Summit fails to select EU top-job candidates but clarifies criteriaSpitzenkandidat system dead as member states agree to reconvene on June 30thFri Jun 21 2019 - 22:30
EU summit: ‘Electing a pope is easier,’ says Varadkar as no decision on top jobsEU leaders to meet again on June 30th to seek agreement on who should get top jobsFri Jun 21 2019 - 06:55
Frenzy of networking seeks to square circle of top EU jobsEvery time the positions are to be allocated, politicians raise the credentialsThu Jun 20 2019 - 22:27
EU leaders must reconvene to complete top jobs appointmentsToo many differences make agreements elusive at Brussels summitThu Jun 20 2019 - 21:25
EU’s ‘mapping’ report stresses need for open Irish borderUK’s report on 2017 scoping exercise sets out 142 areas of cross-Border co-operationThu Jun 20 2019 - 20:03
MEPs insist on their role in appointing commission presidentLittle confidence at agreement on selection amid clear blocking minoritiesThu Jun 20 2019 - 18:39
Frictionless Border needed to sustain North-South cooperation, commission saysReport on EU-UK ‘mapping exercise’ notes 147 cross-Border projects linked to Belfast AgreementThu Jun 20 2019 - 13:10
UK has vital Irish Border commitments even in no-deal Brexit, new EU paper saysEU Commission mapping paper shows extent of North-South linksThu Jun 20 2019 - 10:39
Tusk busy sounding out preferences for top EU jobsEurope Letter: broad agreement expected at leaders’ summit, yet some issues have the potential to provoke major rowsThu Jun 20 2019 - 01:00
Brexit: Brussels refuses UK request for separate citizens’ rights dealBarnier warns UK Brexit secretary withdrawal agreement cannot be carved upTue Jun 18 2019 - 18:26
Brexit forces its way on to EU summit agendaUnion leaders feel need to remind UK of stances on withdrawal accord and extensionMon Jun 17 2019 - 17:59
Rockall dispute centres around whether anyone can own isletEurope Letter: Issue could be settled in court but no one is sure which has jurisdictionThu Jun 13 2019 - 01:00
British expats in Ireland quickest to blame London for Brexit woeSurvey of attidues across EU finds few blame Irish Government for UK’s impasse with EUWed Jun 12 2019 - 09:58
Far-right’s results far from startling in European Parliament electionsGood turnout and swing from ultranationalism enhance Europe’s sense of legitimacySun Jun 02 2019 - 17:46
Belgium’s status quo to be tested following far-right surge in electionsEurope Letter: Vlaams Belang’s success raises questions on government formationThu May 30 2019 - 01:00
Albania and North Macedonia may get EU accession talks go-aheadTurkey has continued to move further away from union, commission warnsWed May 29 2019 - 18:42
Row over future European Commission president likely to rumble onOpposition growing to Weber, the European People’s Party ‘spitzenkandidat’Tue May 28 2019 - 22:35
Dublin likely to back Barnier as head of European CommissionEU leaders to meet in Brussels to discuss who should fill key EU rolesTue May 28 2019 - 03:45
Eurosceptic right kept at bay as pan-European democracy comes of ageEPP’s Manfred Weber’s potential presidency hangs in balanceTue May 28 2019 - 01:00
European elections 2019: Voters turn to populists and the GreensFar-right poised to be a disruptive influence in next European ParliamentMon May 27 2019 - 01:00
Theresa May to resign as Conservative leader on June 7thBritish prime minister’s three-year premiership was dominated by the issue of BrexitFri May 24 2019 - 20:54
Lukewarm support for Manfred Weber for top EU jobLeaders said to harbour doubts about Bavarian frontrunner to succeed JunckerFri May 24 2019 - 19:08
Man who killed Shane Geoghegan fails appeal against sentenceEuropean human rights court uphelds Supreme Court finding against Barry DoyleThu May 23 2019 - 10:38
European elections: can anything halt the rise of the far right?Centre parties that have long held sway could lose ability to form majority on their ownThu May 23 2019 - 01:00
Varadkar and EU should come clean about Border infrastructureEurope Letter: Apparent ruling-out of Border infrastructure contains creative ambiguitiesThu May 23 2019 - 01:00
Irish MEPs’ track record: Measuring productivity is a tricky businessFor most part, Ireland’s MEPs are hardworking and energetic as legislatorsWed May 22 2019 - 01:00
Ireland’s corporate tax regime under scrutiny at EU leaders’ debate‘Tax haven’ claims raised as candidates make their case to succeed Jean Claude JunckerThu May 16 2019 - 12:02
Cyprus escalation could drill hole in Irish sacred cow of neutralityEurope Letter: Danger of war of words escalating into military conflict remains realThu May 16 2019 - 01:00
EU transparency deficit gives ammunition to Eurosceptics – ombudsmanEmily O’Reilly rejects argument that greater openness would jeopardise decision-makingTue May 14 2019 - 17:10
EU calls on US to show restraint over IranForeign ministers warn Mike Pompeo against escalating disputeMon May 13 2019 - 20:04
Change of British PM will not end Brexit deadlock, Coveney warnsTánaiste says central problem of Brexit is unwillingness of some in Britain to compromiseMon May 13 2019 - 17:55
Change of prime minister won’t end Brexit deadlock - CoveneyTánaiste says British political system needs to come up with a way forward on EU exitMon May 13 2019 - 17:41
Romania may face disciplinary action over legal aberrations, EU warnsCommission threatens to launch article 7 proceedings if Bucharest refuses to conformMon May 13 2019 - 17:14
Taoiseach dismisses ESB option for broadband roll-outUtility unsuitable for delivery of service as it ‘won’t work as quickly and could cost more’Fri May 10 2019 - 01:00
EU leaders state intention to prioritise climate change actionFocus also placed on EU top jobs as members look to take responsibility for union’s futureThu May 09 2019 - 21:24
EU should have countered Brexit lies ahead of vote, says JunckerCommission president talks about his record and EU future as leaders to meet in RomaniaTue May 07 2019 - 19:54
State’s GDP growth to slow to 3.8%, EU forecast warnsEuropean Commission predicts 3.4% rate in 2020Tue May 07 2019 - 14:23
EU set to embrace politics of lowest common denominator at SibiuDraft declaration for meeting eschews specifics for warm-sounding platitudesMon May 06 2019 - 01:00
To the left? European social democracy shows signs of lifeEurope Letter: Spain is proof that centre-left parties can regain lost ground with a more radical approachThu May 02 2019 - 01:00
Ireland only country in EU with no mechanism to discipline judges – surveyIreland’s courts and judges enjoy among highest levels of public confidence in EuropeSat Apr 27 2019 - 01:00
EU shifts focus to US trade with Brexit ball firmly in UK’s courtBrussels attempts to get on with everything else as there is little more it can do to end impasseSat Apr 20 2019 - 01:19
Far from swinging left or right, European voters are confusedEurope Letter: Facebook ad protocol may choke transnational campaigns and debateThu Apr 18 2019 - 01:00
Macron: Notre Dame Cathedral will be renovated within five yearsFrench prosecutors say blaze at popular landmark probably caused by accidentTue Apr 16 2019 - 21:31
Donald Tusk urges UK to use Brexit breathing space wiselyVerhofstadt tells European Parliament that article 50 extension puts ‘Europe at risk’Tue Apr 16 2019 - 10:59
No deal was avoided this week, but it has not gone awayThe October extension is too short to do anything useful, but too long to tighten the screws on LondonThu Apr 11 2019 - 23:46
Macron says ‘Non’ to long Brexit extension as European elections loomTusk admits delay is ‘a little bit shorter than expected’ and tells UK ‘do not waste it’Thu Apr 11 2019 - 03:02
Brexit summit shows shifting EU strategiesDespite divisions and posturing, Europe remains united on the need to avoid a no-deal exitThu Apr 11 2019 - 01:00
Ireland faces the very real threat of a no-eel BrexitEurope Letter: Lough Erne’s fascinating eels highlight what is at stake in the UK’s exitThu Apr 11 2019 - 01:00
UK offered six-month Brexit extension as talks go on late into nightChange in article 50 deadline will be reviewed in June as Macron blocks longer delayThu Apr 11 2019 - 00:44
Brexit: EU looks likely to offer UK extension to end of yearFriday crash-out likely to be averted but EU is sceptical about prospects of breakthroughWed Apr 10 2019 - 22:30
