Hungary and Poland hold up EU decisions on oil and corporate tax
Delay risks slowing momentum for global OECD levy deal ahead of crucial midterm elections in the United States
EU prepares retaliatory options if Britain advances protocol Bill
EU ambassadors call for range of options to be ready if UK over-rides post-Brexit deal
EU warns China not to help Russia wage war
Beijing appears to criticise EU's use of sanctions and insists Moscow's concerns must be addressed after talks with Brussels
What does potential data transfer deal between EU and US entail?
Q&A: Will it face challenges from privacy campaigners?
Nato strengthens eastern flank as Ukraine says Russia will advance
Alliance warns of ‘severe consequences’ if Russia uses chemical or biological weapons
Russian invasion speeds up steps towards Ukraine’s integration into EU
EU works to connect electricity grid with Ukraine and Moldova
EU moves to sanction Russia over aggression towards Ukraine
Sensitive issue of EU gas dependence on Russia hinders clarity on sanctions
European leaders meet to co-ordinate response to Ukraine-Russia tensions
EU will quickly impose ‘robust’ sanctions on Russia if it invades Ukraine, Taoiseach says
Freedom Convoy scattered as European cities clamp down
Protests inspired by Canadian truckers peter out in Austria, Belgium and France
Global Covid: Is this the end of the pandemic?
What endemic Covid-19 will mean for the world remains highly uncertain
Omicron drives post-Christmas surge in western Europe
WHO warns rampant spread risks overwhelming testing and tracing systems
EU exploring potential ‘Omicron-specific’ vaccine, says Taoiseach
Manufacturers of mRNA vaccines can tweak them to cope with virus mutations, says Martin
Treatment of hooded men was ‘clear use of torture’, Taoiseach says
UK ruling on PSNI decision to drop investigation is a vindication for campaigners, Martin says
EU chief open to mandatory vaccination as Omicron spreads
Von der Leyen comments as signs Germany to join Austria in move towards obligatory jabs
Belarus hybrid ‘tactics’ show need for smarter defence, EU says
Tensions rise at border as guards use water cannons against restive crowds
Rome’s boar invasion a sign the city is losing its war on waste
Rubbish crisis has seen rise of dirty politics and downfall of anti-establishment mayor
Polish 'Savita' case sparks protests against restrictive abortion laws
Lawyer for the family of ‘Izabela’ likens death of 30-year-old to Savita Halappanavar case
US and EU end Trump-era steel trade war
Deal lauded as reset in relations under Biden administration that will boost trade
Biden meets pope as Francis urges ‘radical’ action on climate change
Catholic US president talks to pontiff amid calls for ambitious G20 and Cop26 accords
EU ready to fight back against Polish attack on bloc’s legal order
Fiery scenes at European Parliament as opposing sides entrench positions in speeches
The EU wants a rule of law battle it can win in row with Poland
Polish court’s bombastic ruling rejecting supremacy of EU law has politics at its heart
EU’s Brexit compromise a love letter to Northern Ireland
Commission convinced reluctant member states to make an exception for the North
Scramble to stop ‘de facto Polexit’
EU cash for Poland in question as European Commission gathers response
EU flirts with western Balkans despite growing fear of commitment
Europe Letter: Doubts about expansion fuelled by issues with existing members
Booster vaccines may be needed for vulnerable, says Europe’s medicines agency
‘Massive increase’ in unvaccinated teens being hospitalised in US due to Delta variant
Fences built along EU borders to curb migrant crossings
Attitudes harden ahead of expected increase of arrivals from Afghanistan
EU warns over post-Brexit data agreement with UK
Decision sustaining cross-border trade and services could terminate if personal data risked
European leaders fail to persuade US to extend time in Afghanistan
European capitals fear at-risk Afghans will be left behind as Washington perseveres with August 31st withdrawal date
Wildfires ravage Europe as temperatures rise
Villages are destroyed, thousands are forced to evacuate and vast areas of forest are set ablaze
Covid cases rise 500% in Netherlands and Perpignan as EU map turns red
Dramatic rises in infections among unvaccinated rein in reopening plans
MEPs Clare Daly and Mick Wallace punished for ‘fake election observation’
European Parliament says Irish MEPs undermined its work to promote democracy
Spread of Delta variant across EU raises concern over summer opening
Race to vaccinate as strain that emerged in India takes hold in UK and Portugal, and shuts schools in Israel
Poetry-lovin’ Joe Biden can’t seem to tell his Yeats from his Heaney
Europe Letter: Was quoting Easter, 1916 on the presidential trip to Europe a dig at Britain?
Ten years since Ireland’s bailout, how is the economy doing?
Europe Letter: Some unexpected winners from pandemic feature in EU assessment
What Ireland can learn from Estonia in fixing cyber vulnerabilities
Europe Letter: Robust digital security in the modern state is basic civil defence
EU to receive a billion Covid-19 vaccines by September
Bloc moves towards easing travel rules with vaccine pass as rollouts accelerate
‘Full steam ahead’ with European travel pass, Taoiseach says
Public health advice on travel and assessing EU-wide situation presents ‘only issue’
EU’s grand plans to curb climate change rely on local buy-ins
Europe Letter: More than 50 green laws and reforms on EU schedule in next 18 months
Europe kicks off a conversation about its future
Irish people favour security co-operation but are sceptical about EU health powers
EU countries reach agreement on vaccine certificate
Step forward to agree digital system aimed to ease travel in the summer
EMA official says ‘clear’ link between AstraZeneca vaccine and blood clots
Medicines agency says review is ongoing, and an update is expected this week
Vaccine rollout in Europe ‘unacceptably slow’, says WHO
National campaigns struggle to take off in Europe as new wave of infections takes hold
Anti-vax email 'deluge' hits European Parliament
MEPs receive thousands of emails aiming to stop introduction of vaccine certificates
Could waiving vaccine patents help increase Covid-19 vaccine supplies?
Europe Letter: There is no instant fix – setting up new production systems takes time
New wave of Covid-19 infections sweeping across Europe
Central European, Balkan and Baltic states bring in new round of restrictions to cope with rising hospitalisations as vaccine rollouts stall
UK government advising businesses in North to breach law, says Sefcovic
European Commission vice-president claims firms are being told not to follow the rules
There are no spare vaccines available for Ireland to lobby for
Europe Letter: Debate in Ireland is divorced from reality of the global scramble for doses
EU to develop Covid-19 vaccine ‘pass’ amid divisions over issue
Digital certificate would show vaccine status or test result but not all countries are keen
EU auditors warn of waste in €5 billion Brexit fund
Rush to push out funds quickly could sacrifice quality, warn auditors
‘Brexodus’ of jobs from City of London to continue, says EU commissioner
Mairead McGuinness has launched a plan to strengthen EU’s financial system post-Brexit
Taoiseach tests negative for Covid following contact with Macron
French president understood to have been a coronavirus contagion risk as of Monday
The truth behind the false idea that the Brexit talks have dragged on and on
Europe Letter: Boredom with the talks and indifference to the outcome benefits Britain
Portugal stands by €11m annual fee to host Web Summit
Mounting criticism of deal in Portugal after the pandemic forced the event to be held online
EU reaches landmark agreement to cut emissions 55% by 2030
Taoiseach claims ‘historic development’ as he emerges from marathon debate with fellow EU leaders
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