Taoiseach ‘on pessimistic side’ regarding Brexit trade dealEuropean Commission chief and British PM to meet as both sides struggle to avert failureWed Dec 09 2020 - 01:24
Brexit: Johnson and von der Leyen to hold talks tomorrow in attempt to salvage dealUK and EU reach agreement on Northern Ireland protocol as Taoiseach warns of possible no dealTue Dec 08 2020 - 22:46
British intelligence agencies risk ‘hard border for data’ across islandDifficult to reconcile EU standards for data protection with UK laws enabling British intelligence services to access such dataTue Dec 08 2020 - 13:14
Brexit: Johnson to travel to Brussels as gaps remain on three key issuesBritish PM and von der Leyen to talk face-to-face on fisheries, level playing field and governanceTue Dec 08 2020 - 00:14
Why is a post-Brexit trade deal between the UK and EU so hard to reach?Britain’s red lines stem from the rationale for leaving the bloc and about sovereign powerMon Dec 07 2020 - 20:35
Brexit: Last push for trade deal as talks remain ‘very difficult’Fate of Irish economy in the balance as Taoiseach puts chances of success at ‘50-50’Mon Dec 07 2020 - 01:01
Brexit: EU and UK hold intense talks in final push for trade deal‘Last throw of the dice’ sees both sides attempting to overcome deep differencesSun Dec 06 2020 - 19:43
New EU laws will take on dominance of Big TechAmbition is to to increase platforms’ responsibility for illegal content and take on digital gatekeepers”Sun Dec 06 2020 - 17:09
Brexit: EU and UK negotiators to resume talks in ‘last throw of the dice’Johnson and von der Leyen accept ‘significant differences’ remain on future trade dealSat Dec 05 2020 - 22:14
Brexit talks stall after tense week of negotiationsTwo sides split over three issues that have long prevented a breakthroughSat Dec 05 2020 - 01:22
Brexit: Result from talks ‘expected in hours or days’ but EU members could reject proposalJohnson still intends to reintroduce treaty-breaking clauses that were removed by House of LordsFri Dec 04 2020 - 12:40
‘Good chance’ Brexit deal can be reached in next few days, Coveney saysEU warns UK deal must be reached by tomorrow; talks stuck on fisheriesThu Dec 03 2020 - 10:23
The gay orgy that exposes the hypocrisy of Hungary’s illiberalsEurope Letter: Sense that Hungary on the back foot as EU budget hangs in the balanceThu Dec 03 2020 - 01:00
EU warns UK that a Brexit deal must be reached by FridayStates voice concern that compromise may go too far and no deal is preferableThu Dec 03 2020 - 01:00
EU bids to renew transatlantic alliance under Biden with US summitAmbitions for co-operation on climate change, tech regulation and ChinaWed Dec 02 2020 - 17:49
Eurogroup reaches long-awaited deal on bailout fund reformAccord aims to make repeat of debt crises after 2007-2008 financial collapse less likelyMon Nov 30 2020 - 21:11
EU states struggle to co-ordinate easing restraints for ChristmasGovernments predict ‘sober Christmas’ with restaurants, bars shut but small gatherings allowedFri Nov 27 2020 - 19:13
Brexit: UK seeks to strip EU fishermen of 80% of fish caught in British watersNegotiations intensify with time running out to avoid damaging no-deal exit on January 1stFri Nov 27 2020 - 17:15
Brexit stumbling blocks persist as Barnier travels to LondonConcerns mount that insufficient time remains to strike a conclusive dealFri Nov 27 2020 - 13:08
Move to EU or face disruption, City of London is warnedEquivalence permits for UK financial services unlikely to be ready by January 1stThu Nov 26 2020 - 17:09
Ireland ‘will do well’ out of €5 billion Brexit fund, says CoveneyBut ensuring Irish interests are part of any final Brexit trade deal ‘will not be easy’Thu Nov 26 2020 - 16:13
Ireland could lose out as France lays claim to most of €5bn Brexit compensation fundEmmanuel Macron is eyeing majority of EU pot as compensation for French fishermenThu Nov 26 2020 - 03:20
Can an Irish official revive EU’s ‘zombie committee’?Europe Letter: Cillian Lohan is hoping to make the scandal-hit EESC relevant againWed Nov 25 2020 - 21:00
Mixed-origin products pose Brexit talks difficultyGoods with ingredients from both sides of Border risk export market exclusionWed Nov 25 2020 - 01:00
Brexit: Rush for last-minute deal to let sausages into NorthCharlie McConalogue says trade between Ireland and UK will be difficult without dealTue Nov 24 2020 - 20:07
Ireland’s data law enforcement criticised as EU becomes ‘laughing stock’European Commission unveils new strategy to tip data balance away from US tech giantsTue Nov 24 2020 - 19:04
Nato chief warns on withdrawal from AfghanistanRestive country could become ‘platform for international terrorists to plan attacks’Mon Nov 23 2020 - 19:16
Brexit talks hampered by Covid-19 with time running outBoth sides strike gloomy note as infection disrupts negotiation and disagreements persistMon Nov 23 2020 - 17:16
EU transport companies fear chaos through Britain on January 1stDeclaration system may be swamped, leaving trucks stranded, with risk of price hikes and shortagesMon Nov 23 2020 - 12:55
Q&A: State of play in the Brexit talksLegal text on Brussels-UK deal said to be 95% agreed, but key stumbling blocks remainFri Nov 20 2020 - 15:02
Brexit: EU countries call for acceleration of no-deal contingency plans‘Hope for the best, prepare for the worst,’ say diplomats, with talks in danger of timing outFri Nov 20 2020 - 11:24
EU postpones stand-off over funding blockadeHard bargaining ahead as Hungary and Poland seek to resist rule of law criteriaThu Nov 19 2020 - 20:03
Brexit talks suspended after negotiator tests positive for Covid-19Barnier says teams will continue to work ‘within guidelines’Thu Nov 19 2020 - 19:44
From home working to leaving the city: how the pandemic is changing how we liveEurope Letter: Covid-19 will see a huge societal shift, but it will have to be carefully managedWed Nov 18 2020 - 20:55
EU recommends use of rapid Covid-19 antigen testsExecutive body advises widespread adoption by member states to help curb virus surgeWed Nov 18 2020 - 18:34
EU recovery fund in balance amid calls for consequences for HungaryBudget impasse and recovery fund sparks call for expulsion of Hungary’s Fidesz from FG groupingTue Nov 17 2020 - 19:32
Time running out for trade deal with UK, warns EUNext 10 days seen as crunch time for agreement that will affect billions of euro in tradeMon Nov 16 2020 - 20:58
Hungary and Poland threaten EU crisis by vetoing fundsGovernments in Budapest and Warsaw block recovery funds and next budget in retaliation for move to keep money from countries that breach rule of lawMon Nov 16 2020 - 18:31
First to go back into lockdown, Ireland has longest streak of falling infections in EuropeEU data shows Luxembourg, Belgium have incidences almost 10 times that of State’sSat Nov 14 2020 - 08:30
Brexit: Trade fears mount as breakthrough in EU-UK talks proves elusiveTalks overshadowed by turmoil in Downing Street as aides to Boris Johnson resignSat Nov 14 2020 - 01:57
Brexit: UK proposes grace period for goods moving between Britain and NIBritish government accepts consignments would still be subject to checks and controlsFri Nov 13 2020 - 16:28
Covid-19: Mink outbreaks could make vaccines ineffective, ECDC warnsVirus can mutate more quickly in animals before being spread into human populationThu Nov 12 2020 - 17:52
Brexit: EU warns market access uncertain for City of LondonBritain’s policy direction fails to convince and points to challenges for financial centreThu Nov 12 2020 - 17:47
Macron helps propel far-right ideas to heart of EuropeEurope Letter: EU happy to celebrate or stigmatise Muslim immigrants when it suits agendaWed Nov 11 2020 - 22:24
France and Austria push for new EU terror policy after attacksCalls for reform of Schengen system and more security at borders after extremist violenceWed Nov 11 2020 - 19:02
Brexit: Fears for flow of goods to and from State from January 1stPotential capacity problems on ferries bypassing ‘land bridge’ flagged by hauliersWed Nov 11 2020 - 01:09
Q&A: How will Ireland get vaccines via the EU?Doses are distributed according to population and groups such as healthcare workers are recommended to be first in lineTue Nov 10 2020 - 19:39
Will Biden’s election force a Brexit compromise?Cantillon: A future without a trade deal with either the EU or US would be far from the ‘sunlit uplands’ the Brexit camp promised votersTue Nov 10 2020 - 04:55
European Court of Auditors flags concerns over ‘pervasive’ errors in EU fundingEuropean Court of Auditors warns of need for controls ahead of €750 billion stimulus fundingMon Nov 09 2020 - 23:00
Italian doctors call for lockdown to prevent mass deaths as Covid-19 surgesAlmost 40,000 new cases registered in Italy over a 24-hour period last weekendMon Nov 09 2020 - 20:51
