EU states should agree ‘shopping list’ of joint defence projects, says Polish minister
Senior minister in Polish government says other EU states need to spend ‘way more’ on defence
Why is the tobacco industry celebrating Sweden’s anti-smoking success?
Europe letter: Public health campaigners criticise narrative built around Swedish snus product by Philip Morris
Austria under far-right government would stay committed to EU, says caretaker leader
Alexander Schallenberg seeks to assure Brussels over possibility of far-right Freedom Party leading next government
Fears grow for Brussels homeless during snow and freezing temperatures
Red Cross volunteers helping rough sleepers during cold snap feel like the ‘plaster on a broken leg’
Tusla placed children with firm blacklisted over vetting concerns
Agency cut ties with company used to supervise access visits between parents and children in care
Company vetting lapses spark alarm within child protection agency Tusla
Emails show concerns flagged inside Supervised Access Ireland about staff working with vulnerable children without Garda vetting
We like our meats smoky: Nordics lobbied EU over flavouring ban
Documents show several states raised concerns about EU plan to phase out smoky flavourings for meats and crisps
Calls for EU to resist social media giants regulation rollback
European Commission under pressure to combat Elon Musk’s ‘intolerable’ meddling in European elections
Irish influence inside the EU: ‘The conveyor belt is slowing down’
Senior Irish officials warn of declining influence in Europe as interest in careers in EU institutions drops off
Culture of deference in Order of Malta criticised by sex abuse review
First aid organisation should check all adult volunteers are vetted, review recommends
The new EU foreign affairs chief navigating a ‘world on fire’
Former Estonian prime minister Kaja Kallas a firm backer of Ukraine but likely less sympathetic to Palestine
How Brussels turns its vacant office buildings into housing
Office downsizing after remote work shift has led to boom of projects converting vacant offices into apartments
Care services for most vulnerable not good enough, says Simon Harris
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil ‘on track’ to strike government deal by January 22nd
Harris concedes Martin will get first turn as taoiseach in new rotation deal to form government
New coalition government ‘on track’ to be formed by January 22nd, Simon Harris says
Ukraine should not be pushed to negotiating table too soon, says new EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas
EU summit: Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy says Russia ‘not interested’ in peace