Brexit withdrawal treaty not up for renegotiation, says CoveneyBackstop should not be seen as a concession by one side to the other, Tánaiste saysMon Dec 10 2018 - 10:22
Brexit: UK can revoke Article 50, European court rulesRevocation exists as long as withdrawal agreement has not come into force - CJEUMon Dec 10 2018 - 08:56
Ministerial resignations in Belgium make early election a prospectMembers of nationalist Flemish N-VA step down over UN declaration on migrationSun Dec 09 2018 - 17:00
Nations to gather at Marrakesh to approve UN migration pactIn face of populist movement surge, UN seeks to project positive view of migrantsSat Dec 08 2018 - 05:01
EU ministers hit a wall in ongoing effort to reform asylum systemReforms in stalemate for past two years, as leaders unable to agree on key elementsThu Dec 06 2018 - 20:00
States reject watered-down EU declaration on LGBTIQ rightsPoland and Hungary accused of attacking core EU values by opposing LGBTIQ referenceThu Dec 06 2018 - 18:29
EU needs to find way to keep wayward members in checkEurope Letter: Standing up to illiberal statesThu Dec 06 2018 - 01:00
Euro can challenge dollar’s dominance, says European CommissionAbout 36% of the value of international transactions are conducted through euroWed Dec 05 2018 - 14:52
Brexit: UK likely to be able to revoke article 50 unilaterallyEU advocate general says UK can still change its mind on leaving EUTue Dec 04 2018 - 19:08
France and Germany abandon digital services taxNew proposal is a levy of 3% on digital advertisingTue Dec 04 2018 - 10:49
Single market for services still not working, says HumphreysNew report finds up to 30 services needed to produce single loaf of breadThu Nov 29 2018 - 10:09
UK exit relieves Spain of obligation to accept Gibraltar’s status quoEurope Letter: Madrid has exposed need for EU to shift from disinterested neutralityThu Nov 29 2018 - 01:00
Newspaper publishers seeking payment from online tech giantsPrinted press lobbying EU to protect draft copyright legislationWed Nov 28 2018 - 16:40
EU plans to be climate neutral by 2050Announcements makes EU first major economic bloc to declare environmental intentionsWed Nov 28 2018 - 16:14
Four-fifths of Irish voters want new online safeguards for electionsEU study finds disinformation and buying of elections a major concern for Irish electorateMon Nov 26 2018 - 20:00
EU summit agrees Brexit deal and warns it is not open for renegotiationAlternative to non-negotiable agreement is ‘no-deal, cliff-edge Brexit’, Taoiseach saysSun Nov 25 2018 - 19:25
EU leaders have endorsed Brexit deal at summit in BrusselsLeaders agreed text of UK withdrawal from EU warning deal is best Britain will getSun Nov 25 2018 - 16:18
Brexit barrier lifted as EU summit set to back May’s divorce dealKey gathering of EU27 will definitely proceed in morning after Spain lifts objectionsSat Nov 24 2018 - 20:50
EU leaders set to adopt Brexit withdrawal treatyOfficials finalise treaty and declaration texts ahead of meeting of leaders in BrusselsSat Nov 24 2018 - 01:00
Spain seek clarity on Gibraltar ahead of Brexit summitSpanish threat to derail meeting appears to have been averted by agreed statementFri Nov 23 2018 - 18:38
Political declaration offers DUP a way outJoint UK-EU document drafted to help May sell withdrawal agreementFri Nov 23 2018 - 06:00
UK to seek Irish help in technological solution to keep Border openDublin willing to consider ‘sensible and realistic’ solutions proven effectiveFri Nov 23 2018 - 06:00
Declaration promises UK free trade and close security relationshipNegotiators agree extensive potential UK participation in EU programmes in areas such as science, education and overseas developmentThu Nov 22 2018 - 20:42
Brexit declaration aimed at helping Theresa May in parliamentDocument ticks many boxes for the British PM – but doesn’t undermine the backstopThu Nov 22 2018 - 12:37
EU steps up war games against a new breed of attackEurope Letter: Hybrid war is never declared or ended. Countering it requires new toolsThu Nov 22 2018 - 01:00
Taoiseach says Government may have to negotiate a no-deal deal in event of BrexitVaradkar facing limited options if EU’s draft withdrawal deal with UK cannot be ratifiedThu Nov 22 2018 - 01:00
‘Very good progress’ in Brussels as Brexit talks go to the wireMay and Juncker to meet again on Saturday in effort to agree contentious political declarationWed Nov 21 2018 - 20:11
European Commission ready to discipline Italy over budgetPopulist Italian government wants to allow deficit to rise beyond approved levelsWed Nov 21 2018 - 15:48
Irish budget wins blessing of European CommissionItaly warned of risks of ‘particularly serious non-compliance’ over expansionary budgetWed Nov 21 2018 - 13:08
The week in Brexit: Key days aheadEU sources say text of full withdrawal agreement will not be discussed as it is ‘settled’Tue Nov 20 2018 - 19:03
Brussels to witness jostling over Brexit’s political declarationCoveney welcomes solidarity on withdrawal agreement but focus now on finalising textMon Nov 19 2018 - 21:48
Varadkar joins O’Reilly in call for Brexit report on North to be publishedEU Ombudsman O’Reilly believes it is in the public interest for documents to be releasedMon Nov 19 2018 - 12:42
Brexit: Brussels takes steps to avoid ‘scaring the horses’ in LondonMay hints she will focus on changing political declaration, not the withdrawal agreementMon Nov 19 2018 - 01:58
Brussels pressing ahead despite Brexit turmoil in LondonBy its own ‘concessions’ yardstick, the United Kingdom has not much to boast aboutFri Nov 16 2018 - 01:00
Brexit: What would the backstop mean for Irish Sea trade?Physical checks by customs would probably only be carried out based on tip-offsThu Nov 15 2018 - 19:05
Mussolini spinning in his grave at Italy’s reckless nationalistsEurope Letter: The EU needs to prove it can help resolve problems that feed nationalismThu Nov 15 2018 - 01:00
May faces party revolt after winning cabinet backing for Brexit dealProtocol on Northern Ireland provides backstop guarantee that will safeguard a soft borderThu Nov 15 2018 - 00:34
Deal between EU and UK is ‘a landmark moment’, says BarnierEU ambassadors to begin process of calling a special summit to approve the dealWed Nov 14 2018 - 22:28
The Brexit deal: what we know so farSpecial protocol on Northern Ireland provides a backstop guarantee that will safeguard soft BorderWed Nov 14 2018 - 16:46
Brexit deal commits UK to indefinite stay in customs unionAnalysis: Negotiators tacitly accept that customs union will form basis of future EU relationshipWed Nov 14 2018 - 14:43
EU Commission steps up preparedness planning for no-deal BrexitOfficials say no-deal contingency planning should not be seen as undercutting talks on deal, but necessary to plan for all eventualitiesTue Nov 13 2018 - 22:17
Transfer of suspects delayed due to doubts in Irish courts over EWAsHigh Court is seeking clarification from EU court on legality of European Arrest WarrantTue Nov 13 2018 - 17:25
Brexit: Summit hopes fade as Barnier says no Border breakthroughCoveney says talks intensifying as Boris Johnson accuses May of nearing ‘total surrender’Mon Nov 12 2018 - 12:53
Who is Manfred Weber, potential next head of European Commission?Pragmatic 46-year-old Bavarian and EPP leader is close ally of Angela MerkelSat Nov 10 2018 - 05:01
‘All-UK’ customs union a problem for some EU members, Taoiseach saysVaradkar says a November summit on a Brexit deal will be impossibleThu Nov 08 2018 - 22:23
‘There is now a Farage in every country,’ Barnier saysEuropean People’s Party backs Manfred Weber to become EU commission presidentThu Nov 08 2018 - 14:20
Centre-right parties set to nominate Merkel ally as head of CommissionMore than 2,000 participants from 41 countries are at the European People’s Party congress, including some from Fine Gael, led by Taoiseach Leo VaradkarThu Nov 08 2018 - 06:00
Belgian blue blood, DNA testing and an alleged love childEurope Letter: Artist Delphine Boël claims abdicated King Albert II is biological fatherThu Nov 08 2018 - 01:00
Varadkar ‘throwing doctors and nurses under a bus’Taoiseach criticised over remarks about flawed winter rostering of staff in hospitalsThu Nov 08 2018 - 00:13
Taoiseach wishes he could direct health staff to work through JanuaryVaradkar said he did not have authority to issue directive as this was a matter for HSEWed Nov 07 2018 - 16:01
