Irish mussels producer fails in bid to bring European appealCompany says financial losses caused by implementation of an EU regulationTue Oct 09 2018 - 16:03
DUP delegation reiterates stance to EU negotiators in BrusselsFoster says party rejects any barrier to trade between Northern Ireland and BritainTue Oct 09 2018 - 15:27
DUP chief signals to EU there can be no barrier to NI-UK tradeFoster clarifies ‘blood red lines’ as fundamental issues that ‘mattered very greatly’Tue Oct 09 2018 - 14:26
Brexit: EU postpones key paper on future UK relationshipMichel Barnier keen that paper reflects evolving UK position on customs union and backstopMon Oct 08 2018 - 16:13
Ireland join three other member states to oppose EU digital tax planIreland, the Czech Republic, Finland and Sweden say tax would contravene bilateral treatiesMon Oct 08 2018 - 05:10
North’s Remainer leaders warn against any DUP veto on backstopHeads of Remainer parties tell Barnier and Verhofstadt of need to mitigate Brexit effectsFri Oct 05 2018 - 15:50
Brexit: Taoiseach says any new trade arrangement must have level playing fieldVaradkar warns of ‘constraints’ on flagged new Brexit backstop proposalsThu Oct 04 2018 - 19:09
Ireland efficient at getting funds, EU auditors findIn 2017 Ireland received €1.5 billion in agriculture subsidies out of its total receipts of €1.8 billionThu Oct 04 2018 - 05:35
Belgium opens up to horrors of its colonial pastEurope Letter: What are museums for? Recasting Belgium’s national narrativeThu Oct 04 2018 - 01:00
Budget battle: Italian populism takes on EU prudenceThe new Italian government’s pledged expansionary budget is a worry for BrusselsWed Oct 03 2018 - 02:00
Brexit: Labour backs ‘no hard Border’, says CorbynParty set to vote down any departure agreement that fails to meet key testsThu Sept 27 2018 - 20:08
The opaque world of MEPs’ expenses is cause for concernEurope Letter: A monthly €4,416 allowance has been heavily criticised by journalistsThu Sept 27 2018 - 01:00
Court blocks request for access to MEPs’ expensesInvestigative journalists, including Gavin Sheridan, had sought access to the dataTue Sept 25 2018 - 11:11
European Commission takes UK and Poland to taskPoland at centre of legal case over judges, while €2.7bn in duties demanded from UKMon Sept 24 2018 - 18:10
EU leaders reject Theresa May’s Brexit proposalsProspect of deal between EU and UK is as far away as ever after fractious EU summit at SalzburgFri Sept 21 2018 - 04:43
EU to step up co-operation with north Africa to combat illegal migrationLeaders discussed Commission proposals to beef up the EU’s border agency, Frontex, with 10,000 border guards to be deployed to assist member states facing crisis migration problemsThu Sept 20 2018 - 18:24
Detailed backstop proposals urgently needed, Varadkar tells MayBrexit is a ‘lose, lose, lose’ damage limitation exercise, Simon Coveney saysThu Sept 20 2018 - 08:40
Stark divisions on future of Irish Border evident at EU summitLeaders gather in Salzburg as Taoiseach outlines preparations for no-deal BrexitThu Sept 20 2018 - 01:00
EU targets dynamic new relationship with AfricaEurope Letter: Commission talks up continent’s wealth, young people and womenThu Sept 20 2018 - 01:00
May trying to strike right note at EU leaders’ travelling roadshowSalzburg summit largely a Brexit stocktaking exercise ahead of OctoberThu Sept 20 2018 - 01:00
Concern as EU leaders expected to extend time for Brexit talksSimon Coveney says efforts should be ‘intensified’ to stick to talks scheduleTue Sept 18 2018 - 20:25
Are prospects for Brexit backstop deal as promising as London suggests?There’s a strong element of glossing over the essential principle of the EU position on Northern IrelandTue Sept 18 2018 - 02:00
Head of North’s civil service warns of no-deal Brexit consequencesDavid Sterling says administrators still being guided by letter from before collapse of executiveMon Sept 17 2018 - 19:20
UK surveillance safeguards inadequate, says rights courtEuropean Court of Human Rights rules on bulk interception and service provider dataThu Sept 13 2018 - 17:23
Crackdown on online terror content not censorship, says EUEU security commissioner tells journalists targeted content is already illegal offlineThu Sept 13 2018 - 16:44
Nightmare scenario for European elections is now on the cardsFracturing of European People’s Party presents opportunity to far-rightThu Sept 13 2018 - 01:00
Musicians could soon force Google to pay for contentProposed rules would halt unsanctioned uploading of copyright materialWed Sept 12 2018 - 12:47
Juncker says EU will ‘always show loyalty’ to Ireland on BrexitMEPs vote by substantial majority to discipline Hungary for breaching rule of lawWed Sept 12 2018 - 12:34
Defiant Orban says Hungary will not be blackmailed by MEPsHungarian prime minister tells European Parliament ‘if necessary we will stand up to you’Tue Sept 11 2018 - 19:12
Ireland’s bid to reopen ‘hooded men’ torture case fails in EuropeECHR maintains judgment on 1970s interrogation techniques used against prisoners in NorthTue Sept 11 2018 - 14:09
MEPs to demand continued EU funding for NI peace programmes after BrexitResolution to be discussed in Strasbourg on TuesdayMon Sept 10 2018 - 20:20
French proposal could sweeten pill of plan to tax profits of digital giantsPaschal Donohoe has been leading charge against European Commission measuresSat Sept 08 2018 - 16:25
Budget deficit will not be increased to pay for spending, Minister saysPaschal Donohoe makes the claim as he attends meeting of EU ministers for financeSat Sept 08 2018 - 05:00
Putting manners on the digital media industryMEPs are bitterly divided over creating new copyright rules ahead of meeting next weekFri Sept 07 2018 - 14:00
Phil Hogan warns of UK’s ‘Three Stooges’ who know nothing about the NI borderIreland’s EU Commissioner to tell summer school people should not listen to Boris Johnson, Nigel Farage or Jacob Rees-MoggThu Sept 06 2018 - 15:50
EU ambassadors: Bad Brexit deal for North ‘could speed up united Ireland’Private 4,000-word analysis considers North Border, likelihood of united Ireland and fears over fresh conflictThu Sept 06 2018 - 13:03
EU member states jockey for positions as top jobs to be filledEurope Letter: France and Germany lead field in expectation of key roles in institutionsThu Sept 06 2018 - 01:00
Emily O’Reilly criticises senior EU Commission appointmentEU ombudsman cites ‘maladministration’ in Selmayr’s appointment as secretary generalTue Sept 04 2018 - 19:15
Chequers proposal is ‘absolute rubbish’ – Jacob Rees-MoggBrexiteer says backstop issue holding up talks, and answer is not to put up a borderMon Sept 03 2018 - 18:44
EU and UK remain deadlocked on Irish Border plansRabb and Barnier meet in Brussels but no agreement how Border might workSat Sept 01 2018 - 01:00
Clocks in Dublin and Belfast could be on different times after BrexitEU Commission wants to abolish summertime clock switchingFri Aug 31 2018 - 14:09
Poles open new line of attack on EU rule-of-law complaintEurope Letter: Deputy PM claims EU heading for ‘auto-destruction’ if CJEU rules against PolandThu Aug 30 2018 - 01:00
Brexit talks are almost out of time – but is an extension possible?Europe Letter: The idea is likely to be toxic to Tories but it may be the only way to progressFri Jul 27 2018 - 01:00
Brexit talks deadlocked on customs and economic relationshipBarnier and Raab talks achieve some ‘convergence’ on security and defenceThu Jul 26 2018 - 20:14
EU officials upbeat on ‘win-win’ trade agreement with USMarkets reassured by ‘de-escalation’ of conflict over tariffs, trade barriers and subsidiesThu Jul 26 2018 - 14:29
EU court backs Irish judge’s right to query Polish justice systemHigh Court will now have to decide if alleged drug dealer can get fair trial in PolandWed Jul 25 2018 - 16:30
EU may fund migrant centres if member states set them upUnion will pay for resettlement in member states to the tune of €-8,000-€10,000 a headTue Jul 24 2018 - 23:12
Sinn Féin seeks emergency summit on Irish Brexit issuesMary Lou McDonald and party’s Northern leader Michelle O’Neill have talks with Michel BarnierMon Jul 23 2018 - 19:07
Belgian prince sues state over fine for attending diplomatic bashTwelfth in line to throne Prince Laurent claims massive violation of human rightsSun Jul 22 2018 - 16:47
President Trump’s attempts to divide the EU have had a unifying effectEurope has responded to Trump’s broadsides by showing it is capable of going on aloneSat Jul 21 2018 - 06:00
