Neutrality policy must take account of shrinking geographical advantage
Ireland’s advantage is now less pivotal due to security threats being less constrained by geography
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World Cup 2026: US flop after Trump’s intervention as Belgium show how to drop big names
All the hosts are out of the tournament, and so is Cristiano Ronaldo, who drifted through the whole Spain-Portugal snoozefest
USA crash out to Belgium in last-16 loss in Seattle
Co-hosts lose 4-1 to Belgium in game overshadowed by red-card reprieve given to Folarin Balogun after Donald Trump’s phone call to Gianni Infantino
Irish in Europe: ‘I love how affordable it is. There’s none of your €8 pints’
Irish people living on the Continent talk about the cost of living, weather, language, proximity to war and what they would change about Ireland
Red lights and driving culture in Ireland
A reader recalls a friend's experience after moving from Belgium to Ireland
Senegal left sleepless in Seattle over 11th-hour penalty
World Cup 2026: TV malfunction brings confusion and delayed delight in Paraguay
Late wings and a prayer: compensation hopes take off as flight is delayed
I started to enjoy watching the clock tick towards a possible payout under European Union rules
Controversial late Tielemans penalty caps Belgium comeback over Senegal
Senegal dominated game but late implosion saw them lose two-goal lead
Loveholidays CEO: ‘Ryanair thought all online travel agencies were pirates. But not us’
Donat Rétif did not fly on an aeroplane until he was 20 – now he runs a package holiday firm worth €1bn-plus
‘I feel like a museum piece’: Meet the ‘Brexit refugees’ who stayed working in EU institutions after UK left
A decade on from the Brexit referendum, British nationals are a rare sight around the EU’s corridors of power, but they still exist
Western Europeans won the lottery of life. But this is changing, culturally and economically
Europe, one of the most impressive cultural enterprises of the past few hundred years, is at a crossroads
World Cup Group G guide: Belgium and Egypt look for last hurrahs from ageing stars
Iran will have plenty to contend with on their visits to the US
Four dead, including two children, after train collides with schoolbus in Belgium
Further five children were seriously injured but in ‘stable condition’ after incident at level crossing in north of country
Cartels likely to see remote corners of Ireland as access route to Europe, says senior garda
Force appeals for local vigilance along Ireland’s coastlines as smugglers seek alternative ways to Continent
Irish failure to recognise Armenian genocide creates awkward moment for Martin in Yerevan
Inconsistency between Government reluctance to formally acknowledge Armenian genocide and clear stance on Gaza
Ireland sending plane to evacuate citizens from cruise ship hit by deadly hantavirus outbreak
Cruise ship hit by outbreak is due to anchor near Tenerife in the Canary Islands early on Sunday morning
Reflection in a Dead Diamond review: Who needs a new Bond film when there’s this to be dazzled by?
The Belgian duo Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani have crafted the most convincing Bond film since A View to a Kill
Inside Europe’s seagull screeching championship: Elaborate costumes, DIY masks and a hen party
Belgian town hosts contest where participants imitate one of coast’s most distinctive cries
Walpurgis Night: Frank McNally on the superstition of April 30th
The sinister reputation of the date has origins in folklore of northern Europe
Almost €7m worth of cigarettes seized by Revenue at Dublin Port
Seizure made with assistance of mobile X-ray scanner and Milo the detector dog
Government to review ‘concerning’ findings of Irish Times Aughinish investigation
Evidence of Limerick-produced alumina entering Russian military supply chain ‘horrific and shocking’, says Labour’s Ivana Bacik
Fashion exhibitions worth travelling for in 2026: From Schiaparelli in London to Alaïa and Dior in Paris
Valentino Garavani, Vivienne Westwood and Madame Grès are among designers showcasing in Madrid, Rome, Berlin and elsewhere
Fears of prolonged shock to global oil and gas prices deepen amid Middle East attacks
EU will table ‘temporary, tailored and targeted’ measures to help ease burden of high energy costs, says Ursula von der Leyen
Ireland has long been an outlier in the EU. We’ve just never had the courage to admit it
Only a multi-speed Europe – in which certain countries decide to move to closer integration, with others opting out – can save Ireland now
A contested fry, Guinness shortages and police raids: St Patrick’s week in Brussels
Europe letter: St Patrick’s Day receptions are a classic exercise in diplomatic soft power, but securing an invitation can be a challenge
Carlowman in France: ‘Having kids makes you think about the kind of world you want’
Eamon O’Hara founded European network Ecolise, which supports community climate change projects
The last letters of Europe’s lost Jewish communities
From a barracks in Mechelen, thousands of Belgium’s Jews were sent on trains to Auschwitz during the second World War
The midlife ‘gap year’: ‘How you can get the most value out of the short time you have’
Can a midlife break spent criss-crossing the globe bring renewed meaning to life?
Winter weather causes travel chaos across much of Europe
Ice and winds disrupt airports with more snow forecast for Brussels, Paris, Antwerp and other metropolitan areas
A €120 dinner for two in Beijing, Berlin, Damascus and Odesa? Our correspondents couldn’t spend their money
From shrimp skin in Beijing to chicken livers in Syria and cherry schnapps in Berlin, the quality and value available in other countries are striking
What’s the best meal Jack Power can buy in Brussels for €120?
Our correspondent is not vegetarian or vegan but he ate well in local vegan restaurant, Verdō
Irish cyber-security specialist Integrity360 to buy business in Belgium
Integrity 360 acquires Belgian company Cresco as part of its European expansion plans
How does the EU want to use Russia’s frozen assets for Ukraine?
Plan would allow EU governments use up to €165bn of Russian assets without confiscating them
Russia accused of intimidating Belgian leaders to block use of frozen assets for Ukraine
Key figures at depository among targets of campaign, say European intelligence agencies
The €90bn question: will Belgium sign up to frozen assets plan for Ukraine?
Emerging from this summit empty-handed would be hugely damaging to Europe’s standing in new world of ‘wars and predators’
IFA president and 11-year-old son travelling to Brussels by tractor as part of protest
Francie Gorman and his son Tom set out from the Irish Farm Centre in Bluebell, Dublin
EU bypasses Orban veto on plan to fund Ukraine loan using frozen Russian assets
Changes to Russian sanctions rollover tees up bloc leaders' summit next week
EU leaders face big choice on vital aid for Ukraine
European Commission warns Ukraine could be at risk of losing the war if crucial financial support not provided
Three arrested in European diplomat training school fraud investigation
EU offices searched in inquiry into awarding of contract to train junior diplomats in Belgium
Bitter Harvest – Frank McNally on the darker side of farming in Flanders and the Somme
Body parts are still being found, exhumed, and if possible identified
France announces voluntary military service for 18- and 19-year-olds
Move comes amid growing concerns over Russia’s threat to other European nations beyond Ukraine
A stranger in a pub in Spain hugged me like we were old friends after Parrott’s heroics
In the ensuing mayhem, a man I’d never met before hugged me like we were old friends
UK to provide military support to Belgium after drone incursions
Drones have been spotted above Belgian airports and military bases in the last week
EU red lines can be elastic when necessary
Short of options, Europe is forced to consider creative and politically hazardous ways to keep funding Ukraine
EU leaders defer decision on Russian assets as Belgium balks
Ireland had supported move but decision among EU bloc pushed back to December
Return to Ireland fold worth the wait for Caitlin Hayes
After a challenging club move, Hayes is back in the mix for Ireland’s Nations League playoff against Belgium
Barry’s Tea, brack and quiet deals: the breakfasts where Europe’s leaders set the agenda
Ireland’s early morning pre-summit meeting with Nordic and Baltic States is now a fixture of Brussels diplomacy
Drones, frozen billions and a Hungarian villain: Copenhagen’s Scandi-noir summit
Reality rivals fiction as Denmark hosts EU leaders amid drone chaos and a €185bn Russian asset heist. Even Birgitte Nyborg would struggle to keep up
Belgium’s ghost town: ‘In the beginning it was beautiful’
Doel was supposed to be demolished years ago, but a handful of residents remain among the crumbling abandoned buildings
Belgium to recognise Palestinian state at UN General Assembly
Move comes as Israel considers West Bank annexation
Young Mothers review: The Dardenne brothers bring empathy to interlocking stories of underage mothers in Liège
The Belgian film-makers’ 13th feature deftly weaves together the lives of five young women
The Brussels street named after an anti-Semite and a woman who saved hundreds of Jews
There is poetic justice in Rue Edmond Picard is becoming Rue Andrée Geulen – although that hasn’t stopped some residents from grumbling
In pictures: From Laytown to Milan, here’s how Europeans are trying to stay cool in the heatwave
People are trying to lower the temperature as continent sizzles amid record-breaking highs
Are consultants really an utter waste of time and money?
Pioneering Belgian study takes a dispassionate approach to examine whether consultant input really does deliver value for business
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Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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