Ursula von der Leyen

Relief at avoiding trade war is tinged with regret at not taking firmer stand from the start

Most exposed sectors will require Brexit-style supports, according to business lobby Ibec

Final terms worked out during meeting between Donald Trump and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen in Scotland

Worldview: Courtesy of our growing relative wealth, we displaced Luxembourg in 2024 in paying the most to the EU budget on a gross per capita basis

Minister tells trade forum that EU-US agreement gives ‘certainty for Irish, European and American businesses’

While vital details remain to be worked out, the framework deal avoids the immediate risk of a transatlantic trade war

Ireland relies heavily on US investment and trade and stood to be exposed if talks went badly

Breakthrough follows meeting of US president Donald Trump and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen in Scotland

Hundreds of protesters gather in Edinburgh and Aberdeen to voice their opposition to US president

President puts chance of deal with EU on tariffs at ‘50-50′

Short statement on climate highlights a summit more notable for its occurrence than its achievements

A summit meeting in Beijing comes as Europe and China face growing rifts over trade, Russia, and global power dynamics

European Commission’s €2 trillion budget proposal the product of chaotic backroom negotiations

Any move to put levies on US services likely to be viewed with concern by Irish Government

Controversial overhaul would roll Cap farm subsidies into national funding pots

Tánaiste says US president ‘recognises need for a deal’ and deadline for trade agreement between EU and US remains August 1st

Fresh Trump threats of 30 per cent tariffs a ‘negotiating tactic’, Simon Harris says

Only if prices rise in the US will tariffs on European goods become a political issue

Macron expresses ‘very strong disapproval’, Meloni warns against ‘polarisations that would make reaching an agreement more complex’

Calls for EU to take more aggressive stance in US negotiations will likely get louder

Brussels feels it has already offered a lot of concessions to the US in tariff talks, so what else can now be put on the table?

Move by US president will be seen as a major setback to hopes for EU-US tariff deal

Catherine Connolly is now in the running, and Fine Gael has a name for the ballot paper. None of the other big parties does at this stage

Patience for side deals struck between European People’s Party and far-right MEPs wearing thin

Commission president targeted over refusal to release messages related to Covid-19 vaccines and plans for huge defence spending

Intense negotiations to trash out ‘agreement in principle’ coming to a conclusion

European economy still expected to grow if 10 per cent tariffs stay, ECB’s Philip Lane says

Vote of no-confidence in European Commission president had been tabled by far-right and populist parties

French air traffic control strikes caused travel chaos for 300,000 EU passengers last week

Talks had intensified recently as EU sought to secure deal before July 9th deadline

Jack Chambers says Government needs ‘much better discipline’ on how spending is managed

Move could hit products such as Kerrygold butter, Belgian chocolate and olive oil

Ryanair chief executive rejects presidential run rumours, backs Fine Gael’s Mairead McGuinness

Ursula von der Leyen says more pressure needs to be put on Russia to end war in Ukraine

European Commission president says it would be `impossible’ for any agreement next week to have trashed out the ‘very complex’ detail required for a full trade deal

Ryanair calls for air traffic control reform to avoid disruption

Police had sought to prevent event going ahead, arguing that it fell under the scope of a child protection law passed by Orbans’s government

Government concerned about impact of ‘baseline’ US tariffs as EU negotiators intensify efforts to agree a deal

Preference for one-day summits leaves some tricky questions unresolved

Von der Leyen is living proof against the foolish notion that women don’t tolerate warfare