EU to develop Covid-19 vaccine ‘pass’ amid divisions over issueDigital certificate would show vaccine status or test result but not all countries are keenMon Mar 01 2021 - 19:15
EU auditors warn of waste in €5 billion Brexit fundRush to push out funds quickly could sacrifice quality, warn auditorsMon Mar 01 2021 - 18:10
EU says it will co-operate closely with Nato and US on security and defenceLeaders agree bloc must ‘take more responsbility’ in the face of global instabilityFri Feb 26 2021 - 19:45
Covid-19: Ireland could be ‘close to normal’ by end of year, says Dr Ronan Glynn‘Sudden and sharp’ decrease in cases in care facilities shows effect of vaccines, briefing hearsFri Feb 26 2021 - 01:00
EU looks to develop digital vaccine certificatesNon-essential travel strongly discouraged and 'open questions' over merits of systemThu Feb 25 2021 - 21:05
EU to force multinationals to reveal tax filings as Ireland loses debateCountry-by-country reporting had been blocked since 2016Thu Feb 25 2021 - 16:51
Ireland’s recent Covid-19 suppression must happen across Europe – WHOEasing measures as at-risk people are vaccinated will ‘encourage’ variants, says expertThu Feb 25 2021 - 12:26
The outlook for vaccination is better than it seemsEurope Letter: Ireland and other EU countries believe they can catch up with the UKWed Feb 24 2021 - 20:30
Charities call on Ireland to drop opposition to EU tax transparency ruleMeasure would require multinationals to declare activities and tax paidWed Feb 24 2021 - 14:11
AstraZeneca says it will deliver all contracted second-quarter vaccines to EUFirm says half the 180m doses will come from EU and half from international supplyTue Feb 23 2021 - 20:01
EU to sanction Russian officials over Navalny treatmentMove over Kremlin critic’s jailing would be first use of bloc’s so-called Magnitsky ActMon Feb 22 2021 - 21:04
Covid-19: How Denmark plans to finish vaccinating by June 27thDanish healthcare system expects to vaccinate 100,000 people a day as supplies ramp upMon Feb 22 2021 - 20:59
Israel destroys Irish aid to Palestinian village communityTents, solar panels and herd shelters smashed as Ireland and EU urged to evolve policyFri Feb 19 2021 - 19:00
Here comes another Super Mario, but one man cannot change ItalyEurope Letter: Outsized hopes pinned on former central banker are ominousWed Feb 17 2021 - 21:21
EU fears Ireland risks undermining common cause by dwelling on Article 16Analysis: Feeling in Europe that Ireland needs to be reminded solidarity works both waysWed Feb 17 2021 - 20:15
EU agrees deal for millions of additional Covid-19 vaccine dosesCommission also putting funds into studying and responding to new variants of diseaseWed Feb 17 2021 - 15:23
Single-dose vaccine will be a game-changer, says TaoiseachJohnson & Johnson vaccine should be available in Ireland by AprilWed Feb 17 2021 - 03:03
European Space Agency launches search for new astronautsRecruitment drive invites wider range of new candidates for space-based missionsTue Feb 16 2021 - 20:30
Covid-19: Single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine could be cleared for use ‘in weeks’Company says it expects to begin supplying doses to EU in second quarter of 2021Tue Feb 16 2021 - 17:57
EU agency urges immediate and tough steps to prevent fresh Covid-19 waveECDC advises national authorities to speed up Covid vaccinations of highest risk groupsTue Feb 16 2021 - 08:04
New variants risk fresh Covid-19 surge, ECDC warnsHealth authority urges strong action to prevent new wave before vaccines are rolled outTue Feb 16 2021 - 03:01
Covid supports for businesses likely to be extended until mid year, says DonohoeMinister for Finance chaired Eurogroup meeting briefed by WHO on Covid-19 outlookMon Feb 15 2021 - 20:24
First Covid-19 stimulus funds expected by mid-yearMoney aims to underpin economic growth as EU aims to vaccinate most adults by September 21stFri Feb 12 2021 - 11:32
UK and EU appear to harden positions on implementing Northern Ireland protocolMichael Gove and Maros Sefcovic meet in London after EU commissioner rejects changesThu Feb 11 2021 - 22:55
Difficulties in the North due to Brexit, not protocol, insists BarnierEU’s chief negotiator says measure to prevent hard border is the solution, not the problemThu Feb 11 2021 - 17:23
Brexit: EU rules out sweeping changes to checks at Northern Ireland portsEuropean Commission says current checks on goods from Britain are inadequateWed Feb 10 2021 - 21:04
Von der Leyen turns abundance of Irish concerns into democratic deficitEurope Letter: Sinn Féin MEP was left addressing a chair as ‘madame president’Wed Feb 10 2021 - 20:30
Ursula von der Leyen brushes off appeals from Irish MEPs about Article 16‘Mistakes were made in the process leading up to the decision and I deeply regret that but in the end we got it right’Wed Feb 10 2021 - 12:59
Ursula von der Leyen set to take questions from MEPs in the European ParliamentCommission reviewing communication with Irish officials after triggering of Article 16Tue Feb 09 2021 - 20:49
EU hardens towards Russia after ill-fated diplomatic tripIrish MEPs among signatories of letter asking Josep Borrell to resign over ‘humiliation’Tue Feb 09 2021 - 20:22
EU handling of Covid has had lots of lows but critics ignore things it got rightPerhaps most importantly, the pandemic is a lesson to EU to stick to things it’s good atSat Feb 06 2021 - 01:01
Covid-19: EU unprepared for vaccine production, delivery challenges, says von der LeyenEuropean Commission president fails to explain why Article 16 of North protocol was citedFri Feb 05 2021 - 10:05
Irish MEPs demand answers from von der Leyen over use of article 16Mistake by European Commission destabilised new post-Brexit arrangements for NorthThu Feb 04 2021 - 20:03
UK right-wing still fuelled by rivalry with EU despite finalisation of BrexitPerils for Ireland in navigating fraught relationship between London and BrusselsWed Feb 03 2021 - 21:00
Switzerland declines to authorise AstraZeneca vaccine over insufficient dataMedical regulator deems there is insufficient data to reach firm conclusions on efficacyWed Feb 03 2021 - 16:29
Ireland in line to get 4.47m Covid-19 vaccine doses by end of JuneLegislation required before mandatory hotel quarantine for travellers can be enforcedWed Feb 03 2021 - 01:00
Shellshock in Brussels after Commission blunder‘A gift to the Brexiteers’ – surprise inclusion of contentious Article 16 stuns Irish officialsWed Feb 03 2021 - 01:00
Johnson calls for ‘urgent action’ from EU to resolve NI protocol problemsEU and UK to hold talks with Foster and O’Neill over security at North’s portsWed Feb 03 2021 - 00:50
Ireland in line to vaccinate half its population by end-June, EU data showsEuropean Union expects to receive over 400m vaccine doses by that dateTue Feb 02 2021 - 21:29
‘No evidence’ of paramilitaries behind port threats, says PSNIEuropean Commission tells its Northern Irish port staff told not to attend work over safety fearsTue Feb 02 2021 - 17:17
‘I regret that article 16 was mentioned’: Von der Leyen statement in fullQuestions put by The Irish Times to European Commission presidentTue Feb 02 2021 - 03:13
How European Commission made blunder of Northern Ireland protocolDespite available expertise and insight, EU oversight process failed spectacularlyTue Feb 02 2021 - 03:02
Von der Leyen expresses regret over use of article 16 in Covid vaccine exports rowEuropean Commission president ‘determined to ensure’ North protocol is upheldTue Feb 02 2021 - 03:01
Covid-19: Failure to self-isolate central to Ireland’s coronavirus control problemQuarantine for travellers gets the headlines but self-isolation is seen as most important pillarSat Jan 30 2021 - 01:56
Brussels vaccines move prompts backlash both sides of BorderMartin and Foster criticise protocol use to limit AstraZeneca supply to BritainSat Jan 30 2021 - 01:00
EU backs down on plan to control export of Covid-19 vaccines across Border into North amid outcryFoster describes move to trigger Article 16 of Northern Ireland Protocol as ‘act of hostility’Sat Jan 30 2021 - 00:25
AstraZeneca Covid vaccine wins approval from EU regulatorEMA approves use in all adults despite German caution on giving drug to older peopleFri Jan 29 2021 - 17:34
Germany set to limit AstraZeneca vaccine to under-65s‘Insufficient data’ from trials to determine efficacy of Covid-19 drug on elderlyFri Jan 29 2021 - 01:00
German vaccine committee recommends no AstraZeneca jab for over-65sEuropean Medicines Agency due to decide on vaccine on FridayThu Jan 28 2021 - 13:48
If the vaccines row wasn’t real, Boris Johnson would have to invent itEurope Letter: The pandemic will not end without international co-operationWed Jan 27 2021 - 21:02
