Ursula von der Leyen

Germany and ‘frugal’ allies signal budget compromise but reject further EU borrowing

Friedrich Merz and five other leaders demand spending cuts of ‘several hundred billion euros in a balanced manner’

‘It’s now or never’: Is the EU serious about letting in new members?

Candidate countries hope for progress after years of inaction, but some in Brussels are still uncertain about enlargement

Ireland to urge solidarity with Spain in aftermath of migrant crisis in Ceuta

Jim O’Callaghan will aim to take temperature down at emergency meeting after Spain and Italy traded barbs

Ceuta leader blames Morocco over ‘atrocity’ of mass border crossing after more than 90 die

Stronger EU borders needed after crisis, Ursula von der Leyen says

Ireland convenes meeting of EU ministers to discuss Spain’s Ceuta crisis

More than 50,000 people crossed into the Spanish territory from Morocco on Thursday and Friday

EU weather records broken as multiple countries battle to contain wildfires

Three firefighters killed in Greece on Wednesday, hundreds of residents and tourists evacuated in France and Spain

How to fill a €60bn hole in the EU budget? Answers on a postcard, please

Brussels’ plans to tax tech giants, cigarettes and crypto profits face stiff resistance

Zelenskiy asked Ursula von der Leyen for EU sanctions on Aughinish exports

Ukrainian president says exports from Co Limerick plant are ultimately helping Russian war effort

EU accused of stalling the ball on trade ban with illegal Israeli settlements

Foreign ministers remain divided on proposed EU-wide restrictions targeting trade coming from illegal Israeli settlements

Government favours blanket ban on social media for under-16s despite EU proposals

European Commission report calls for staged approach with total ban only affecting young people under 13 years of age

EU warns Meta over Facebook and Instagram’s addictive feeds

Brussels says tech group has failed to adequately assess and mitigate risks that could have a negative impact on users

Wildfires across Europe forces thousands to flee homes amid ‘powder keg’ dry conditions

Hundreds of firefighters tackle blazes across Portugal, Spain, France and Greece with strong winds forecast to fan flames

Sinn Féin TDs get lost in translation over their own amendment

Big Jim O’Callaghan hears voices, Zelenskiy’s joke opens the Euro Lingo Bingo, laptop Lawless comes down on data centres

MEPs to vote on resolution calling for ban on Irish exports of alumina to Russia

Move comes as Government finalises investigation into Aughinish Alumina plant in Co Limerick

Ireland’s EU membership story a compelling argument for expanding union, von der Leyen says

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

No Queen Elizabeth moment for Ursula von der Leyen in Cork’s English Market

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

Why Europe is learning to live with Erdogan’s Turkey

EU countries are uneasy about Erdoğan’s growing authoritarianism. But they want his country’s hard power

Aughinish Alumina criticism causes discomfort on Ireland’s first day as EU president

Ursula von der Leyen unlikely to do a walkabout in Cork; and very interesting questions raised following the Jeffrey Donaldson case

Armenia looks to Europe for escape route as Russia tightens the screws

EU acts with relative immediacy in another geopolitical battleground between Russia and the West

Ireland seeks EU money to keep Aughinish Alumina open

Company may nationalisation due to Ukraine war sanctions against Russian owners

No free lunch for Burnham if he is at the table for UK-EU reset talks

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

‘Thank you, dear Keir’: European leaders pay tribute to Starmer as EU-UK summit postponed

Outgoing British PM helped boost security for Continent, says Ursula von der Leyen

António Costa should represent EU in future Ukraine peace talks, Martin says

Necessary for EU to open a ‘direct’ line of contact to Kremlin, European Council president says

‘If Ukraine burns, your Moscow will burn’: Zelenskiy issues threat as Kyiv strikes Russia

Long-range drone attack leaves oil refinery on fire and forces evacuation of Russia’s biggest airport

European leaders debate getting tough on China: ‘We have to defend ourselves’

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

An Post CEO pay row, EU Gaza blame game, accidental bird reserve and thanking bus drivers

Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan

Brussels blame game masks member states’ role in Gaza inaction

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

The EU plan to add seven new member countries, including Ukraine

EU enlargement commissioner Marta Kos says Ukraine making good progress on structural reforms under ‘almost impossible’ conditions

EU plans to ban Russian soldiers from bloc in fresh sanctions on Moscow

Banks, crypto firms and Kremlin oil reserves also targeted in 21st set of measures since full-scale invasion of Ukraine

Armenia’s pro-Europe party wins election and confirms move away from Russia

Result strengthens PM Nikol Pashinyan’s drive for deeper integration with Europe despite warnings from Moscow

Balkans summit: EU must pick up pace of enlargement negotiations, says von der Leyen

French and German governments pitch idea for gradual integration of candidate countries into EU decision-making process

European Union and China tooling up for trade war that could hurt both

Global Briefing: It may prove difficult for the EU to reconcile the enthusiasm of member states led by France with the reticence of Germany and Spain

EU agrees plan to unblock €16bn in frozen funds to Hungary

New Hungarian government commits to rush through structural and anti-corruption reforms before end of August

‘Such a pity’: Fuel protests forced group of ministerial advisers to scrap trip to Brussels

Two-day visit to Brussels had been organised to brief ministerial advisers before EU presidency

Four dead, including two children, after train collides with schoolbus in Belgium

Further five children were seriously injured but in ‘stable condition’ after incident at level crossing in north of country

Von der Leyen calls for unified drone alert system for Baltic States

Commission president wants improved co-ordination following Ukrainian drone incursions

Volodymyr Zelenskiy says proposal of associate EU membership for Ukraine is ‘unfair’

Germany’s Friedrich Merz suggested interim step of associate membership without voting rights

Are Ryanair’s shares a ‘bargain’ as some analysts suggest?

Airline and analysts think it is well placed in longer term compared to rivals despite 25% slump in share price

What is the EU-Israel association agreement and could it be suspended?

Support for suspending key deal has never reached required threshold

Russia and China may exploit Iran fallout to increase global leverage, EU ministers are warned

Officials advised developing world could face ‘significant food shortages and price increases’ before year’s end

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