EU foreign ministers extend mandate for naval operation off LibyaSimon Coveney says Ireland sympathises with Italian concerns about refugeesMon Jul 17 2017 - 19:06
Phil Hogan has been awarded the Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of AustriaIreland’s EU Commissioner for Agriculture honoured by AustriaMon Jul 17 2017 - 13:11
EU ministers likely to back chemical weapon sanctions against SyriaEU and UK Brexit negotiators will also gather in Brussels for the first formal week of talksMon Jul 17 2017 - 01:00
Ibec calls for special fund to aid companies affected by BrexitMcCoy says Britain is heading towards economically calamitous Brexit divorceThu Jul 13 2017 - 17:48
Brussels still shaping Ireland’s economic strategyEurope Letter: EU expectations will colour Paschal Donohoe’s summer statementThu Jul 13 2017 - 01:00
EU calls on UK to get its act together and set out Brexit stanceMichel Barnier reacts to Boris Johnson jibe, saying ‘no whistling, just a clock ticking’Wed Jul 12 2017 - 18:10
Ireland supports international tax reform efforts, Paschal Donohoe tells MEPsMinister for Finance tries to persuade MEPs that Ireland now one of the ‘good guys’Tue Jul 11 2017 - 22:12
European banks harbouring €990 billion in bad loansEcofin meeting in Brussels considering action plan of European Council committeeTue Jul 11 2017 - 10:19
Ireland gets Eurogroup nod of approval after seventh inspectionReport broadly endorses economic strategy but urges fiscal cautionMon Jul 10 2017 - 20:13
MEPs warn of UK’s risk of ‘second class of citizenship’Letter is key show of political unity and purpose on Brexit from across parliamentMon Jul 10 2017 - 01:00
EU strikes free-trade deal with JapanBrussels eyes openings for agriculture while Tokyo looks to boost car exportsThu Jul 06 2017 - 12:35
May’s fixation on European courts ties UK’s hands in Brexit talksEurope Letter: Prime minister’s apparent phobia promises bonfire of the courtsThu Jul 06 2017 - 01:00
Big Four firms require closer regulation, report findsSurvey on global tax avoidance calls for new measuresWed Jul 05 2017 - 05:00
The EU is not undemocratic, it’s just misunderstoodEurope’s Future: The bloc's current crisis will not be fixed by adjusting voting proceduresWed Jul 05 2017 - 01:00
Background: What is the EC’s Competition Directorate?Agency is considered to be one of world’s most sophisticated antitrust enforcersTue Jul 04 2017 - 15:04
How the EU survived populism, migration and Brexit. So farA new Irish Times series explores the EU’s future and the pressures it still facesSat Jul 01 2017 - 06:00
EU inequality a threat requiring education and jobsEurope Letter: Income disparity has bad effects and must be tackled, warns ECB chiefThu Jun 29 2017 - 01:00
UK proposals on citizens’rights have much in common with the EU’sKey differences remain, however, which will form the basis of difficult Brexit discussionsMon Jun 26 2017 - 19:39
Brexit one year on: how Brussels sees itIt’s simply business as usual for a strangely unobsessed European CommissionSat Jun 24 2017 - 01:00
EU summit ends on notes of economic and political optimismEuropean Council president Donald Tusk says ‘Brexit took up very little time’Fri Jun 23 2017 - 21:23
Mixed response to May’s offer on rights of EU citizens in UKBritish prime minister has left many questions unanswered in her offer to the EUFri Jun 23 2017 - 18:45
May moves to placate EU with deal on citizens’ rightsBritish PM comes close to European stance as Taoiseach flags ‘open door’ for UK returnFri Jun 23 2017 - 01:00
Varadkar defends neutrality as EU steps up co-operation on defenceEU flag to fly over range of military projects from peacekeeping to weapons researchFri Jun 23 2017 - 01:00
Theresa May proposes citizens’ rights deal to aid Brexit talksEU citizens in Britain would acquire special status after residing in the UK for five yearsThu Jun 22 2017 - 22:00
Brexit Border talks complicated by delay in resumption of Northern ExecutiveEU and Irish sources say discussions on politically sensitive elements of the brief inopportuneThu Jun 22 2017 - 15:26
Brexit: the ghost at the feast of this week’s European Union summitThe UK’s departure isn’t on the official agenda, but it will be an ever-present subtextWed Jun 21 2017 - 17:08
Our Joe is still missing. Presumed dead in the Grenfell Tower disasterLondon Letter: These are a fine, warm people, salt of the earth. They did not deserve thisWed Jun 21 2017 - 01:00
Chips are not down: European Commission protects Belgian fritesFears Flanders delicacy is under attack are unfounded amid warning on healthy cookingTue Jun 20 2017 - 18:16
Varadkar: Tory-DUP deal not threat to Good Friday AgreementUK officials insisted Border issues ‘right at the top of priorities’ for Brexit talksMon Jun 19 2017 - 21:30
Brexit negotiations get off to good startEU and UK agree on structure, timeline and priorities for March 29th, 2019, deadlineMon Jun 19 2017 - 19:56
Brexit ‘divorce talks’ to focus on three key areasDavid Davis may make concessions in accepting timeframeMon Jun 19 2017 - 10:31
Brexit talks start today: what exactly will happen?Q&A: After a year of claim, counterclaim and posturing, what happens on day one?Mon Jun 19 2017 - 07:01
UK’s Davis says ‘more unites us than divides’ as Brexit talks startUK Brexit secretary begins talks with Michel Barnier in BrusselsMon Jun 19 2017 - 06:39
Varadkar to meet British PM as Brexit talks begin in BrusselsTaoiseach to stress ‘rights and freedoms’ of Irish citizens and importance of open BorderMon Jun 19 2017 - 01:00
Hammond: Britain is leaving customs union and single marketAhead Brexit talks on Monday, chancellor says he will not agree deal that will ‘destroy’ UKSun Jun 18 2017 - 12:45
European court upholds Independent appeal over Monica Leech awardGroup argued ‘disproportionate’ €1.2m libel settlement violated right to freedom of speechThu Jun 15 2017 - 09:36
Buoyant Brussels: Brexit and Trump give the EU its mojo backThe mood in Brussels is upbeat as big challenges are recast as historic opportunitiesThu Jun 15 2017 - 01:00
May’s mess causes confusion and quiet glee in BrusselsThe result has also led to uncertainty about when Brexit talks will beginFri Jun 09 2017 - 17:00
European public prosecutor’s office set up, but Ireland opts outOffice will pursue fraudsters dipping in to EU funds which is estimated to cost €500m a yearThu Jun 08 2017 - 15:42
Hate speech: social-media firms only a few breaches from regulationEurope Letter: Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are hurrying to take down contentThu Jun 08 2017 - 01:00
One hundred years on, Ireland, Britain and Belgium share Messines commemorationStandard-bearers struggle to hold up their colours on windswept hillsideWed Jun 07 2017 - 18:52
Why was the battle of Messines important?Unlike what followed, Messines was a rare military successWed Jun 07 2017 - 18:49
Who was Willie Redmond and why is he fondly remembered at Messines?‘He had had difficulty persuading the War Office to let him lead his men into battle, but was allowed to lead the third wave assault on Wijtschate’Wed Jun 07 2017 - 18:36
Brexit and solidarity gap cast pall over EU budget for 2018Brussels Letter: British ‘hostage-taking’ and autocratic governments compromise budget processThu Jun 01 2017 - 01:00
As Trump heads home, Europe is left unsure of where it standsThe contrast between the US president’s embrace of the Saudis and Israelis and his attitude to Europe and Nato was strikingSun May 28 2017 - 12:13
EU Ombudsman welcomes promise of transparent BrexitEuropean Commission pledge at odds with Theresa May’s wish for cloak of secrecyWed May 24 2017 - 18:15
Western Front: from Messines to PasschendaeleFighting for the British Empire: the story of the Irish who lost their lives needs to be toldMon May 22 2017 - 15:37
Turkey’s referendum result more than Erdogan power grabWorld View: Trump pays homage to strongman autocratFri Apr 21 2017 - 16:38
State’s brand of neutrality has become obsoleteWorld View: Irish ‘neutrality’ is intensely ideological, a luxury and a bit of a mythSat Apr 08 2017 - 06:00
Why Putin is not celebrating the Russian revolution’s centenaryImpulses that drove 1917 insurgents might resonate today in deeply divided RussiaMon Mar 27 2017 - 00:40
