Covid cases rise 500% in Netherlands and Perpignan as EU map turns redDramatic rises in infections among unvaccinated rein in reopening plansFri Jul 16 2021 - 18:48
Cork rail, peatlands and retrofitting funded in €1bn EU planFunding is Ireland’s slice of €750bn scheme designed to counteract damage of pandemicFri Jul 16 2021 - 11:50
Ireland set for €915m EU grants in next 18 monthsThe €915m will be Ireland’s first part of an EU deal to share €750bn in grants and loans to member states to counteract the effect of CovidThu Jul 15 2021 - 21:44
Spectre of ‘gilet jaunes’ backlash haunts EU climate plansEurope Letter: EU proposes compensation subsidies to quell fears of revoltWed Jul 14 2021 - 22:35
EU climate plan unveiled: ‘All of us will have to adapt’Opportunities for ‘carbon farming’ in Ireland cited by Commission vice presidentWed Jul 14 2021 - 15:22
EU climate plan: Taxes, subsidies and new network of charging points proposedMore ambitious national targets sought to usher Europe towards carbon neutrality by 2050Wed Jul 14 2021 - 13:56
British stance on food and animal standards may be hardening – Coveney‘Not helpful’ that British taking ‘more robust stand’ on Northern Ireland protocol issuesMon Jul 12 2021 - 20:47
Ireland may support global tax deal, Donohoe saysState will continue to engage in negotiations within the OECD until October, Minister saysMon Jul 12 2021 - 19:47
EU halts work on digital levy to boost chance of global corporation tax dealCommission makes formal announcement ahead of meetings with US treasury secretary Janet YellenMon Jul 12 2021 - 12:22
UK and Brussels clash over €47.50bn Brexit divorce billObligations relate to past commitments made when UK was an EU member stateFri Jul 09 2021 - 09:36
Ireland should step up EU role and back greater spending and powers, says TaoiseachIrish access to vaccines would not have been possible without EU, says MartinThu Jul 08 2021 - 23:18
'Our worst nightmare': Shooting of Dutch journalist shows grip of international gangsEurope Letter: Peter R de Vries shooting linked to global web of crime that includes KinahansThu Jul 08 2021 - 01:00
McGuinness says opportunities for Ireland in new EU green bonds standardEU standard to ensure bonds classified as climate-friendly truly meet the descriptionTue Jul 06 2021 - 16:39
Belgium imposes ventilation rules for businesses to combat new Covid surgeCarbon dioxide monitors must be on public display so customers can see level of fresh airMon Jul 05 2021 - 19:00
Luxembourg PM in ‘serious but stable’ condition in hospital with Covid-19Xavier Bettel tested positive two days after attending European Council meetingMon Jul 05 2021 - 16:48
At least 180 infected after Dutch disco despite showing Covid-19 certificatesSuspected mass spreading event in city of Enschede brings scrutiny on 'test for entry' systemMon Jul 05 2021 - 11:32
Tensions rise over Mick Wallace's and Clare Daly's viewsDiscomfort grows among fellow left-wing MEPs about the Irish pair’s recent behaviourFri Jul 02 2021 - 20:00
Q&A: EU Covid-19 vaccine passes launch with 29 countries, but not IrelandState only EU country not to be issuing Covid-19 certificatesThu Jul 01 2021 - 16:23
Hungary’s politics spill on to pitch and newspaper advert pagesEurope Letter: Viktor Orban made a bid to push ideas directly to European citizensWed Jun 30 2021 - 21:00
EU agrees deal with Britain to extend grace period in ‘sausage war’European Commission announces easing of several aspects of NI protocolWed Jun 30 2021 - 18:37
‘China’s communist party deserves a lot of credit’ Mick Wallace tells party newspaperMEP tells Global Times Chinese system of government is ‘serving interest of people’Wed Jun 30 2021 - 15:00
Indoor hospitality around the EU: Vaccine certs, ventilation and early last callsAt least 20 countries have already started issuing digital Covid-19 passes to residentsTue Jun 29 2021 - 13:06
MEPs Clare Daly and Mick Wallace punished for ‘fake election observation’European Parliament says Irish MEPs undermined its work to promote democracyMon Jun 28 2021 - 21:27
Wind-down of Covid-19 spending and supports to start soon, warns GovernmentHospitality sector calls for increased support as delta variant threatens reopeningSat Jun 26 2021 - 01:00
Gay people in power crucial to EU criticism of Hungary’s stancePersonal testimony by ministers reinforces argument to deprive isolated Orban of fundsFri Jun 25 2021 - 19:51
Taoiseach tells story of gay Co Louth teenager at EU summit‘I said very clearly to Viktor Orban that your law will harm young people,’ Michéal Martin saysFri Jun 25 2021 - 13:08
Taoiseach says younger people need to be vaccinated ‘more quickly’ as Delta variant spreadsJ&J and AZ vaccines should be reconsidered for younger people because ‘balance of risk has changed’, Micheál Martin saysFri Jun 25 2021 - 10:13
Full return of pubs and restaurants on July 5th looking unlikelyScheduled reopening of indoor hospitality grows doubtful amid fears of Delta variantFri Jun 25 2021 - 04:55
‘Why doesn’t Hungary leave EU?’ Orban confronted over LGBT lawUproar over discriminatory law as 27 EU leaders meet for summit in BrusselsThu Jun 24 2021 - 21:09
Coveney warns of ‘problem’ if UK not commited to post-Brexit deal on NIBoris Johnson has called for ‘radical changes’ to post-Brexit deal on NorthThu Jun 24 2021 - 18:49
Martin says strong European response required to Hungarian legislationEU should agree to extend NI chilled meat importation grace period, he saysThu Jun 24 2021 - 14:01
Taoiseach says ‘sense of inevitability about progress of Delta variant’ will have ‘implications’ for restrictionsGreen leader says ‘too early to say’ if Government will delay plans for indoor dining to reopen on July 5thThu Jun 24 2021 - 12:53
Who was the Spider-Man who met Pope Francis?Port worker who volunteers in paediatric hospitals gave the Pope a Spider-Man maskThu Jun 24 2021 - 10:00
Delta variant predicted to cause nine out of 10 Covid infections in EuropeWarning puts pressure on Government’s summer reopening plans and vaccine rolloutThu Jun 24 2021 - 04:45
EU cites HSE hack as it unveils plans for rapid-response cyber unitCommission vice-president notes ‘worrying trend’ of cyberattacks against health systemsWed Jun 23 2021 - 22:48
Hungary’s anti-gay law is about Orban’s next electionEurope Letter: Hungarian PM has used EU cash to consolidate power, says opposition MEPWed Jun 23 2021 - 20:01
EU expected to extend NI Protocol grace period on chilled meats, with caveatsNI Secretary says British have yet to agree EU terms for additional timeWed Jun 23 2021 - 17:48
Ireland among 13 EU states to condemn Hungarian anti-LGBT lawLaw presented by hard-right government of Viktor Orban as measure to combat child abuseTue Jun 22 2021 - 19:13
Spread of Delta variant across EU raises concern over summer openingRace to vaccinate as strain that emerged in India takes hold in UK and Portugal, and shuts schools in IsraelMon Jun 21 2021 - 20:11
Gaza strikes: ‘Most of these children were with their families inside their homes’Recent Israeli airstrikes killed 11 children in an Irish-funded trauma programme in GazaSat Jun 19 2021 - 06:00
Court orders AstraZeneca to deliver vaccines to EUBelgian judges impose €10 a dose fine on any failure to deliver 50m doses over summerFri Jun 18 2021 - 17:10
Speed up second vaccine doses, says European Medicines AgencyCoronavirus Delta variant: time to consider mixing and matching vaccines – agency chiefThu Jun 17 2021 - 18:08
Poetry-lovin’ Joe Biden can’t seem to tell his Yeats from his HeaneyEurope Letter: Was quoting Easter, 1916 on the presidential trip to Europe a dig at Britain?Wed Jun 16 2021 - 20:00
US and EU agree truce over Airbus-Boeing subsidy tariff rowAgreement is positive for Irish exports that got caught up in the fallout of aircraft disputeTue Jun 15 2021 - 14:25
China a security threat due to ‘assertive behaviour’ - NatoGroup warns about Beijing’s use of disinformation and build-up of nuclear warheadsTue Jun 15 2021 - 07:00
Nato declares China a security risk for first timeAlliance expresses alarm at Chinese build up of nuclear warheads and ‘assertive behaviour’Mon Jun 14 2021 - 22:00
Nato: Cracks in western unity apparent even as Biden says US ‘back’Britain keeps fuelling Brexit tensions while France and Germany less tough on ChinaMon Jun 14 2021 - 20:12
Leaders in ‘complete harmony’ on Belfast Agreement, says Johnson after Biden talksUK prime minister plays down dispute over Northern Ireland protocol ahead of G7 summitThu Jun 10 2021 - 18:33
State’s uptake of coronavirus vaccines to be among highest worldwide, says HolohanChief medical officer was speaking after receiving RCSI honour on ThursdayThu Jun 10 2021 - 18:01
EU shoots down suggestion Ireland could be shut out of single marketNo agreement as talks between Sefcovic and Frost on Northern Ireland protocol break upWed Jun 09 2021 - 21:01
