Kevin Barrett to be appointed ‘chef de cabinet’ for EU commissioner Michael McGrath
Position is a commissioner’s point person on high-level policy debates within European Commission
Ireland braces for hottest day of 2026 as heatwave grips Europe
Soaring values in France, Italy, Spain, England and other western European states exerting significant strain
No free lunch for Burnham if he is at the table for UK-EU reset talks
Europe letter: Starmer’s departure offers UK government a chance to ‘reset the reset’ in autumn EU deal
Brussels open to 150,000 cap on post-Brexit ‘youth mobility’ scheme
Concession to stop UK universities charging EU students international tuition fees could be ‘decoupled’ from reset deal
Soaring temperatures continue to break records across Europe
Brussels-based officials in EU institutions advised to eat plenty of fruit and wear a hat when braving heatwave gripping Europe
Public urged to stay safe in heatwave as temperatures soar across Europe
France, Spain, Italy and Luxembourg on alert, while Met Éireann warns Ireland set for ‘exceptionally hot’ Thursday
‘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
Warning of reputational risk if Government departments don’t pull weight during EU presidency
French authorities ‘open’ to sending police officers to assist gardaí in security arrangements
How will Ireland try to make its mark during its stint with the EU presidency?
Irish Ministers and diplomats will chair EU-level discussions and broker compromises between the other 26 countries from July 1st until the end of this year
António Costa should represent EU in future Ukraine peace talks, Martin says
Necessary for EU to open a ‘direct’ line of contact to Kremlin, European Council president says
A divided EU turns to Ireland to stitch together its next budget
Clashing demands over farm subsidies, defence and debt set the stage for a challenging Irish presidency
Failure to land European budget deal would leave EU in ‘limbo’, Taoiseach says
Current €1.2tn budget covers farm subsidies and regional development grants among funding schemes
European leaders debate getting tough on China: ‘We have to defend ourselves’
Having spent the last year and a half avoiding a trade war with Washington, European leaders may not have the stomach to start one with Beijing
Brussels blame game masks member states’ role in Gaza inaction
A coalition of hesitant governments has repeatedly derailed efforts to impose trade or diplomatic costs on Israel
A clear front-runner has emerged in the race to join the EU - can it cross the finish line?
Balkan country’s push to become next member state a test of whether enlargement path is ‘credible’, says chief negotiator














