French diplomats try out a new social media strategy: mock the trolls Europe letter: French foreign ministry ‘ups the volume’ in new combative response to online attacksThu Feb 05 2026 - 06:00
Inside the ‘dead zone’ in Europe’s last divided capitalElections in Cyprus raise hopes for fresh attempt to resolve decades old conflict on the divided Mediterranean island Mon Feb 02 2026 - 13:00
Phil Hogan seeks Government backing for senior UN role Ex-Fine Gael minister resigned from senior European position in light of Golfgate controversy during pandemicFri Jan 30 2026 - 15:49
Inside Cyprus' Green Line, separating north and southIrish Times European Correspondent Jack Power visits Cyprus' Green Line, a buffer zone between the disputed north and south of the island. Video: Jack PowerFri Jan 30 2026 - 08:37
EU blacklists Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organisation Iran’s foreign ministry condemned what it said was the ‘illegal and unjustified’ designation Thu Jan 29 2026 - 21:19
McEntee ‘doesn’t see’ Ireland joining Donald Trump’s Board of Peace Micheál Martin did not rule out possibility of Ireland’s involvement in the body last weekThu Jan 29 2026 - 09:28
Game over? Video gamers take fight to Brussels over developers cutting supports Europe letter: Campaign pushing for end to developers ‘killing’ video games by withdrawing online support Thu Jan 29 2026 - 06:00
Technology watchdogs warn Government they are under-resourced in face of growing workloadBudget strain ‘undermines State’s crucial role’ enforcing EU tech and data regulationsWed Jan 28 2026 - 06:00
European Commission opens investigation into Grok’s ‘nudification’ feature Probe launched into breaches of EU digital regulations by X and Grok following recent controversy Mon Jan 26 2026 - 11:01
What’s the beef with the latest twist in the EU-Mercosur trade deal?MEPs this week voted to refer the agreement to the European Court of Justice for a legal reviewSat Jan 24 2026 - 06:00
‘Time to step up’: von der Leyen pushes Arctic defence at EU summitTalks expected between the Trump administration, Denmark and Greenland on the future security of the Arctic islandFri Jan 23 2026 - 07:49
Trust is broken. Europe-US relations have never been lowerRelations between Europe and United States badly damaged by Trump’s Greenland ambitions Thu Jan 22 2026 - 18:00
Cyprus’s frozen conflict holds lessons for any Ukraine peace dealUneasy ceasefire splits Cyprus more than half a century after fierce fighting endedThu Jan 22 2026 - 05:15
Trump drops tariff threat over Greenland after ‘very productive meeting’ with NatoUS president says ‘framework of a future deal’ over the Danish territory agreed following talks with alliance’s Mark RutteWed Jan 21 2026 - 22:12
Trump seems to blink first ahead of high-stakes EU summitWhat unfolds over the coming days and weeks could still well define the transatlantic relationship for years to comeWed Jan 21 2026 - 21:11
Denmark welcomes Trump’s move to drop tariff threat over GreenlandEU leaders to meet in Brussels on Thursday to plan joint response to US president’s threats to take Arctic territoryWed Jan 21 2026 - 20:49
MEPs refer Mercosur deal to EU courts, throwing future of trade agreement into doubtAny decision to allow trade deal to come into force provisionally as an interim measure would be controversial Wed Jan 21 2026 - 17:38
Macron accuses Trump of trying to ‘subordinate’ Europe in pursuit of GreenlandEU leaders preparing diplomatic blitz in Davos to lobby US president to retract Greenland and tariff threatsWed Jan 21 2026 - 06:00
EU faces possibility of ‘entire breakdown’ in transatlantic relationship, Tánaiste saysBloc’s leaders prepare diplomatic blitz to lobby Donald Trump to row back on Greenland, tariff threatsTue Jan 20 2026 - 21:28
EU leaders scramble to calibrate response to Trump threatsRequired majority of national governments appear not to favour unleashing the trade ‘bazooka’ – yetTue Jan 20 2026 - 18:02
‘I do not understand what you are doing’: Read the text message between Macron and Trump about Greenland In exchange shared by US president, the French leader said he ‘he did not understand’ Trump’s stanceTue Jan 20 2026 - 10:18
European leaders hope to avoid Greenland dispute escalating into trade war Macron likely to propose first use of bloc’s ‘bazooka’ emergency power to increase its negotiating leverageMon Jan 19 2026 - 20:50
Greenland crisis: Advocates for caution may come under pressure at key EU summit Emergency meeting likely to be guided by Danish prime minister on Greenland retaliation Mon Jan 19 2026 - 12:56
Fears about Mercosur trade deal ‘unfounded’, says Michael McGrath Agreement between EU and South American bloc signed by commission president Ursula von der Leyen on Saturday Mon Jan 19 2026 - 06:00
European leaders may soon drop the don’t-upset-the-toddler approach to Trump relationsUS president’s latest tariffs threat comes as part of aim to acquire Greenland Sun Jan 18 2026 - 21:49
EU to consider €93bn counter tariffs at emergency Greenland summitConcern in Dublin that EU-US trade deal could unravel with serious implications for Irish economySun Jan 18 2026 - 21:46
Secret video sparks corruption storm in Cyprus as it assumes EU presidency: Who is behind it?Cyprus president Nikos Christodoulides tries to shake off controversy involving top aides and alleged cash-for-access scheme Fri Jan 16 2026 - 07:36
Ukraine’s entry into EU a guarantee against future Russian attack, von der Leyen says Greenland ‘can count’ on political and financial support from Europe, says commission presidentThu Jan 15 2026 - 18:33
European Parliament vote could yet spring a late Mercosur twist Shifting alliances mean parliament vote to ratify EU-South American trade deal will be a close oneThu Jan 15 2026 - 05:36
Irish MEPs to oppose Mercosur deal in final European Parliament ratification vote Backlash from farmers after majority of EU states approve landmark trade agreementFri Jan 09 2026 - 18:12
‘Playing small politics’: Mercosur vote will damage Ireland’s influence in Brussels Ireland’s standing is harmed by perception that Government put domestic politics ahead of European interestFri Jan 09 2026 - 13:07
‘Big disappointment’: EC officials criticise Irish opposition to Mercosur dealIndependents and farming lobby resist backing the trade agreement, which is expected to passFri Jan 09 2026 - 06:00
Ireland will vote against Mercosur trade deal, Taoiseach and Tánaiste confirmSimon Harris said the government’s position stands: ‘We will vote against the agreement’Thu Jan 08 2026 - 13:51
Independent TDs stand firm in opposition to Mercosur trade dealAn Irish vote against contentious trade deal risks burning political capital in BrusselsThu Jan 08 2026 - 06:00
The European Commission does not want you to read this articleEU executive tried to keep correspondence between union’s tech enforcer and US multinationals under wrapsThu Jan 08 2026 - 05:04
Europe and US commit to ‘legally binding’ security guarantees in Ukraine peace deal States reiterate support to deploy troops from European nations to reassure Kyiv in event of truce with RussiaTue Jan 06 2026 - 19:51
Mercosur: Fresh concessions on EU agriculture funding tabled to swing trade deal Ursula von der Leyen promises more cash for farmers in next EU budget on eve of crunch Mercosur vote Tue Jan 06 2026 - 17:02
EU vote on Mercosur trade deal with South American nations takes place on FridayGovernment should vote against agreement even if Ireland is only opponent, Michael Healy-Rae saysMon Jan 05 2026 - 19:46
EU gives stuttering response to US action in Venezuela as Greenland threat resurfacesMilitary intervention to remove Maduro heightens European leaders fears about US desire to take GreenlandMon Jan 05 2026 - 16:56
A €120 dinner for two in Beijing, Berlin, Damascus and Odesa? Our correspondents couldn’t spend their moneyFrom shrimp skin in Beijing to chicken livers in Syria and cherry schnapps in Berlin, the quality and value available in other countries are strikingSat Jan 03 2026 - 05:00
How are Europe’s neutral and non-aligned states changing policies in an age of war?There are fewer non-aligned European countries after Finland and Sweden joined Nato, while Denmark has dropped its rejection of EU defence cooperation Fri Jan 02 2026 - 06:10
Guinness and Boyzone diplomacy: How Irish Embassies exercise soft power around the world Internal study gives an insight into how Department of Foreign Affairs views Irish influence abroad Fri Jan 02 2026 - 06:00
European countries still have ‘negative perception’ of Irish corporate tax recordInternal study of diplomatic ‘soft power’ says more use could be made of popularity of artists like U2 and the CorrsFri Jan 02 2026 - 06:00
‘Ukraine is still in the fight – no one would have predicted that’: What next for Kyiv in 2026?Ukraine needs maximum support from its allies on the battlefield, as well as at the negotiating tableThu Jan 01 2026 - 06:00
What’s the best meal Jack Power can buy in Brussels for €120?Our correspondent is not vegetarian or vegan but he ate well in local vegan restaurant, VerdōThu Jan 01 2026 - 05:11
Two first time MEPs: ‘The first six months was very difficult’ while ‘living out of a suitcase’Nina Carberry and Ciaran Mullooly discuss red-eye flights to Brussels and fighting for speaking time in parliamentFri Dec 26 2025 - 06:00
EU weighs direct talks with Russia to avoid being sidelined over UkraineEU expected to push for greater input into negotiations between US, Moscow and Kyiv after agreement on €90bn loanFri Dec 19 2025 - 18:51
EU funding deal for Ukraine: dissenter Hungary joined by Slovakia and Czech RepublicA tear that Hungary’s premier, Viktor Orban, has spent years pulling at in the EU tent has just got biggerFri Dec 19 2025 - 15:26
Ukraine deal: EU leaders agree €90bn loan after frozen Russian assets plan failsCrunch summit breaks up with agreement for EU loan to shore up Ukraine’s finances for next two years Fri Dec 19 2025 - 06:11
EU summit: Tusk warns Europe could pay ‘in blood’ if aid for Ukraine is not unblockedSummit rests on stance taken by Belgian prime minister Bart De WeverFri Dec 19 2025 - 06:00
