Brexit: Veil of silence as British attorney general Cox joins talksArbitration provisions a major focus of British attorney general’s diplomacy with EUSat Mar 02 2019 - 01:00
Europe must decide what to do about Hungary’s Viktor OrbánEurope Letter: Support builds for Fidesz’s expulsion from the European People’s PartyThu Feb 28 2019 - 17:57
Philip Lane gets the backing of MEPs in bid for ECB postCentral Bank governor says ECB’s monetary strategy can cope with economic challengesTue Feb 26 2019 - 13:18
Commission eases state aid rules for farmers in crisisMaximum aid that can be distributed per farm over three years to rise to €25,000Fri Feb 22 2019 - 10:50
Jeremy Corbyn presses case for softer Brexit in BrusselsA broad, unstated EU consensus sees Labour’s plans as the only pathway to a dealThu Feb 21 2019 - 20:51
May and Juncker discuss options to break backstop logjamBritish PM and EU Commission president hold crunch meeting in Brussels on BrexitThu Feb 21 2019 - 12:26
European elections loom in much-changed landscapeEurope Letter: Fianna Fáil likely to be big winners in European poll in MayThu Feb 21 2019 - 01:00
May and Juncker pledge to accelerate talksStatement reconfirmed their commitment to avoiding a hard border in IrelandWed Feb 20 2019 - 21:00
Green MEPs arrested in Belgium after nuclear protest at US baseThree MEPs among activists who broke into Kleine Brogel air base and unfurled bannerWed Feb 20 2019 - 10:10
Tánaiste hosts Dublin meeting to discuss Middle East peace processTalks included foreign ministers and others including League of Arab States’ secretary generalTue Feb 19 2019 - 20:59
Eamon Gilmore nominated as EU special representative for human rightsEx-tánaiste’s appointment comes after Lane nominated for chief economist role with ECBTue Feb 19 2019 - 17:29
Brexit talks resume but sides as far apart as everBritish representatives’ focus on provision may cause a no-deal Brexit, EU officials fearTue Feb 19 2019 - 01:00
Europe would welcome Corbyn’s Brexit plan, says CoveneyTánaiste says proposals would have to come from London rather than BrusselsMon Feb 18 2019 - 18:17
Coveney to host meeting of foreign ministers about Middle East‘Confidential discussion’ seen as way to engage with Palestinians ahead of new US initiativeSun Feb 17 2019 - 16:33
Derry woman puts her finger on a bizarre Brexit anomalyEmma de Souza’s court battle exposes what she sees as a flaw in Withdrawal AgreementSat Feb 16 2019 - 01:00
Digital giants to pay publishers and creators for content in EUEurope’s publishers hail compromise copyright legislation ‘fit for the digital age’Thu Feb 14 2019 - 14:50
Timing is everything when you are in the shadow of BrexitEurope Letter: Bid to ban imports from illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank has bumped up against diplomatic imperativesThu Feb 14 2019 - 01:00
Moscovici slams ‘headstrong’ Ireland for blocking EU digital taxEU commissioner says State among handful of countries blocking initiativeWed Feb 13 2019 - 14:38
Channel Tunnel trains to run after no-deal Brexit under EC moveEuropean Commission preparedness planning sees safety certification extended for three monthsTue Feb 12 2019 - 15:57
Germany and Ireland not keen on EU tax proposalsEuropean Commission desire to phase in qualified majority voting faces uphill battleTue Feb 12 2019 - 13:16
Brexit talks ‘constructively’ resume in BrusselsEU negotiator Michel Barnier and UK Brexit secretary Stephen Barclay to meet again in coming daysMon Feb 11 2019 - 23:25
Eurogroup ministers back Philip Lane for top job at ECBGovernor of Central Bank to become chief economistMon Feb 11 2019 - 16:10
Brexit talks to resume amid possible detente between Tories and LabourEU to remain resolute on the backstop as Conservatives extend olive branch to CorbynMon Feb 11 2019 - 01:00
Why would EU make assurances given to UK on withdrawal agreement legally binding?Europe Letter: Latest bid to break backstop deadlock amounts to a storm in a teacupThu Feb 07 2019 - 01:00
‘A special place in hell’: Why did Donald Tusk goad Brexiteers?EU Council president is less inhibited than others in Brussels – and he wanted to send a messageWed Feb 06 2019 - 18:20
Varadkar to hold talks with May in Dublin on FridayWe will not gamble on peace or put a sell-by date on reconciliation says, TuskWed Feb 06 2019 - 12:31
May to vow during Northern Ireland visit to keep Border openPM persisting in backstop alternative quest while seeking to restore StormontTue Feb 05 2019 - 01:00
European powers recognise Guaidó as interim president of VenezuelaSpain, France, Germany and UK raise pressure on Maduro as Ireland declines to followMon Feb 04 2019 - 19:21
No alternatives to Border backstop stand up to scrutiny, says CoveneyMinister stresses Ireland and EU want to provide ‘reassurances’ to aid approval of dealMon Feb 04 2019 - 18:50
Brexit: Merkel suggests ‘creative’ approach on the BorderDavid Trimble plans to take UK government to court over backstop agreementMon Feb 04 2019 - 17:32
US continues to furnish ammunition for Europe’s frustrationWashington sparks fears with Iran trade sanctions and nuclear arms race movesSun Feb 03 2019 - 19:16
Commission seeks to clamp down on ‘golden passport’ schemesMove comes amid concerns over tax evasion and money launderingThu Jan 24 2019 - 12:10
Polish minister makes waves as Coveney clings to backstop lifelineEurope Letter: Poland and US deny calling Middle East meeting to build anti-Iran allianceThu Jan 24 2019 - 01:00
What Britain crashing out of the EU without a deal would mean for IrelandBulk of withdrawal agreement provisions would fall by waysideThu Jan 24 2019 - 00:50
EC spokesman who confirmed hard border insists EU still ‘fully behind Ireland’Margaritis Schinas responds to uproar over his comments and points to Ireland’s responsibilitiesWed Jan 23 2019 - 13:14
Government rejects idea hard border needed in no-deal scenarioCommission’s chief spokesman says ‘you will have a hard border’ when asked a about the effect of a no-deal scenario on IrelandWed Jan 23 2019 - 01:00
Taoiseach insists there will be no hard border despite EU statement‘Government will not support the re-emergence of border infrastructure’, says CoveneyWed Jan 23 2019 - 01:00
‘Very difficult’ to avoid border infrastructure under no-deal BrexitSimon Coveney says backstop is the solution to protecting the status quo in IrelandTue Jan 22 2019 - 17:15
Barnier’s Brexit positivity carries a whiff of wishful thinkingEU’s chief negotiator says that the backstop is not the UK’s main preoccupationMon Jan 21 2019 - 20:12
Government nominates Philip Lane for chief economist role at ECBGovernor of the Central Bank ‘eminently qualified’ for monetary policy oversightMon Jan 21 2019 - 20:04
Brexit: Barnier says withdrawal agreement is best deal possiblePoland suggests time limit to backstop in first hint of dissension within EUMon Jan 21 2019 - 19:21
When Limerick workers seized the city – for two weeksThe story of the Limerick Soviet has always had a special place in the narrative of the Irish leftMon Jan 21 2019 - 00:00
Moscovici banks on qualified majority voting to secure his legacyEurope Letter: Commissioner at loggerheads with Dublin over taxation of digital giantsThu Jan 17 2019 - 01:00
The only way forward on Brexit involves a UK repudiation of its red linesAnalysis: Barnier says if UK is willing to go back on its red lines the EU would be prepared to look again at its own positionWed Jan 16 2019 - 15:45
Brussels fears no-deal Brexit more likely following Commons voteEU diplomats call for clarity from UK amid ongoing efforts to minimise Brexit falloutTue Jan 15 2019 - 21:11
Brexit: EU letter not legal treaty but should be taken seriouslyAnalysis: Extension of article 50 negotiation process would be one off and not to be repeatedMon Jan 14 2019 - 13:49
Romania in battle over its political soul as EU presidency beginsEU leaders hope nation’s politicians will put aside differences for duration of presidencyFri Jan 11 2019 - 18:40
European elections will test resilience of EU’s mainstream partiesEurope Letter: Danger looms of populists and Eurosceptics inducing legislative gridlockThu Jan 10 2019 - 01:00
‘Don’t blink’: Mary Lou McDonald tells Michel Barnier on backstopSinn Féin leader pushes unity poll in case of no deal at meeting with EU Brexit negotiatorWed Jan 09 2019 - 16:30
The world in 2019: Populist problems, abdication and BrexitAuthoritarian populism is coming to define the politics of this era – and it could have staying powerSat Jan 05 2019 - 06:00
