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Technology uses AI to gauge threats and can capture rogue drones and bring them to ground

Confidential paper tabled by European Commission sets out possibilities for cutting trade coming from occupied Palestinian territories

European agriculture commissioner Christophe Hansen says cutting farming subsidies in EU budget would be ‘wrong’

Europe Letter: Newer EU member states feel keen pressure to impress when playing host

Ireland could learn lessons from the adopted homes of its citizens

Netherlands, Denmark and Italy seeking Brussels approval for deportation facilities in Africa or western Balkans

Many await longer opening hours and other reforms, but concerns surround growth in alcohol availability

Minister for Social Protection indicates ‘priority for this budget is a cost-of-disability payment’

Early Edition with Andrew McNair

Campaigners urge Government to hold firm against pressures to ease environmental rules on industry

Recent job losses at manufacturers such as Volkswagen have increased tensions

Irish pessimism on EU rises at wrong time; €5m on offer for Oireachtas creche operator; MEP seeks relief for fleeced farmers

Taoiseach says Ireland could not ‘morally’ deny other countries the chance at EU membership

Gathering of Irish Cabinet and EU commissioners at UCC on Friday had the feel of a corporate away day

I started to enjoy watching the clock tick towards a possible payout under European Union rules

Cheap does not mean costless, and borderless does not mean consequence-free

From July 1st, an order of three items from outside the EU will become at least €9 more expensive

Aingeal O’Donoghue, Ireland’s top diplomat in Brussels, is a tough negotiator who ‘doesn’t suffer fools’ and has heaps of experience in EU-politicking

This is eighth time Ireland has held rotating presidency since joining bloc in 1973

Intergovernmental bargaining makes up much of the EU’s activity

Cabinet has agreed to begin gradual reduction of reliefs, worth 32 cent on litre of diesel and 27 cent on petrol, from September 1st

Previous experience shows that many of his threats are never followed up

Helen McEntee acknowledges no country is immune to threats but years of planning has taken place

Minister for Justice says numbers suggest Ireland is not losing control over asylum process

US president says he will ‘immediately’ place tariff on any country that imposes digital services tax on US companies

The EU budget, online safety, Ukraine’s accession, removing red tape from green energy, or neutrality – what should the Government prioritise?

They will need a note in their information pack and a yellow vest

Europe letter: Starmer’s departure offers UK government a chance to ‘reset the reset’ in autumn EU deal

Concession to stop UK universities charging EU students international tuition fees could be ‘decoupled’ from reset deal

Proposed top value under legislation could be set between 25 and 30 degrees, says Senator Neasa Cosgrove

Amid a world of right-wing strongmen, the Ukrainian president makes the case for liberal democracy without apology

A decade on from the Brexit referendum, British nationals are a rare sight around the EU’s corridors of power, but they still exist

Europe is ‘Washington’s fourth priority’, behind the US itself, the western hemisphere and the Pacific

A writer perfectly placed to examine the impact of this ‘act of self-harm’

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Clashing demands over farm subsidies, defence and debt set the stage for a challenging Irish presidency

Retailer warns EU charge will affect Irish product range and future investment decisions

Having spent the last year and a half avoiding a trade war with Washington, European leaders may not have the stomach to start one with Beijing

Surge in trading income helped drive 14% rise in net profit last year, CRO filings reveal

A coalition of hesitant governments has repeatedly derailed efforts to impose trade or diplomatic costs on Israel