EU and UK to ease protocol rules on guide dogs, plant declarations, animal tagsEU proposes the UK temporarily align on plant and animal rules to remove Irish Sea checksMon May 03 2021 - 18:40
Ireland to push graduates towards EU jobs to combat ‘demographic cliff’Government fears waning Irish influence in key posts in BrusselsMon May 03 2021 - 15:12
EU plans to open international travel to fully vaccinatedRepublic not included in Schengen-focused proposals on non-essential journeysMon May 03 2021 - 14:09
European Commission to pressure Ireland on tax in recovery fund planTax loophole closure among ‘country-specific recommendations’ to be met for fund accessSat May 01 2021 - 01:30
Germany gives record million vaccines in 24 hours as EU looks to summerAcross the bloc 27.2% of adults have now received at least one dose, with campaigns rapidly acceleratingFri Apr 30 2021 - 20:02
Samoa’s measles reversal offers stark warning for Covid-19 pandemicEurope Letter: Vaccine deniers descended on the Pacific island in 2019. Disaster followedWed Apr 28 2021 - 20:00
European Parliament ratifies Brexit deal as concerns over UK ‘good faith’ remainBoris Johnson says step provides ‘more stable foundation’ for EU-UK relationshipWed Apr 28 2021 - 10:44
Concerns over UK ‘good faith’ as European Parliament ratifies Brexit dealJohnson says step provides ‘more stable foundation for the relationship’Wed Apr 28 2021 - 10:02
Von der Leyen warns UK Brexit deal has ‘real teeth’ if terms breachedMEPs voting on ratification of trade deal signed last year after difficult negotiationsTue Apr 27 2021 - 13:19
‘It happened because I am a woman’: von der Leyen speaks of Turkey snubEuropean Commission president blames sexism for second-rank treatment in AnkaraMon Apr 26 2021 - 20:36
EU sues AstraZeneca over failure to deliver expected vaccinesPharmaceutical firm set to deliver just 100m doses by end June instead of expected 300mMon Apr 26 2021 - 19:07
McGuinness green label initiative angers environmental groupsForestry and biomass inclusion leads to calls to reject green investment systemWed Apr 21 2021 - 21:09
Europe kicks off a conversation about its futureIrish people favour security co-operation but are sceptical about EU health powersWed Apr 21 2021 - 20:00
EU audit reveals ‘manipulation’ of fish catch weights in IrelandFishing organisation says having to weigh fish at landing points rather than factories ‘impractical’Tue Apr 20 2021 - 21:47
Johnson & Johnson to resume deliveries of Covid-19 vaccine to EUEuropean regulator finds benefits of one-shot vaccine outweigh risks of rare blood clotsTue Apr 20 2021 - 20:39
Tensions mount between Russia and West over Ukraine and NavalnyCzechs appeal for EU solidarity after accusing Moscow of involvement in 2014 explosionMon Apr 19 2021 - 20:33
EU seeks business input over problems with Northern Ireland protocolJointly chaired meetings with Britain will focus particularly on agrifood sectorSat Apr 17 2021 - 01:49
Under-30s may get vaccinated early under new plan being considered to slow Covid-19Officials fear a spike in cases among younger people once society begins to reopenSat Apr 17 2021 - 01:43
Hotel quarantine: Government may exempt people with vaccine certsExemption would only apply to people vaccinated with jabs approved by EUFri Apr 16 2021 - 18:42
EU to cooperate with US on global taxation dealCommission says agreement would ‘transfer’ into lawFri Apr 16 2021 - 17:25
Republic, UK and EU agree to tackle Northern Ireland unrestCoveney hails ‘honest engagement’ on contentious issues at constructive London talksFri Apr 16 2021 - 01:52
Covid-19: Vaccinated people to be exempt from hotel quarantine, Donnelly saysSystem review in tandem with diplomatic, domestic pressure produces policy changeFri Apr 16 2021 - 00:30
European Commission contacts Ireland on ‘concerns’ over hotel quarantineState’s discriminatory and excessive system should be revoked - Italian ambassadorThu Apr 15 2021 - 15:56
Acquiring citizenship through school: a compromise in Europe's immigration debates?Europe Letter: Italy’s debate over jus culturae proposes new legal basis for citizenship: educationWed Apr 14 2021 - 20:00
EU countries reach agreement on vaccine certificateStep forward to agree digital system aimed to ease travel in the summerWed Apr 14 2021 - 18:37
Ryanair vows to appeal rulings on state aid to airlinesGeneral Court of the European Union find both instances of help are in line with EU lawWed Apr 14 2021 - 18:05
Johnson & Johnson delays EU vaccine deliveries as US pauses use over blood clotsEuropean Commission seeks clarification on ‘completely unexpected’ announcementTue Apr 13 2021 - 12:51
Irish citizens abroad express dismay at hotel quarantine rules‘By the time I get home, my dad will be dead or I’ll be dead’Tue Apr 13 2021 - 03:16
Johnson & Johnson begins delivering Covid-19 vaccines to EUDeliveries on track to provide target of 55 million doses to the bloc by the end of JuneMon Apr 12 2021 - 20:05
Coveney’s London talks on North riots expected to go ahead this weekMinisterial meetings are on schedule despite mourning protocols for Prince PhilipMon Apr 12 2021 - 19:41
Just one hotel quarantine staff member has tested positive for Covid-19 so farPositivity rate of 2.4% from 413 swabs in first two weeks of mandatory hotel quarantineFri Apr 09 2021 - 06:00
‘We’re not there yet’: Nphet warns against further easing of Covid restrictionsPlans to expand quarantine list next week as first Irish case of ‘rare’ blood clot investigatedFri Apr 09 2021 - 01:00
Medicines regulator investigates first Irish blood clot case after AstraZeneca jabPost-vaccination blood clot reported in 40-year-old Dublin womanThu Apr 08 2021 - 19:10
Germany in preliminary talks with Russia to secure Sputnik vaccineCracks are developing in the EU’s joint Covid-19 vaccine procurement programmeThu Apr 08 2021 - 16:18
Leaders must defuse North tensions ‘before someone is killed’, says CoveneyTaoiseach condemns ongoing violence while European Commission defends NI protocolThu Apr 08 2021 - 13:42
Pressure grows on Government to review use of AstraZeneca vaccinesDonnelly and Glynn set to consider vaccine in context of other EU countries’ restrictionsThu Apr 08 2021 - 03:02
Europe’s vaccination no-shows: the likeliest explanationPatchy health infrastructure and siloed databases may explain the leftover vaccinesThu Apr 08 2021 - 01:00
Von der Leyen snubbed in meeting with Turkish leaderEuropean Commission president left without seat in meeting about treatment of womenWed Apr 07 2021 - 20:50
Blood clots are rare side effect to AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, EMA findsUK to halt use of jab in under-30s due to risk of rare blood-clotting incidentsWed Apr 07 2021 - 15:59
EMA official says ‘clear’ link between AstraZeneca vaccine and blood clotsMedicines agency says review is ongoing, and an update is expected this weekTue Apr 06 2021 - 16:32
EU denies blocking more AstraZeneca exports to Australia‘No further development’ since Italy blocked export of 250,000 doses under new controlsTue Apr 06 2021 - 11:19
Sunshine in Europe brings young crowds out and into conflict with authoritiesRace is on across EU between vaccination efforts and the coming summerFri Apr 02 2021 - 20:07
Vaccine rollout in Europe ‘unacceptably slow’, says WHONational campaigns struggle to take off in Europe as new wave of infections takes holdThu Apr 01 2021 - 19:54
No evidence for restricting AstraZeneca use, says European Medicines AgencyEMA responds after Germany joined countries limiting Covid-19 vaccine to older peopleWed Mar 31 2021 - 21:11
Greta Thunberg takes aim at EU’s Common Agricultural PolicyEurope Letter: Critics say proposed amendments water down climate ambitionsWed Mar 31 2021 - 21:00
Prospect of UK sharing vaccines with State many, many weeks away, says CoveneyMinister believes ‘politics being played’ in report of British offer to export 3.7m dosesSun Mar 28 2021 - 15:15
Key takeaways from the moment the EU got tough on vaccinesUnless jabs are for developing countries, they will need a permit to leave blocFri Mar 26 2021 - 19:00
Factories added to EU supply chain to boost Covid-19 vaccine rolloutRules for transport of Pfizer doses eased as EMA approves manufacturing sitesFri Mar 26 2021 - 14:05
Tax avoidance ‘can never be the strategy’ of a country, MEP saysPlan to force multinationals to reveal tax payments by country first step to EU tax rateFri Mar 26 2021 - 12:25
EU vaccine export controls mark ‘end of naivety’, says MacronFrench president backs measures amid frustration with AstraZeneca delaysFri Mar 26 2021 - 11:29
