energy price rises, the European Commission is proposing an emergency intervention with three tools: reducing electricity consumption; a revenue cap for low-cost power generation; and a solidarity contribution from fossil fuel companies.
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In her State of the Union address on 14 September 2022, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen outlined the flagship initiatives which the Commission plans to undertake in the coming year.
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Watch our livestream of President von der Leyen's State of the Union address 2022 followed by an analysis by EU experts.
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Irish regions are set to benefit from EU investments of €467 million under three Interreg transnational programmes just adopted by the European Commission.