EU leaders are confronted with the limits of their own support for Ukraine as Washington pressures Kyiv

Political agreement had long proved elusive when it came to reforms of the EU’s capital markets

Irish diplomats privately remarked that if everyone ended up unhappy, they had done their job

Compromise package follows months of behind-the-scenes negotiations

No desire in Government to ‘rerun’ drama over RTÉ governance, Simon Harris says

Republic’s revision to €1.7tn EU common pot intended to narrow gap between opposing camps

Deal shifting more financial oversight to European regulator ‘biggest move in decades’, Simon Harris says

As lay-offs spread across parts of Europe’s industrial heartland, Brussels believes Beijing’s export surplus can no longer be absorbed by the single market

A Greek peninsula that bars women and a VAT-free Italian town also feature among the list of odd exemptions

The union’s borrowing is projected to hit €1 trillion by 2027

Documents show capitals encouraged moves towards common ‘European defence culture’ and closer Nato cooperation

UK ambassador to EU Caroline Wilson cautions against bloc becoming ‘insular and inward-facing’

European leaders look set to seek fresh justification for suspending the right to claim legal protection

Germany and five other countries say the bloc’s proposed €1.9 trillion budget must be reduced to secure their backing

Escalating public-sector pay dispute to create headache for Irish diplomats in Brussels during EU presidency