EU funding for Irish farmers to hit €10.73bn under Common Agriculture PolicyGovernment pushes back on complaints of cuts by farming groupsWed Jul 22 2020 - 15:08
Ireland to get €1.3bn for Covid-19 response from EU dealState in line for large share of €5bn Brexit fund in ‘unprecedented’ joint borrowing planWed Jul 22 2020 - 02:26
Q&A: What did Ireland win from the EU talks?Members this morning signed off on a €1.8 trillion package amid the coronavirus pandemicTue Jul 21 2020 - 10:15
EU leaders reach deal on Covid-19 recovery fund after marathon summitEU clinches ‘historic’ €1.8 trillion package to fund next seven years after 90-hour talksTue Jul 21 2020 - 05:55
EU financial compromise could see agriculture take hitProposal to break deadlock includes limits to Cap payments and reduced rural fundsTue Jul 21 2020 - 02:27
Martin warns against cutting recovery fund too much to please the ‘Frugals’Negotiations to agree stimulus and budget neared a record lengthMon Jul 20 2020 - 19:13
EU summit: Obstructionism by the 'Frugals' is a lose-lose for everybodyDutch argument holding up talks is disingenuous and casts them as ‘the new British’Mon Jul 20 2020 - 12:43
Deadlocked EU talks: What’s at stake at the summitLeaders hope to form a recovery plan to dig the continent out of the Covid-19 recessionMon Jul 20 2020 - 11:38
EU summit: Leaders urged to agree €1.8tn budget and recovery packageSplit between northern and southern countries leads to budget impasseMon Jul 20 2020 - 09:01
Irish economy to get injection of up to €7bn in stimulus measuresHuge financial package aimed at mitigating record 8.3% recession forecast across EUMon Jul 20 2020 - 02:00
EU summit deadlocked as haggling continues over €1.8tn fundAt stake is €750bn rescue package and budget for next seven yearsSun Jul 19 2020 - 20:57
Micheál Martin fears EU summit is moving towards cutting €750bn recovery packageMerkel warns meeting could end without deal as Covid-19 fund talks continueSun Jul 19 2020 - 12:35
Merkel warns EU summit could end without deal as Covid-19 fund talks continueLeaders are split over size of economic recovery package and the seven-year EU budgetSun Jul 19 2020 - 10:09
EU summit stalls amid ‘heated’ debate and recriminationsEuropean leaders are locked in intense talks on €750bn Covid-19 recovery fundSat Jul 18 2020 - 22:07
EU member states at loggerheads over fund in ‘moment of truth’Leaders in face masks prepared for all-night talks on fund to ease effects of deep recessionFri Jul 17 2020 - 21:30
Ireland would oppose EU digital tax, says Micheál MartinTaoiseach acknowledges issue of taxation of multinationals is under increasing focusFri Jul 17 2020 - 11:13
EU summit: Uphill battle to break deadlock as marathon talks kick offMarathon talks to begin, as EU leaders seek united effort to address pandemicThu Jul 16 2020 - 21:51
EU court rejects data transfer tool in Max Schrems casePrivacy agreement doesn’t offer sufficient protection to EU citizens’ data, court findsThu Jul 16 2020 - 19:01
EU court fines Ireland €2m over delay in anti-money laundering rulesRomania also fined and ordered to pay lump sum of €3mThu Jul 16 2020 - 12:19
Apple case hardens Brussels’ resolve to tackle ‘agressive taxation’Commission plans to use treaty clause to allow it act against low-tax member statesThu Jul 16 2020 - 04:00
Europe has lost Apple battle, but the war is far from overEurope Letter: Intense spotlight on Ireland’s tax regime won’t go away anytime soonWed Jul 15 2020 - 21:08
European Commission to press ahead with tax clampdown after Apple rulingFirst use of treaty article to bypass taxation veto is among the proposalsWed Jul 15 2020 - 16:25
Paschal Donohoe’s victory seen as a revolt against EU’s ‘big four’Spanish said to be seething as small nations choose Irishman over ‘favourite’ candidateSat Jul 11 2020 - 01:00
Brussels proposes €5bn Brexit fund to break deadlock around Covid planEU leaders meet next week to try to reach agreement on budget and recovery planFri Jul 10 2020 - 16:33
Paschal Donohoe elected president of key euro-zone bodyMinister will lead euro-zone finance team in funding cost of pandemic and recoveryFri Jul 10 2020 - 01:39
Paschal Donohoe’s election as Eurogroup president ‘a great win for Ireland’, says TaoiseachMinister for Finance pledges to ‘work night and day’ to deliver home and European rolesThu Jul 09 2020 - 21:06
Donohoe’s new role puts State at centre of debate over EU’s futureMinister for Finance to lead Eurogroup as talks over euro zone rescue reach heightThu Jul 09 2020 - 20:48
‘Prepare for January’: European Commission warns as Brexit trade talks stall‘Inevitable disruptions’ on way whether or not deal is agreed, document points outThu Jul 09 2020 - 17:34
Naomi O’Leary: Ireland’s travel policy curbed by BritainState’s unique political and geographic siting severs us from EU agreements on bordersThu Jul 09 2020 - 05:00
Intensive canvassing before Paschal Donohoe’s Eurogroup bidMinister for Finance seeks election in contest with Luxembourg and Spanish counterpartsThu Jul 09 2020 - 02:08
Merkel faces fiendishly difficult balancing act as she tries to save EuropeEurope Letter: German leader says only unity can ward off populism and economic turmoilWed Jul 08 2020 - 21:00
Brexit: System agreed for Irish goods to skip checks on UK tradeArrangement affects two-thirds of exporters that use Britain as land bridgeFri Jul 03 2020 - 18:05
Dara Murphy leaves EU job after just seven monthsFormer Cork Fine Gael North Central TD had resigned Dáil position for post under shadow of expenses scandalFri Jul 03 2020 - 09:51
Angela Merkel urges unity as Europe faces toughest momentTwo German women at the helm of key institutions as EU confronts crisisThu Jul 02 2020 - 19:28
Angela Merkel’s chance to shape her legacy – and secure the EU’s futureEurope Letter: Germany’s goal is to keep Europe together as it assumes the EU presidencyWed Jul 01 2020 - 20:06
Government criticised for mixed messages on overseas travelAuthorities unlikely to tell airlines to cancel flights or ban foreign travelWed Jul 01 2020 - 03:07
Why are France and Germany advising against travel to Ireland?The State’s unusual position in the EU rather than coronavirus rate means it’s left outTue Jun 30 2020 - 16:14
Ireland left out as EU opens borders to 15 states including Australia, Canada and JapanThe State was invited to take part, but could only do so if Britain agreed due to open borderTue Jun 30 2020 - 15:59
Venezuela gives EU ambassador 72 hours to leave after sanctions imposedOrder follows sanctions against 11 officials accused of preventing democratic functioningTue Jun 30 2020 - 13:36
Britain ups the pressure to end Brexit talks by end of summerIntense negotiations resume to break deadlock over UK’s future relationship with EUTue Jun 30 2020 - 04:58
Paschal Donohoe endorsed for Eurogroup presidency by EPP partyMinister deemed suitable on grounds of understanding and Ireland’s bailout historyMon Jun 29 2020 - 18:58
Hogan pulls out of race to lead World Trade OrganisationEuropean commissioner floated himself as candidate following unexpected resignation of WTO director general Roberto AzevêdoMon Jun 29 2020 - 10:16
Irish woman named first female head of top EU medicines agencyEmer Cooke to lead EMA at crucial time for the body due to Covid-19 pandemicFri Jun 26 2020 - 12:06
Direct provision: How the controversial system may be demolishedDismantling system for accommodating asylum seekers is likely to be lengthy processFri Jun 26 2020 - 06:00
Ryanair accuses Lufthansa of a price-fixing cartelMichael O’Leary vows to challenge German government’s €6bn Lufthansa bailout in ECJThu Jun 25 2020 - 19:28
EU foreign affairs chief in Cyprus to show ‘strong solidarity’ against Turkish drillingDrilling in disputed waters part of increased Turkish assertiveness from Syria to LibyaThu Jun 25 2020 - 19:04
Coronavirus resurges in Europe as lockdowns ease, warns WHORise in virus cases in some countries risks pushing ‘health systems to brink once again’Thu Jun 25 2020 - 17:18
Donohoe expected to bid for presidency of EurogroupPaschal Donohoe is thought to have wide support as a candidate among membersThu Jun 25 2020 - 01:16
The EU's biggest obstacle may be the Dutch parliamentEurope Letter: EU recovery plan requiring national approval may run aground in The HagueWed Jun 24 2020 - 21:00
EU mulls keeping travel restrictions on USHigh rate of infections in US counts against opening to casual travel as EU eases restrictionsWed Jun 24 2020 - 18:32
