Irish push for exemption from UK benefits overhaul under threatBrussels concerned that bid for special treatment may breach EU lawWed May 18 2016 - 01:00
EU agriculture ministers told of Irish worries on dairy pricesMinister for Agriculture Michael Creed calls for changes to super levy payments schemeTue May 17 2016 - 21:28
Frances Fitzgerald warns against abandoning legal privilegeRemarks follow claim O’Sullivan’s counsel said McCabe acted in malice in O’Higgins inquiryTue May 17 2016 - 17:14
Brexit would be a reverse but the EU project would continueEven if UK votes to remain a period of uncertainty and tough political talks will ensueSat May 14 2016 - 01:00
Euro zone backing for bank recapitalisation slips off agendaNoonan’s comments confirmation matter not being pursuedSat May 14 2016 - 01:00
Cast Away and The New Odyssey reviews: Following refugees’ trail of tearsTwo journalists tell powerful tales from the front lines of the European migrant crisis – and offer damning indictments of the official responseSat May 14 2016 - 00:25
Ibec chief says European Commission must allow more capital investmentDanny McCoy wants fiscal rules to become more flexibleFri May 13 2016 - 16:51
Europe Letter: EU debates its future as UK prepares to voteBrexit vote focusing EU minds on role, definition and future relevance of unionThu May 12 2016 - 01:00
MEPs to vote on China trade resolutionTensions grow as EU veers away from granting market-economy status to BeijingThu May 12 2016 - 01:00
EU refugee deal with Turkey faces obstacleAnkara says anti-terrorism law cannot be changed despite being crucial to accordWed May 11 2016 - 19:02
US should be added to tax haven blacklist, says EU reportTensions between the EU and the US over tax follow investigations into Apple in IrelandWed May 11 2016 - 01:00
Attendance rate of Irish MEPs at European Parliament improvesNew figures show average attendance rate of 81 per cent in 2015, up from 76 per centWed May 11 2016 - 01:00
Debate begins as Greek debt relief talks openBut euro-group finance ministers push forward final decision until later this monthTue May 10 2016 - 01:00
Noonan rules out seeking more debt relief from EuropeMinister for Finance says circumstances have changed and State will not ask for further easingMon May 09 2016 - 15:44
Ecofin meets as Greece debates price of bailout paymentWeekend protests as Tsipras government tries to secure approval for €5.4bn package of cutsSun May 08 2016 - 18:42
Pope Francis strongly criticises ‘entrenched’ EuropeRefugees and economy feature in powerful acceptance speech for Charlemagne PrizeFri May 06 2016 - 17:52
Martin Schulz calls on EU to regain trust of its peopleEuropean Parliament head criticises EU ahead of awarding of prize to Pope FrancisThu May 05 2016 - 20:10
Visa-free EU travel for Turkish citizens has hard road aheadControversial promise to Ankara was always going to meet oppositionThu May 05 2016 - 01:00
European Commission backs visa-free travel for TurkeyProposal is key concession offered by the EU as part of March deal to tackle migrant crisisWed May 04 2016 - 13:29
Ireland to be EU’s fastest-growing economy in 2016European Commission revises its growth forecast for Ireland upwards to 4.9%Tue May 03 2016 - 11:16
Irish lawyer separates rights from wrongs at EU agencyMichael O’Flaherty heads up independent body looking out for the downtroddenTue May 03 2016 - 01:00
Road to free trade with Europe is paved with good intentionsThe US government wants to wrap up the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) deal this yearSat Apr 30 2016 - 07:00
MEPs urge Mario Draghi to investigate high Irish mortgage ratesECB should address standard variable products, letter saysThu Apr 28 2016 - 15:43
EU Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly has tobacco industry in her sightsThe murky world of tobacco lobbying remains a powerful force in BrusselsThu Apr 28 2016 - 01:00
Suzanne Lynch: Stakes are high as Europe mulls debt relief for GreeceEurope’s twin challenges of the refugee crisis and the Brexit referendum may strengthen Greece’s hand as it enters a crucial stage in its bailout negotiationsThu Apr 28 2016 - 00:57
Race to reach agreement in Greek bailout talksEuro zone finance ministers on standby for extraordinary eurogroup meeting on GreeceTue Apr 26 2016 - 19:51
Discussions on debt relief for Greece to start next weekEurogroup of finance ministers agree to endorse a new ‘contingency package’Fri Apr 22 2016 - 13:14
EU-US relations face tense times as trade deal loomsWhile the blocs are working closely on some issues they are far apart on others, in particular data privacyFri Apr 22 2016 - 07:45
Alexis Tsipras calls for debt relief for GreeceAmsterdam meeting expected to expose differences between IMF and Greece’s EU lendersThu Apr 21 2016 - 17:03
EU’s Google ruling cranks up tension with big US firmsEurope Letter: Many in US see Google case as part of clampdown on US multinationalsThu Apr 21 2016 - 01:00
EU accuses Google of abusing its market dominanceGoogle has 12 weeks to respond to charge and could face European Commission fineWed Apr 20 2016 - 23:02
Turkish citizens may have visa-free EU travel by early MayUNHCR says hundreds of migrants may have drowned in Mediterranean this weekWed Apr 20 2016 - 18:37
EU considers extending migrant naval mission to LibyaSpain and France press for mandate to enter Libyan waters amid fear of rise in refugeesMon Apr 18 2016 - 20:05
Charlie Flanagan urges Irish MEPs to vote for counterterrorism lawVote on Passenger Name Records before European Parliament on ThursdayThu Apr 14 2016 - 01:00
Education or indoctrination? EU goes to school to get message outEurope Letter: MEPs call for EU information to be included in member states’ classroomsThu Apr 14 2016 - 01:00
EU says number of migrants arriving through Balkans fallingDonald Tusk defends European Union’s response to the refugee crisisWed Apr 13 2016 - 12:47
EU defends confining new tax rules to big multinationalsFirms with revenues of over €750m would have to disclose details under proposed lawWed Apr 13 2016 - 07:39
Airline passenger data law a ‘bad deal’ for liberty of citizensSinn Féin MEPs and Nessa Childers to vote against legislation in European ParliamentTue Apr 12 2016 - 18:39
EU proposes major change in reporting by multinationalsDisclosure rules to apply for firms doing more than €750m of business in EuropeTue Apr 12 2016 - 14:25
EU to clamp down on aggressive tax planning by multinationalsEuropean Commission to unveil new reporting rules following Panama Papers revelationsTue Apr 12 2016 - 07:38
Suzanne Lynch: Dutch referendum bodes ill for anti-Brexit campNationalist backlash across EU sparked by lack of democratic accountabilityMon Apr 11 2016 - 01:00
Brussels bombers ‘initially planned to target France’Terrorists changed target after Paris suspect Salah Abdeslam’s arrest, prosecutors saySun Apr 10 2016 - 19:47
Migrant crisis: Over 120 more people deported to TurkeyProtests in Lesbos as boats resume between Greece and Turkey under EU dealSat Apr 09 2016 - 09:57
Key Paris attacks suspect arrested in Brussels, say reportsMohamed Abrini detained and thought to be ‘man in the hat’ at Zaventem airportFri Apr 08 2016 - 18:51
EU vows to support Ukraine after Dutch reject trade deal‘As far as France and Germany, we will continue to support Ukraine,’ says HollandeThu Apr 07 2016 - 18:11
Belgium in fresh appeal over ‘man in hat’ bombing suspectAuthorities especially interested in anyone who may have filmed or photographed manThu Apr 07 2016 - 15:48
Dutch trade vote seen as barometer of feeling towards EUEurosceptics say No vote in referendum equals blow against ‘Brussels elite’Thu Apr 07 2016 - 01:00
European Union unveils major overhaul of asylum policyPeter Sutherland welcomes pledge to reform Dublin rule for ‘catastrophic situation’Wed Apr 06 2016 - 18:18
30 more Syrian refugees for Ireland by end of monthRelocation plan slowed by delays in processing migrants at EU ‘hotspots’ in Greece and ItalyWed Apr 06 2016 - 06:19
First migrants arrive in Turkey from Greece under EU planEuropean Commission welcomes ‘logical’ system as human rights bodies criticalMon Apr 04 2016 - 19:53
