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
Sharp backstop differences between Varadkar and MayEU chief negotiator Barnier says the UK’s White Paper is ‘proven unworkable’Fri Jul 20 2018 - 21:00
Coveney urges progress on backstop agreement in next monthMinister claims UK only ‘partially’ addressed issue in context of customs thus farFri Jul 20 2018 - 16:41
Brexit: UK's White Paper largely unworkable, says BarnierEU’s chief negotiator claims document has useful elements but many questions remainFri Jul 20 2018 - 16:20
Taoiseach’s confidence of no Border controls not shared in BrusselsDiplomatic source warns that EU would not allow a potential loophole in single marketFri Jul 20 2018 - 06:30
Putin truly came from Russia with love at Trump summitEurope Letter: US president’s meeting with Russian leader was stranger than fictionThu Jul 19 2018 - 01:00
Google fined €4.3bn by EU over Android software market abuseMassive penalty lined up for abuse of dominant position in mobile operating systemsWed Jul 18 2018 - 12:49
VW has repaired 80% of recalled cars, says European Commission‘Dieselgate’ scandal prompted worldwide recall of 8.5 million carsTue Jul 17 2018 - 12:49
Pussy Riot members win Strasbourg human rights court appealTreatment of punk band after they played song in Moscow cathedral in 2012 ‘disproportionate’Tue Jul 17 2018 - 12:13
Trump’s defence of Russia sparks barrage of US criticism‘It is clear the summit in Helsinki was a tragic mistake,’ says John McCainTue Jul 17 2018 - 00:05
A delusional Donald Trump plays to Vladimir Putin’s agendaAnalysis: Helsinki meeting will go down as a historic low point in US diplomacyMon Jul 16 2018 - 19:54
EU summits with China and Japan will send strong message to USMeetings expected to cement shared values and defend rules-based trading systemMon Jul 16 2018 - 02:02
Brexit: EU states warned to step up ‘no deal’ emergency plansPaper warns of chaos at ports and airports but leaves Border questions unansweredFri Jul 13 2018 - 18:55
Viral video of stumbling Jean-Claude Juncker prompts questionsEuropean Commission president was suffering from sciatica and was not drunk, spokesman saysFri Jul 13 2018 - 16:00
Brexit: May’s White Paper sidelines thorny Border issuePaper should bring the EU to the table, but backstop is the biggest obstacle to successFri Jul 13 2018 - 05:00
Belgium embraces multicultural adventure of World Cup runEurope Letter: Red Devils’ achievements give country a sense of unity – at least for a whileThu Jul 12 2018 - 01:00
Trump attack on Germany bewilders Nato alliesUS president depicts Germany as ‘a captive of Russia’ over disputed gas pipeline dealThu Jul 12 2018 - 01:00
Trump sets Nato agenda but attacks more bark than biteUS president’s broadside at Germany continues trend of antagonising alliesWed Jul 11 2018 - 22:00
European leaders braced for fractious Nato summit with TrumpUnpredictable US president’s particular target at Nato may well be Angela MerkelTue Jul 10 2018 - 18:10
