Emmanuel Macron’s reshuffled cabinet includes two unexpected appointments
Former TCD student Clément Beaune reappointed as minister for European affairs
EU prepares retaliatory options if Britain advances protocol Bill
EU ambassadors call for range of options to be ready if UK over-rides post-Brexit deal
No tears shed in Brussels for departure of Brexit chief David Frost
Reaction to appointment of Liz Truss is one of guarded open-mindedness
France threatens EU legal action if UK does not issue more fishing licences
Deadline of Friday set as France awaits approval for nearly 100 licences for fishermen
Assumption of European Council presidency a key opportunity for Macron
President will be keen to advance vision of a powerful and independent Europe as France dictates EU agenda
Omicron: US tightens travel restrictions while Fiji reopens to tourists
World Covid wrap: Japan expands travel ban to its residents who are abroad
EU warns of ‘serious consequences’ if UK deploys article 16
Engagements with Britain over Northern Ireland proposals ‘disappointing ’ – Sefcovic
France says it will hold off on retaliating over fishing dispute with Britain
Ministers commit to further negotiations as Paris meeting fails to break deadlock
Downing Street insists Britain has not changed its approach on fishing licences
Taoiseach warns any UK unilateral action on Northern Ireland protocol would undermine the Belfast Agreement
Macron steps back from midnight threat against UK exports in fishing row
France will not impose extra customs checks, as president says ‘talks need to continue’
Brexit fishing row: UK and France hold last-ditch talks to avoid ‘disaster’ at ports
Macron questions UK credibility on Brexit amid row over fishing licences and checks
The Irish Times view on the Franco-British fishing row: The language of force
Dishonoured agreements is not a basis for confidence
Britain condemns France’s ‘unjustified’ threat to block fishing boats
Row over access to waters around the Channel Islands escalates
Scramble to stop ‘de facto Polexit’
EU cash for Poland in question as European Commission gathers response
EU vows to face down challenge to legal order by Polish right-wing government
Polish ruling on reach of EU law risks ‘de-facto exit’ from bloc, French minister warns
EU Brexit chief says Northern Ireland protocol cannot become ‘eternal’ issue
DUP leader asks Nancy Pelosi to reflect on ‘damage’ post-Brexit measure is causing to the North
EU vows ‘solidarity’ with France in submarine contract row
Foreign ministers discuss implications for EU-US relations of ‘surprise’ cancellation
Australia’s treatment of France ‘unacceptable’, EU says
Submarine spat threatens to scupper trade deal between European Union and Australia
Emmanuel Macron’s singular style inspires love and hate
President visits Dublin with reputation as champion of the rich and closet socialist
The Irish Times view on Franco-Irish relations: Being good neighbours
In the long run, political and economic connections will have to be undergirded by closer ties between people
Ireland-France links grow stronger in wake of Brexit
Deepening relationship between Ireland and France bearing fruit after UK exit from EU
Corporate tax reform: what is the Irish Government really thinking?
Ireland rarely tries to be an outlier in international relations, but it is now
The Irish Times view on the EU digital Covid-19 certificate: getting Europe moving again
Just because people can more easily travel from mid-July does not mean that they should
French minister appeals to Ireland to reconsider corporate tax rate
Beaune advises State not to be seen as ‘reluctant to accept fair taxation’ in an open letter
Gay people in power crucial to EU criticism of Hungary’s stance
Personal testimony by ministers reinforces argument to deprive isolated Orban of funds
French visit a chance to cement ties with our new nearest EU neighbour
Brexit has caused division between Dublin and London, but it has brought Paris closer
French fishing boats return to Normandy as Jersey protest ends
Britain says two armed patrol ships to remain despite breakthrough in talks on fishing rights
France summons Beijing envoy in latest EU-China spat
Chinese ambassador seen as one of Xi Jinping’s aggressive ‘wolf warrior’ diplomats
Brexit: Ambassadors of EU states briefed on trade deal
Diplomats updated on agreement by Michel Barnier on Christmas Day
Brexit trade talks may continue after MEPs’ deadline, says France
Clement Beaune, says Paris will not be rushed into deal over the next 48 hours
Brexit talks resume but EU ‘preparing for all outcomes’
Hardened attitudes among EU states contrast with Taoiseach’s plea for compromise
Europe is right to risk a double ‘no deal’
Consequences of two bad deals on Brexit and with Hungary and Poland would last for decades
‘Like talking to the president’: Macron’s go-to man for Europe
Clément Beaune has affection for Ireland and our approach to European solidarity
UK and EU negotiators pause Brexit talks after failure to reach agreement
Downing Street warns trade talks with EU have reached ‘very difficult point’
France issues veto warning as Brexit trade deal talks drag on
Negotiators race against clock to finalise deal before European Council meeting next week
Britain’s attempts to put pressure on EU ‘misguided’ – Simon Coveney
Minister visits counterparts in France as EU-UK talks reach ‘very sensitive moment’
EU recovery fund in balance amid calls for consequences for Hungary
Budget impasse and recovery fund sparks call for expulsion of Hungary’s Fidesz from FG grouping
Brexit talks could stretch beyond this week as EU and UK seek trade deal
A failure to clinch an agreement would disrupt hundreds of billions of euro in trade
Brexit: EU says UK needs to compromise to break talks deadlock
Leaders at Brussels summit agree to continue negotiations but step up no-deal plans
EU states intensify ‘no-deal’ Brexit preparations
No deal ‘very likely’, French foreign minister says, as fishing and competition unresolved
EU leaders to prepare for potential collapse of UK trade talks
Questions over whether Boris Johnson’s government could be held to any post-Brexit agreement
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