Watch as EU‘s Foreign Policy Chief reveals at the World Economic Forum that five EU members, including Spain, Ireland, Belgium, Slovenia, and Malta, may recognize Palestinian statehood by the end of May.
Archiv: Irland / Ireland
Ireland pledges $21.5M to UNRWA; but as major Western donors cut aid, UNRWA will need to halt its services for the 2+ million Palestinian refugees in Jordan & Lebanon by March • No aid trucks w/ essential goods has passed through Egypt’s Rafah crossing since Feb 4, …
(16.02.2024)
…while
there’ve been deliberate delays at Israel’s Karem Abu Salem crossing
Among South Africa‘s legal team for its case against Israel at the ICJ, Irish lawyer Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh. She has, among many other achievements, successfully represented the Colston Four and served as a legal observer at Bloody Sunday Inquiry.
International recognition of the State of Palestine: No diplomatic recognition
Andorra …
Armenia …
Australia …
Austria …
Barbados …
Belgium …
Cameroon …
Canada …
Croatia …
Denmark …
Eritrea …
Estonia …
Fiji …
Finland …
France …
Germany …
Greece …
Ireland …
Israel …
Italy …
Jamaica …
Japan …
Kiribati …
Latvia …
Liechtenstein …
Lithuania …
Luxembourg …
Marshall Islands …
Mexico …
Federated States of Micronesia …
Moldova …
Monaco …
Myanmar …
Nauru …
Netherlands …
New Zealand …
North Macedonia …
Norway …
Palau …
Panama …
Portugal …
Samoa …
San Marino …
Singapore …
Slovenia …
Solomon Islands …
South Korea …
Spain …
Switzerland …
The Bahamas …
Tonga …
Trinidad and Tobago …
Tuvalu …
United Kingdom …
United States …
Ireland will co-sponsor ?? resolution on #Gaza at UN Security Council today, demanding: – Immediate humanitarian ceasefire. – Protection of civilians & compliance with int. law. – Immediate & unconditional release of hostages. – Urgent humanitarian access.
The Council must act
Die EZB hebt Zinsen weiter an. Das Resultat weiter steigender Zinsen aber könnte die Wirtschaft in Deutschland noch stärker unter Druck bringen. Vor allem für die deutsche Industrie weisen alle Indikatoren weiter nach unten.
(…)
Sahel Alliance
In July 2017, France, Germany and the European Union, along with the African Development Bank, the World Bank and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), launched the Sahel Alliance, an international cooperation platform to do more and better in the Sahel region. Since its launch, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Denmark, the European Investment Bank, Norway, Sweden, the United States and Canada have joined the initiative as full members.
The Sahel Alliance has also 9 observer members: Japan, Belgium, Switzerland, Finland, the International Finance Corporation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, Ireland and the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie.
Protest to end all remaining restrictions, Garden of Remembrance, Dublin, Ireland
Neues irisches Gesetz: Digitale Passwörter der Polizei offenlegen oder bis zu 30.000 € Strafe zahlen
Nach einer neuen Gesetzgebung wird die irische Polizei die Macht haben, Menschen zu zwingen, Passwörter zu elektronischen Geräten offenzulegen. Die irischen Behörden haben die COVID-19-Lockdown-Maßnahmen als Grund für die zunehmende Digitalisierung der Kriminalität angegeben und damit die Notwendigkeit der Gesetzgebung begründet.
Netherlands joins growing list of EU nations to suspend use of AstraZeneca jab over blood clot fears as Bloc’s battle against virus falters with new lockdown in Italy and cases spiking in France with hospitals over-run
It comes as Dutch voters deliver their verdict on the country‘s coronavirus response in the first of three days of voting in a snap election, weeks after a curfew prompted three nights of rioting across major cities.
The Netherlands is the fifth country to pause its roll-out, following Ireland, Denmark, Iceland and Norway. Italy and Austria stopped using one particular batch of the jab.
Gewaltsame Proteste gegen Corona-Lockdown in Irland
Hunderte Menschen haben am Samstag in der irischen Hauptstadt Dublin teils gewaltsam gegen die Lockdown-Maßnahmen in dem Land demonstriert. Zu Zusammenstößen mit der Polizei kam es nach Angaben der irischen Rundfunksenders RTÉ, als Demonstranten versuchten, zu einem zentral gelegenen Park durchzudringen.
Sabine Weyand was Michel Barnier’s number 2 in the Brexit negotiations. If she is responsible for triggering Art. 16, it’s not credible to suggest she didn’t understand its implications.
‘I regret that article 16 was mentioned’: Von der Leyen statement in full
Below are the responses in full from European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen to questions posed by Irish Times Europe Correspondent Naomi O’Leary.
Covid-19 vaccine chaos as EU is forced into U-turn after blocking supplies to the North
A government source said the Taoiseach had not been given any advance warning of the EU decision to invoke the article in the protocol.
The source said the article may have been inadvertently triggered by “someone who did not understand the political implications” of the decision.
Some EU officials are understood to be livid about the move, which they see as ruining the work they’ve done since the Brexit vote in 2016.
EU backs down on plan to control export of Covid-19 vaccines across Border into North amid outcry
In a steep escalation of the EU’s fight to secure vaccine supplies, Brussels had said it would trigger clauses in the Northern Irish Protocol in the EU-UK withdrawal agreement to control shots moving across the open Border between the State and the North. It said this plan aimed to prevent the movement of vaccines onwards into the rest of the UK via a Northern Ireland “backdoor”, while preserving the capacity to allow shipments into the North.
EU withdraws threat to trigger Article 16 of Northern Ireland Protocol
It comes after the bloc invoked part of the Northern Ireland Protocol in an attempt to stop vaccines made in the EU from getting into the UK through the back door.
The protocol, which is part of the Brexit deal, allows goods from the EU to be exported to Northern Ireland without checks.
However the EU triggered Article 16 of the protocol tonight to slap temporary export controls on vaccines sent to Northern Ireland.
EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and British leader Boris Johnson had an unexpected phone call, during which the UK PM “expressed his grave concerns about the potential impact which the steps the EU has taken today on vaccine exports could have
Ireland. Just had a 16 Billion Euro COVID bill, that it gets 1.5 back from. Waits patiently for the EMA to approve its vaccines. No sign of the EMA approving Oxford any time soon. 2009 – gets another Lisbon ref, whilst being threatened with perdition. „Independence“
Brexit-Änderungen: Unterhaus nimmt umstrittenes Gesetz an
Trotz aller Warnungen hat das britische Unterhaus für das umstrittene Binnenmarktgesetz gestimmt, mit dem Großbritannien Teile des bereits gültigen Brexit-Deals mit der EU aushebeln will. Bei 340 zu 256 Stimmen brachte Premier Boris Johnson das Gesetz am Dienstagabend mit einer klaren Mehrheit durch das Londoner Parlament.
‚Absolutely no chance‘ of border coming back says Micheál Martin
The Taoiseach made clear he was assured by Downing Street that they are committed to implementing the protocol and not undermining the Good Friday Agreement.
Datentransfers: EU-Gericht zerschlägt Privacy Shield
Das höchste Gericht urteilt nun, dass die Standardvertragsklauseln von Facebook weiterhin gelten dürften. Allerdings erteilt der EuGH der laxen Rechtsauffassung der irischen Datenschutzbehörde eine Rüge.
Who is in the new Cabinet? Members in profile
A new Taoiseach was elected on Saturday and a range of new Ministers were appointed. Here’s all you need to know about them:
Schwierige Koalitionsbildung: Martin ist neuer Regierungschef Irlands
Größte Oppositionspartei wird damit die linksgerichtete Sinn Fein unter der Führung von Mary Lou McDonald. Die Partei hatte bei der Wahl im Februar einen Überraschungserfolg erzielt und damit die politische Landschaft verändert. Sinn Fein spielte lange Zeit in der Republik Irland keine ernstzunehmende Rolle, sondern galt als politischer Arm der Untergrundorganisation IRA.
Varadkar resigns as Irish government enters stalemate
Varadkar submitted his resignation to Michael D Higgins, the president of Ireland, on Thursday night after a tempestuous but inconclusive sitting of Dáil Éireann, which met for the first time since the 8 February election. It adjourned until 5 March, giving party leaders three weeks to try to form a ruling coalition.
Linksruck bei irischer Parlamentswahl
Der Wahlerfolg von Sinn Fein wurde von Beobachtern bereits mit einem politischen Orkan verglichen, der ähnlich wie das Sturmtief „Ciara“ (in Deutschland „Sabine“ genannt) am Wochenende über Irland hinwegfegte. Bisher wurde die Politik des Landes seit der vollständigen Unabhängigkeit von Großbritannien stets von Fine Gael und Fianna Fail dominiert. Nun betritt eine dritte ernst zu nehmende politische Kraft die Bühne.
Read in Full: Boris’s New Negotiation Position
Boris has finally presented his detailed proposals to abolish the Backstop in a letter to the EU. The ERG and DUP are behind the proposals, now over to Varadkar…
Read the proposals in full below…
PM meeting with Vice President Mike Pence: 5 September 2019
They discussed their two countries’ close working relationship and the Vice President’s visit to Ireland this week, with the Prime Minister reaffirming the UK’s commitment to the Good Friday Agreement.
‘It’s an honour to be here’: Donald Trump lands in Ireland
Mr Trump and his wife Melania landed shortly before 4.45pm. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Minister of State Pat Breen, who is a local TD, and Shannon Group chairwoman Rose Hynes were among those waiting close to the runway to greet the couple.
On the President‘s schedule this weekend, Pres and Mrs Trump attend the annual Ford‘s Theater Gala on Sunday evening, after which they depart for Europe, starting with a State Visit in the UK, the D-Day Anniversary in France and talks with the Taioseach in Ireland.
Klaus Regling is doing his best to play down the fact that the ESM is becoming the paramilitary wing of the Hanseatic League with new powers over budget surveillance and debt restructuring #Eurogroup
(19.11.2018)
Gang of eight: Northern member states unite on euro-zone reform
(08.12.2012)
Composed of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands and Sweden, the group, dubbed the New Hanseatic League, is starting to have some influence.
UK and Ireland‘s Common Travel Area to continue after Brexit
The United Kingdom and Ireland signed a deal on Wednesday that ensures their citizens will retain the right to live and work in each other’s countries after Britain leaves the European Union.
Brexit: Nancy Pelosi steps up pressure on UK over Irish border
(18.4.2019)
So this was a message to some Brexiteers: if the Irish government is not happy, we will block a trade deal.
A US deal is perhaps the ultimate prize for the free-trading, ‚Global Britain‘ branch of the Brexit movement.
It would demonstrate that Brexit was worthwhile, that it allowed the UK to land big deals as an independent trading nation.
Lyra McKee, 29, was the first working journalist to be killed in the United Kingdom since 2001. In Derry. Irish border. Good Friday eve, Day after Nancy Pelosi visits and appeals for peace, calm, open borders.
It’s not anti-Irish to criticize Leo Varadkar
I don’t need an academic study to tell me Brexit threatens all that. As someone who physically embodies the binding blood and cultural ties between Britain and Ireland, I’m regularly attacked in the Irish media for having voted to leave.
Brexit: Angela Merkel compares Irish border question to Iron Curtain
Speaking alongside the chancellor, Leo Varadkar, the Irish prime minister, said he knew of only three ways to prevent a hard border from re-emerging: Britain staying in the EU, it adopting a soft Norway-plus Brexit or ratifying the withdrawal agreement.
Asked whether she thought a hard border could be avoided, Ms Merkel said: “Where there’s a will, there’s a way”.
Sky’s FrEUdian Slip
Sky News was mistakenly accurate today when it described Leo Varadkar as ‘Angela Merkel’s Prime Minister’. A handy reminder of where EU power really lies…
Merkel plans talks with Ireland as EU positions itself for a no-deal Brexit
The German chancellor is to hold talks with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar in Dublin on Thursday and demand a plan to protect Ireland’s border should the U.K. crash out of the bloc without a deal, which could come as soon as April 12. The EU now sees this as a serious possibility and is focusing almost all of its work on how to contain the consequences, EU officials said.