EU backs initiative for legislation to punish human rights abusers worldwideCoveney urges EU foreign ministers to make clear the EU would respond to threatened annexation of parts of West Bank by IsraelMon Dec 09 2019 - 21:44
Goods moving between Britain and North will require checking - CoveneyBritish Prime Minister claimed over the weekend such checks would not be necessaryMon Dec 09 2019 - 16:00
EU urged to recognise Palestine as ‘point of no return’ loomsAmid latest signs of US support for Israel, pressure grows on Brussels to broker talksSun Dec 08 2019 - 20:07
Dara Murphy: From Dáil expenses to ‘deputy chef de cabinet’ equivalentFormer TD on European People’s Party salary of €150,000Fri Dec 06 2019 - 20:38
Finns make no friends with budget ‘compromise’Negotiations on EU’s €1.13tn spending ceiling bedevilled by endless list of must-havesThu Dec 05 2019 - 01:00
Von der Leyen demands budget funding to meet EU plansDifficult talks on next five-year budget expected to run well into next yearWed Dec 04 2019 - 20:15
EU leaders to discuss next phase of Brexit at Brussels summitDraft leaders’ conclusions reiterate urgency of ‘timely ratification’ of withdrawal agreementWed Dec 04 2019 - 17:43
Dara Murphy set to receive €150,000 salary in EuropeDáil committee seeking to investigate complaint unable to do so once FG TD resignsTue Dec 03 2019 - 01:11
Day of long goodbyes in Brussels as Tusk and Juncker departJokes and high emotion as EU leaders step down after five turbulent yearsFri Nov 29 2019 - 17:21
State opposes EU legislation to make taxing of companies more transparentLaw requiring large firms to publicly report taxes and profits blocked by 13 membersThu Nov 28 2019 - 17:05
Venice is being lost to rising waters and depopulationEurope Letter: The 10 highest tides in the city’s history have come in the past 20 yearsWed Nov 27 2019 - 20:00
MEPs approve Ursula von der Leyen’s commission teamIncoming president says EU must provide leadership on climate changeWed Nov 27 2019 - 16:38
Top Irish diplomat joins Brussels law officeFormer EU ambassador to the US David O’Sullivan joins legal firm Steptoe & JohnsonMon Nov 25 2019 - 15:34
European Commission yet to receive UK nominationBrussels proceedings against London set to be launched as response deadline passesFri Nov 22 2019 - 17:30
Macron dragging his feet over EU enlargementEurope Letter: French insistence on reform obstacle for North Macedonia and AlbaniaThu Nov 21 2019 - 01:00
Budget 2020 plans get green light from EU commissionState one of nine to be found fully compliant with its Stability and Growth Pact obligationsWed Nov 20 2019 - 11:22
Polish supreme court must rule on controversial judicial retirementsEuropean Union expresses concern about issues raised over judicial independenceTue Nov 19 2019 - 17:19
EU Commission launches infringement proceedings against UKMove over UK’s failure to nominate new commissioner for duration of membershipThu Nov 14 2019 - 18:20
EU defends decision to label goods made in Israeli settlementsUS claims court ruling was anti-IsraelThu Nov 14 2019 - 17:29
Role of Brussels lobbyists begins to emerge from the darkEurope Letter: Emily O’Reilly is bidding for re-election for a second term as Europe’s OmbudsmanThu Nov 14 2019 - 01:00
Catalan nationalist’s right to recognition as MEP endorsedTop EU court advised that Spain does not have right to deny jailed Oriol Junqueras his seatTue Nov 12 2019 - 14:41
State fined €5m over Co Galway wind farmLack of Derrybrien environmental assessment also sees EU court order €15k per day penaltyTue Nov 12 2019 - 11:15
EU officials cast doubt over Johnson claims about NI firms and customs checksJohnson claimed firms would not face post-Brexit customs checks when exporting to UKMon Nov 11 2019 - 19:37
Boris Johnson’s prosecution pledge to former British soldiers criticisedCoveney says there must ‘no amnesty for anyone who committed crimes’ in NorthMon Nov 11 2019 - 19:16
Tories pledge to protect British veterans from ‘unfair’ trialsTánaiste says proposals are ‘not consistent’ with Stormont agreement between governmentsMon Nov 11 2019 - 16:13
Donohoe says State will have to run budget surpluses in futureMinister cites Brexit uncertainty and impending global tax reformFri Nov 08 2019 - 14:10
Commission flags slowdown in Irish economyEuro zone economy heading for period of ‘subdued’ expansionThu Nov 07 2019 - 08:38
Gender gap closing at EU’s political table, but a long way to goEurope Letter: Ireland has poor domestic showing but performs best in the European ParliamentWed Nov 06 2019 - 20:00
New German banking union plan unlikely to get Irish welcomeGerman finance minister proposes Europe-wide deposit insurance schemeWed Nov 06 2019 - 17:42
EU member states face huge challenges in budget talksUnanimity on budget and contributions unlikely as EU leaders’ clash on ideas of ‘benefit’Tue Nov 05 2019 - 19:05
EU court hears three member states broke law over refugee rejectionHungary, Poland and Czech Republic refused to comply with burden-sharing quotasThu Oct 31 2019 - 19:54
Turkey’s whitewashed version of history takes a batteringEurope Letter: Sanitised narrative of Armenia informs Ankara’s targeting of KurdsWed Oct 30 2019 - 20:00
Michel Barnier interview: ‘It is important to respect the democratic will of states’EU’s Brexit negotiator hints that a future UK government could get more Brexit leewayTue Oct 29 2019 - 18:30
Britain on course for December general electionEU agrees to accept British government’s request to delay Brexit until January 31stTue Oct 29 2019 - 02:29
France worked with Ireland, Germany and EU officials on new Brexit extensionDecision allows for holding of pre-Brexit election, and makes clear the sole purpose of the extension is to allow for deal ratificationTue Oct 29 2019 - 01:00
EU agrees Brexit extension until January 31st, 2020Earlier departure possible should UK parliament ratify separation dealMon Oct 28 2019 - 12:07
Liberal Democrats offer Johnson route to December electionIf EU gives UK delay until January 31st, pro-Remain parties will agree to an electionSun Oct 27 2019 - 12:20
EU awaits outcome of UK election vote before deciding Brexit extensionStance puts renewed pressure on Labour Party to back general election on MondayFri Oct 25 2019 - 20:04
Brexit: EU27 defers decision on length of extension until next weekLabour leader Corbyn faces pressure to vote for general election in Commons debateFri Oct 25 2019 - 12:23
EU ambassadors expected to begin process for three-month Brexit extensionEU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has been asked to continue to oversee evolving EU/UK relationship after BrexitThu Oct 24 2019 - 21:26
Brexit: EU member states adopt wait and see approach‘No one is rushing the fences’ as countries wait to see what happens next in LondonSun Oct 20 2019 - 12:01
EU’s Brexit unity falls away when it comes to accession and budgetJuncker and Tusk critical of French stalling over talks with North Macedonia and AlbaniaFri Oct 18 2019 - 21:10
Brexit on a knife edge as Johnson in race to win support for dealBritish PM scrambling for MPs’ support ahead of Westminster vote on SaturdayThu Oct 17 2019 - 21:07
New Brexit deal same as May’s but with tweaks regarding IrelandNext commission president Ursula von der Leyen circumspect on Commons approvalThu Oct 17 2019 - 21:02
Brexit deal: As the EU held firm, the UK had to cross its own red lineTo the fury of the UK, negotiations were never going to be ‘you give a bit, I’ll give a bit’Thu Oct 17 2019 - 20:00
Brexit: A deal is reached but many challenges remainAnalysis: Ratification will take time, as EU states consider the agreement’s legal textThu Oct 17 2019 - 11:41
Brexit: Dublin fears DUP concerns may block agreementQuestions raised over whether Boris Johnson will sign up to new deal amid consent worriesThu Oct 17 2019 - 01:00
Leaders unlikely to see full Brexit agreement at EU summitExpectation is that Donald Tusk will argue a deal only discussable in general termsWed Oct 16 2019 - 20:27
DUP says ‘gaps remain’ on Brexit deal after Downing Street talksVaradkar says progress made but ‘unclear’ if deal will be struck tonightTue Oct 15 2019 - 21:34
EU ministers demand Turkish withdrawal from SyriaSanctions and embargoes against Ankara in prospect as Syrian peace ‘far more difficult’Mon Oct 14 2019 - 18:53
