US electoral college: An anomalous gift from the founding fathers‘Winner-take-all’ system means elections can be decided by voters in handful of swing statesSat Nov 07 2020 - 06:00
US referendums: Win for Uber and marijuana more widely availableState-wide ballot initiatives dealt with hot-button issues like abortion and tax policyWed Nov 04 2020 - 13:52
World View: Commission lacks teeth in its promotion of rule of lawBrussels cannot even recommend enforcement against laggards like HungarySat Oct 10 2020 - 01:00
UK creates an effective logjam for trade talksAnalysis: London’s rejection of treaty-based dispute resolution makes any hopes of a deal more remote than everTue Sept 15 2020 - 14:48
World View: Unilateral take on accord is what UK wantsLondon’s repudiation of joint approach breaks dispute-resolution mechanismSat Sept 12 2020 - 03:00
Press Council remit must cover online and social mediaFake news, misinformation and privacy threats dangers on changed landscapeMon Aug 17 2020 - 01:19
World View: Pandemic gives EU space to rethink economic modelFiscal rules suspension shakes up ideas of post-Covid responsibility and growthSat Aug 15 2020 - 01:05
World View: We are failing to stop atrocitiesPowers of ICC and UN Security Council must be bolstered to enable action with real teethSat Jul 11 2020 - 01:00
US supreme court’s LGBTQ rights ruling is explosive – but do not read much into itWorld View: The judgment from a very conservative court is surprisingSat Jun 20 2020 - 01:23
World View: German Constitutional Court and political tabooPrior to Berlin-Paris recovery deal, GCC may have set in motion EU crisisSat May 23 2020 - 01:00
EU budget: Varadkar says Ireland willing to pay more but not at farmers’ expenseFirst attempt at resolving budget deadlock fails as deep divisions become evidentFri Feb 21 2020 - 20:29
Varadkar says any Fine Gael deal would have to recognise strength of its voteTaoiseach and Micheál Martin agree to exploratory talks next week after Dáil adjournsFri Feb 21 2020 - 11:36
Leo Varadkar pledges to defend farm funding amid EU budget deadlockTaoiseach calls for maintenance of Cap funds as member states try to broker budget dealThu Feb 20 2020 - 20:20
‘Bring several shirts’: EU leaders set to dig in for lengthy budget talksDeadlock over how to fund EU over next seven years to be addressed at Brussels summitWed Feb 19 2020 - 18:52
EU to enforce UN embargo on arms to Libya with aircraft and shipsForeign ministers override idea naval presence might lure migrants with hope of rescueMon Feb 17 2020 - 20:07
Opposition to regulatory alignment not tactic in EU trade talks, Frost saysUK’s chief Brexit negotiator says trade talks would not extend beyond end of this yearMon Feb 17 2020 - 19:52
EU under pressure to take stand on Trump ‘peace plan’Brussels to discuss how to warn Israel ‘price to pay’ for annexing Palestinian territoriesSun Feb 16 2020 - 17:19
Charles Michel proposes EU budget compromise ahead of summitGetting the frugal five to cough up even for a compromise remains hugely problematicFri Feb 14 2020 - 18:14
Irish economy in good stead as no-deal Brexit fears recede – commissionSignificant fallout from coronavirus on EU economy likely, warns commissionerThu Feb 13 2020 - 10:54
EU struggles to agree Libya arms embargo missionEurope Letter: Austria rejecting plan to revive naval rescue operation causes deadlockThu Feb 13 2020 - 01:00
Barnier outlines criteria UK must fulfil for EU market accessInclusion of role for the European Court of Justice will be a red rag to BritishMon Feb 03 2020 - 18:25
Brexit: Brussels bids a fond farewell to erstwhile partner on Britain's departure dayLeaders of EU institutions strike upbeat note as city’s Grand Place lit up in UK coloursFri Jan 31 2020 - 15:30
Ireland after Brexit: Where do we stand in the EU?There are important strategic challenges ahead in post-Brexit EUFri Jan 31 2020 - 01:00
EIB supported investment of €280bn last yearEU investment arm aims to put 50% of all lending into climate and sustainability projects by 2025Thu Jan 30 2020 - 15:06
MEPs overwhelmingly endorse Brexit deal giving UK go-ahead to leave EUOverwhelming mood was of reluctant Yes to allow what Barnier called ‘orderly withdrawal’Thu Jan 30 2020 - 10:26
Brexit may be official but difficult talks still lie aheadEurope Letter: Issues associated with UK’s withdrawal will not disappear overnightThu Jan 30 2020 - 01:00
EU to launch Europe-wide debate on future of the unionEurope Letter: Obsession with internal organisation must give way to focus on issuesThu Jan 23 2020 - 01:00
Corporate tax change is inevitable, says DonohoeState finances could take €2bn hit, warns finance ministerTue Jan 21 2020 - 14:43
EU foreign ministers back Libya military operationMilitary and naval missions will be mandated to enforce UN arms embargo on LibyaMon Jan 20 2020 - 21:29
Johnson suffers parliament defeat as Coveney outlines trade prioritiesPeers back amendment to give EU nationals proof of right to stay in UK after BrexitMon Jan 20 2020 - 19:31
Ireland to receive €30m in grants to help with move away from peat productionEU funds expected to help retrain workers at power plants like MoneypointWed Jan 15 2020 - 20:34
Croatia’s population crisis takes centre stage with EU presidencyEurope Letter: State faces fight for its survival amid drastic population declines in BalkansWed Jan 15 2020 - 19:00
EU unveils trillion euro plan to meet net-zero carbon emissions goalTo access fund, EU states must prepare plans for transition and furnish details of actionsTue Jan 14 2020 - 17:39
Croatia faces border issues during first term in EU presidencyEthnic Croats residing in Bosnia Herzegovina cut off despite lack of physical infrastructureThu Jan 09 2020 - 18:16
Trump testing limits of his relationship with European alliesEurope Letter: Destabilising attack on Iran pushes the boundaries of Nato allianceWed Jan 08 2020 - 20:00
European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly appears set for re-electionIrish woman tops poll in first round of voting and now faces run-offTue Dec 17 2019 - 13:52
Sending money or receiving it from UK to be cheaperEU consumer rules standardise chargesMon Dec 16 2019 - 14:30
EU leaders agree on climate neutrality by 2050 without PolandPoland enters reservation to meeting target due to country’s huge dependence on coalFri Dec 13 2019 - 20:37
EU leaders ‘ready for next steps’ as they prepare post-Brexit talksRelief in EU as UK’s position becomes clearer although no-deal cliff-edge remains possibleFri Dec 13 2019 - 18:22
World leaders react to Boris Johnson’s UK election victoryBoris Johnson’s Conservative Party secured a majority in a landslide election victoryFri Dec 13 2019 - 10:13
EU leaders agree carbon-neutrality target of 2050Poland raise objections as coal makes up 80% of country’s energyThu Dec 12 2019 - 21:20
EU leaders are serious about their support of the Green New DealThe EU wants its message to be heard. It is serious about climate diplomacyThu Dec 12 2019 - 14:15
Bit of breathing space from Brexit at EU summitClimate change and multiannual financial framework also on agenda at BrusselsThu Dec 12 2019 - 01:00
EU’s Green Deal a ‘European man on the moon moment’, says commission presidentDeal includes 50-55% emissions reduction target for 2030 - a very demanding objective for IrelandWed Dec 11 2019 - 13:30
Hungarian tweets enrage fellow EU member statesDisparaging comments sent from debate on Budapest, Warsaw and the rule of lawTue Dec 10 2019 - 20:20
Michael O’Leary objects to ‘f**king Dutch people telling us to pay more taxes’Airlines lobby against increase in EU aviation taxTue Dec 10 2019 - 16:09
Hogan deplores Trump inaction over World Trade OrganisationWTO appeals mechanism to shut down as US administration refuses to appoint new judges to the courtTue Dec 10 2019 - 12:33
Brexit deal requires checks between Britain and North, Coveney saysTánaiste rejects Johnson’s claim that checks will not be needed on goodsTue Dec 10 2019 - 06:00
EU backs initiative for legislation to punish human rights abusers worldwideCoveney urges EU foreign ministers to make clear the EU would respond to threatened annexation of parts of West Bank by IsraelMon Dec 09 2019 - 21:44
Goods moving between Britain and North will require checking - CoveneyBritish Prime Minister claimed over the weekend such checks would not be necessaryMon Dec 09 2019 - 16:00
