European Union

Clashes in Tbilisi after ruling party shelves EU accession talks following contentious election

Several diplomats in western capitals have resigned over Russia-leaning government’s decision to take EU accession talks ‘off the agenda’

Police used tear gas, pepper spray and force on Friday morning as groups rallied near the parliament building in Tbilisi

Nationalist Calin Georgescu’s unexpectedly strong showing was fuelled by a TikTok campaign aimed at young voters

Wealthy countries including EU committing $300bn a year for climate vulnerable countries but the outcome was condemned by aid agencies across the world

Willingness of centre right EPP group to cosy up to far right will be a problem for Fine Gael

Judge said EU law does not require member states to provide asylum seekers with unqualified access to labour market

Clarkson’s personal crusade against the British government feels very of-the-moment, symbolic of a mode of politics sweeping Europe

Conservatives agitating to block appointment of Socialist government’s nominee, Teresa Ribera, in bitter row over blame for flooding failures

Foreign ministers reject proposal for EU to suspend ‘political dialogue’ with Israel over war in Gaza

Deep political uncertainties and disagreements within the EU make its search for unity on these issues difficult

Donald Trump's return as US president is a clarifying moment that should make European policymakers look again at the terms of the transatlantic relationship

Elon Musk’s participation in Donald Trump’s post-election telephone call to Volodymyr Zelenskiy from Mar-a-Lago was chilling, because two years ago Musk tweeted a 'peace plan' for Ukraine that espoused Vladimir Putin’s demands

Eurostat data suggests healthcare expenditure increased in all of bloc’s countries between 2014 and 2022

Economy commissioner says US tariffs on EU exports would be ‘extremely harmful’ to both

Europe Letter: Viktor Orban is the guy at the party most of the other EU leaders wish had left early

As the new US president targets the European Union, Ireland is likely to find itself in some uncomfortable positions

Return of United States president may prod European Union to finally advance long-stalled changes

European leaders say efforts must be taken to avoid trade war with US during second Trump presidency

‘Climate is warming, generally, so we are bound to see records being broken,’ says Copernicus climate change service

Prospects of a trade war and collapse of US support for Ukraine pose grave threats to EU

Warning comes as European leaders congratulate Donald Trump on US election victory

US election: The relationship between the EU and the US is about to change dramatically

Ruling party Georgian Dream defends ballot as clean as opposition plans potentially long protest campaign

Maia Sandu wins tense run-off despite ‘unprecedented’ Kremlin-backed bid to skew vote

Fortunes of pro-western incumbent Maia Sandu is being closely watched in Brussels

The EU’s dependency on the US for security could weaken its hand in any confrontation over trade and tariffs

Government insists EU bid still on track despite scathing report from Brussels

EU warns Tbilisi of risks to membership path and US decries ‘democratic backsliding’

Coimisiún na Meán’s online safety code for video-sharing platforms contains echoes of the 2008 banking crisis

Ruling party rejects any re-run of ballot as EU warns of ‘very worrying’ time in Black Sea state

Records show lobbying push from Kerry Group and Dawn Farms against proposal to phase out flavourings

A Trump victory in the US presidential election would constitute a seismic shift in our overall international strategy

Under pressure from the far right, focus of EU leaders moves to more deportations and tighter borders

Georgia’s ruling party accused of slide towards Russia and autocracy before Saturday’s pivotal election

In a US trade war, the EU could be tempted to take retaliatory action against American corporate tax in Ireland

Reconciling the GDPR with the AI Act poses issues, but I think they are minor compared to the hard problem of making the new safety code work in any realistic way

Country’s interior minister says two attackers killed in incident near Ankara where witnesses heard explosion and gunfire

EU halts Georgia’s accession process amid fears of drift towards autocracy and Moscow

President Maia Sandu faces tricky run-off after EU referendum goes to the wire