Facebook owner asked Government to lead pushback against data protection laws at EU level

Short-term relief for carmakers unlikely to enable them catch China in electric-vehicle race

Ireland and other EU states to vote on controversial Mercosur trade deal in December

Short of options, Europe is forced to consider creative and politically hazardous ways to keep funding Ukraine

New EU and US sanctions, limiting Russia’s ability to sell its oil and gas, are a boost to Kyiv

Taoiseach Micheál Martin says Republic is not a ‘safe haven’ from Russian threat

Campaigners say appointment of Niamh Sweeney undermines trust in Data Protection Commission, which they say has an ‘abysmal’ record in taking on big tech companies

Ireland’s early morning pre-summit meeting with Nordic and Baltic States is now a fixture of Brussels diplomacy

Negotiations continuing on legally tricky plan to use Russian assets to fund loan to Ukraine

Offaly man Séamus Boland set to become president of European Economic and Social Committee

Meta sought Government’s help to rein in Brussels regulators after €200 million fine

Denmark says some states not pulling their weight, as EU ministers discuss using frozen Russian assets to assist Kyiv

Payments giant backs Government proposal to crack down on ads linked to fraud schemes

But diplomats say threat of suspending agreement must ‘stay on table’ as leverage for Gaza

Internal documents show defence firms sought €100bn EU fund to shore up Europe’s security