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
EU urged to recognise Palestine as ‘point of no return’ loomsAmid latest signs of US support for Israel, pressure grows on Brussels to broker talksSun Dec 08 2019 - 20:07
Dara Murphy: From Dáil expenses to ‘deputy chef de cabinet’ equivalentFormer TD on European People’s Party salary of €150,000Fri Dec 06 2019 - 20:38
Finns make no friends with budget ‘compromise’Negotiations on EU’s €1.13tn spending ceiling bedevilled by endless list of must-havesThu Dec 05 2019 - 01:00
Von der Leyen demands budget funding to meet EU plansDifficult talks on next five-year budget expected to run well into next yearWed Dec 04 2019 - 20:15
EU leaders to discuss next phase of Brexit at Brussels summitDraft leaders’ conclusions reiterate urgency of ‘timely ratification’ of withdrawal agreementWed Dec 04 2019 - 17:43
Dara Murphy set to receive €150,000 salary in EuropeDáil committee seeking to investigate complaint unable to do so once FG TD resignsTue Dec 03 2019 - 01:11
Day of long goodbyes in Brussels as Tusk and Juncker departJokes and high emotion as EU leaders step down after five turbulent yearsFri Nov 29 2019 - 17:21
State opposes EU legislation to make taxing of companies more transparentLaw requiring large firms to publicly report taxes and profits blocked by 13 membersThu Nov 28 2019 - 17:05
Venice is being lost to rising waters and depopulationEurope Letter: The 10 highest tides in the city’s history have come in the past 20 yearsWed Nov 27 2019 - 20:00
MEPs approve Ursula von der Leyen’s commission teamIncoming president says EU must provide leadership on climate changeWed Nov 27 2019 - 16:38
Top Irish diplomat joins Brussels law officeFormer EU ambassador to the US David O’Sullivan joins legal firm Steptoe & JohnsonMon Nov 25 2019 - 15:34
European Commission yet to receive UK nominationBrussels proceedings against London set to be launched as response deadline passesFri Nov 22 2019 - 17:30
Macron dragging his feet over EU enlargementEurope Letter: French insistence on reform obstacle for North Macedonia and AlbaniaThu Nov 21 2019 - 01:00
Budget 2020 plans get green light from EU commissionState one of nine to be found fully compliant with its Stability and Growth Pact obligationsWed Nov 20 2019 - 11:22
Polish supreme court must rule on controversial judicial retirementsEuropean Union expresses concern about issues raised over judicial independenceTue Nov 19 2019 - 17:19
EU Commission launches infringement proceedings against UKMove over UK’s failure to nominate new commissioner for duration of membershipThu Nov 14 2019 - 18:20
EU defends decision to label goods made in Israeli settlementsUS claims court ruling was anti-IsraelThu Nov 14 2019 - 17:29
Role of Brussels lobbyists begins to emerge from the darkEurope Letter: Emily O’Reilly is bidding for re-election for a second term as Europe’s OmbudsmanThu Nov 14 2019 - 01:00
Catalan nationalist’s right to recognition as MEP endorsedTop EU court advised that Spain does not have right to deny jailed Oriol Junqueras his seatTue Nov 12 2019 - 14:41
State fined €5m over Co Galway wind farmLack of Derrybrien environmental assessment also sees EU court order €15k per day penaltyTue Nov 12 2019 - 11:15
EU officials cast doubt over Johnson claims about NI firms and customs checksJohnson claimed firms would not face post-Brexit customs checks when exporting to UKMon Nov 11 2019 - 19:37
Boris Johnson’s prosecution pledge to former British soldiers criticisedCoveney says there must ‘no amnesty for anyone who committed crimes’ in NorthMon Nov 11 2019 - 19:16
Tories pledge to protect British veterans from ‘unfair’ trialsTánaiste says proposals are ‘not consistent’ with Stormont agreement between governmentsMon Nov 11 2019 - 16:13
Donohoe says State will have to run budget surpluses in futureMinister cites Brexit uncertainty and impending global tax reformFri Nov 08 2019 - 14:10
Commission flags slowdown in Irish economyEuro zone economy heading for period of ‘subdued’ expansionThu Nov 07 2019 - 08:38
Gender gap closing at EU’s political table, but a long way to goEurope Letter: Ireland has poor domestic showing but performs best in the European ParliamentWed Nov 06 2019 - 20:00
New German banking union plan unlikely to get Irish welcomeGerman finance minister proposes Europe-wide deposit insurance schemeWed Nov 06 2019 - 17:42
EU member states face huge challenges in budget talksUnanimity on budget and contributions unlikely as EU leaders’ clash on ideas of ‘benefit’Tue Nov 05 2019 - 19:05
EU court hears three member states broke law over refugee rejectionHungary, Poland and Czech Republic refused to comply with burden-sharing quotasThu Oct 31 2019 - 19:54
Turkey’s whitewashed version of history takes a batteringEurope Letter: Sanitised narrative of Armenia informs Ankara’s targeting of KurdsWed Oct 30 2019 - 20:00
Michel Barnier interview: ‘It is important to respect the democratic will of states’EU’s Brexit negotiator hints that a future UK government could get more Brexit leewayTue Oct 29 2019 - 18:30
Britain on course for December general electionEU agrees to accept British government’s request to delay Brexit until January 31stTue Oct 29 2019 - 02:29
