Zelenskiy to visit Downing Street ahead of Trump meeting with Putin European leaders and Ukrainian president speak with Trump ahead of Friday’s US-Russia summitThu Aug 14 2025 - 07:13
The Brussels street named after an anti-Semite and a woman who saved hundreds of JewsThere is poetic justice in Rue Edmond Picard is becoming Rue Andrée Geulen – although that hasn’t stopped some residents from grumblingThu Aug 14 2025 - 05:00
European leaders eye Trump-Putin talks on Ukraine with anxiety Despite positive spin from Wednesday’s meeting, Zelenskiy and Europe will be shut out of Alaska summitWed Aug 13 2025 - 18:26
More than 100 former MEPs urge EU to suspend association agreement with IsraelStarvation of civilian population in Gaza amounts to ‘nothing short of a war crime’, open letter statesMon Aug 11 2025 - 16:25
Why did the EU sign a tariff deal overwhelmingly favourable to the US? The EU made many concessions in negotiations and got little in returnThu Jul 31 2025 - 10:06
European unity would have broken down in a trade war with the USFrance is attacking 15% tariff deal, yet like Ireland had wanted Brussels to water down retaliatory measuresThu Jul 31 2025 - 05:00
‘Clear understanding’ 15% tariff max will be applied by US to pharma exports Pharmaceuticals and semiconductors accounted for the bulk of Ireland’s exports to the US in 2024Tue Jul 29 2025 - 06:00
How the EU’s ‘lopsided’ US trade deal was doneDeal brings certainty to European firms, but at a costMon Jul 28 2025 - 17:15
EU-US tariffs deal at 15% preferable to ‘ruinous’ trade war, says Taoiseach Both sides are to continue negotiations on the detail, including possible tariff exemptions for several sectorsMon Jul 28 2025 - 16:37
Ireland ‘regrets 15% tariff’ but welcomes ‘clarity’ of trade dealFinal terms worked out during meeting between Donald Trump and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen in ScotlandMon Jul 28 2025 - 06:00
In Ozempic’s home town they fear two things: a new set of tariffs, and a company in KinsalePharmaceutical giants in Europe brace themselves for a tariffs fight that is likely still to comeMon Jul 28 2025 - 06:00
EU agrees to 15% tariffs in US deal after months of fractious talks Breakthrough follows meeting of US president Donald Trump and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen in ScotlandSun Jul 27 2025 - 18:39
Taoiseach to ‘delve into’ Amazon’s scrapping of Dublin plant over failure to secure power supplyTech giant’s decision has closed off prospect of more than 500 jobs being created Fri Jul 25 2025 - 11:40
Trump and von der Leyen to meet in effort to land trade deal President puts chance of deal with EU on tariffs at ‘50-50′ Fri Jul 25 2025 - 10:45
EU pushing to cap future tariffs on pharma in US dealNegotiations approaching ‘juncture’ to agree a tariff deal, Taoiseach Micheál Martin saysThu Jul 24 2025 - 16:00
Fine Gael irked by Niall Collins’s dismissal of blanket VAT cut for ‘price-gouging’ hospitality sectorMinister for Enterprise Peter Burke ‘unequivocally’ reaffirms commitment to reducing rate from 13.5 to 9 per centThu Jul 24 2025 - 15:35
Lost in translation? Spain’s scandal-hit prime minister bets on EU support for Catalan, Basque and Galician Recognition of Catalan as official EU language would buy Pedro Sánchez breathing space during domestic crisisThu Jul 24 2025 - 06:00
EU moves towards accepting 15% tariff as price of dealBrussels could agree to deal that would avoid 30% tariffs threatened by Donald TrumpWed Jul 23 2025 - 22:24
No increase in aid reaching people of Gaza despite Israel commitment, EU report saysConditions in Gaza ‘continue to be beyond catastrophic’, the report statesWed Jul 23 2025 - 17:00
‘Dominance, dependency and blackmail’: EU and China talks overshadowed by deep divisionsA summit meeting in Beijing comes as Europe and China face growing rifts over trade, Russia, and global power dynamicsTue Jul 22 2025 - 06:00
Who is Mairead McGuinness, the early front-runner in the presidential race?Fine Gael hopeful is seen as a superb communicator and ‘parliament whisperer’, but her proximity to Ursula von der Leyen may not be an electoral assetSat Jul 19 2025 - 06:00
Warning labels on alcohol an idea from ‘different time’, Minister warned Cabinet colleague Minister for Enterprise asked Minister for Health to pause plans for alcohol health warnings due to global economic uncertaintyFri Jul 18 2025 - 20:03
Plan to overhaul EU’s sacred CAP cow a risky moveEuropean Commission’s €2 trillion budget proposal the product of chaotic backroom negotiations Fri Jul 18 2025 - 06:00
EU seems to suddenly discover it has leverage on Israel Europe letter: Israel’s aid commitment cuts off momentum for EU sanctions on Gaza Thu Jul 17 2025 - 06:00
Proposed €2tn EU budget would increase funding for defence Controversial overhaul would roll Cap farm subsidies into national funding pots Wed Jul 16 2025 - 18:56
Israeli pledge to let more aid into Gaza will be kept under ‘close watch’, EU says Failure to sanction Israel a ‘disgraceful’ moment in union’s history, Amnesty International says Tue Jul 15 2025 - 17:30
Bourbon and Boeing to be targeted in EU retaliatory tariffs despite Government lobbyingEuropean Union readying counter-tariffs on US products should talks fail Tue Jul 15 2025 - 10:16
Trump’s 30% tariffs would effectively cut off EU-US trade, Sefcovic saysTop EU negotiator says higher tariff rates would ‘prohibit’ transatlantic trade Mon Jul 14 2025 - 08:59
Irish Government urges against EU escalating tariff row with US Fresh Trump threats of 30 per cent tariffs a ‘negotiating tactic’, Simon Harris says Mon Jul 14 2025 - 06:00
EU to push for deal ahead of Trump deadline on tariffs, says Von der LeyenMacron expresses ‘very strong disapproval’, Meloni warns against ‘polarisations that would make reaching an agreement more complex’Sun Jul 13 2025 - 17:58
Calls grow louder for Europe to deploy its ‘Big Bazooka’ in tariff negotiationsCalls for EU to take more aggressive stance in US negotiations will likely get louder Sun Jul 13 2025 - 14:59
Donald Trump announces 30% tariff on goods from European UnionMove by US president will be seen as a major setback to hopes for EU-US tariff deal Sat Jul 12 2025 - 17:28
Government effort to ban occupied territories trade gets EU boost Officials suggest move would not require general EU sign-off but may need debate among member statesFri Jul 11 2025 - 19:07
Trump says letter outlining EU tariffs is on the way European politicians and diplomats on standby waiting for word of a breakthrough Fri Jul 11 2025 - 09:40
Von der Leyen’s allies reject no-confidence motion through gritted teeth Patience for side deals struck between European People’s Party and far-right MEPs wearing thin Fri Jul 11 2025 - 06:00
EU-US tariff negotiations in ‘final phase’European Commission also finalising package of EU counter-tariffs if talks collapse without a dealThu Jul 10 2025 - 17:23
Israel promises to increase aid supplies to GazaMove follows negotiations with European UnionThu Jul 10 2025 - 12:35
The Danish city that heats its homes with underground water Europe letter: A small geothermal plant could heat up to a fifth of homes in Aarhus in the next few yearsThu Jul 10 2025 - 05:00
EU and US on brink of tariff deal to avoid trade war Intense negotiations to trash out ‘agreement in principle’ coming to a conclusion Wed Jul 09 2025 - 21:09
EU working ‘day and night’ for tariff deal, Ursula von der Leyen says European economy still expected to grow if 10 per cent tariffs stay, ECB’s Philip Lane saysWed Jul 09 2025 - 18:25
Fianna Fáil MEPs will not support censure of Ursula von der LeyenVote of no-confidence in European Commission president had been tabled by far-right and populist parties Wed Jul 09 2025 - 14:16
Hungary’s failure to tackle high-level corruption a concern, EU report saysLack of reform in Hungary ‘deeply disappointing’, says EU justice commissioner Michael McGrathTue Jul 08 2025 - 19:33
EU-US tariff negotiations have ‘number of weeks’ to go, Donohoe says EU negotiators pushing for spirits and aircraft to get tariff exemption in trade dealTue Jul 08 2025 - 16:55
Fianna Fáil MEPs still to pick a side ahead of no-confidence motion in European Commission presidentUrsula von der Leyen rejects censure motion as playing into the hands of ‘anti-vaxxers and Putin apologists’Mon Jul 07 2025 - 21:42
EU gets three-week extension to negotiate US trade deal to avert escalating tariffs rowTalks had intensified recently as EU sought to secure deal before July 9th deadlineMon Jul 07 2025 - 19:53
Paschal Donohoe to remain as Eurogroup chair for third termDonohoe set to be re-elected to influential EU role that chairs meetings of euro zone ministers Mon Jul 07 2025 - 14:31
A frugal no more: Russian threat shifts Denmark’s thinking on defence spendingInvasion of Ukraine has led Danes to rethink previous scepticism about closer EU tiesMon Jul 07 2025 - 05:00
‘Doubts’ about US commitment to European security should bring EU and Ukraine closer, says ZelenskiyUrsula von der Leyen says more pressure needs to be put on Russia to end war in UkraineThu Jul 03 2025 - 19:35
Any EU trade deal with US would be limited in scope initially to avoid July 9th tariffs, von der Leyen saysEuropean 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 Thu Jul 03 2025 - 16:27
Paschal Donohoe well placed in Eurogroup job race despite Spanish challengeSpanish government short of favours as economy minister challenges Paschal Donohoe for Eurogroup roleThu Jul 03 2025 - 05:00
