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EU budget ambitions in doubt as member states resist paying more
Fresh concern German chancellor’s domestic struggles will spill into tense EU budget negotiations
Proposed EU-Canada ‘partnership’ could expand visa schemes for young Irish people
Mark Carney says new ‘alliance’ would let young Europeans and Canadians ‘work, study and live’
Europe and Canada ‘not fair weather allies’, Carney tells European Parliament
Mark Carney puts meat on the bone for envisaged closer EU alliance to withstand ‘ferocious’ times
Ireland to seek further detail on EU’s wooing of Canada and defence plan to ‘flank’ Nato
Move designed to send political signal to Canada and Trump administration
Social media age limits: Von der Leyen hits on control-shift alternative
Providing proof of age will present big obstacle to EU plan
Why is the EU courting Canada? Trump might have something to do with it
Von der Leyen’s proposal reflects how the US president’s trade war and foreign policy have pushed Canada and Europe closer
EU chief opens door for Canada to become first associate member
Status does not currently exist under bloc’s treaties
Inside the Brussels struggle over who speaks for Europe
‘Something’s not working’: Inside the European Union’s stalling ambitions to become a proper geopolitical heavyweight
EU should treat Israeli settlements like Russian-occupied Crimea, says bloc’s top diplomat
Kaja Kallas tells The Irish Times an EU-wide Occupied Territories trade ban would be ‘principled’ stand
Kaja Kallas: EU ban on Israeli settlement trade would be ‘principled stance’
Bloc’s most senior foreign policy official said move does not require unanimous support of all 27 member states
The Airbnb equation has stopped adding up for Europe
New EU legislation will give governments greater cover to restrict short-term tourist rentals and target vacant homes
Aughinish told government that Russian oligarch links were ‘challenging’ for plant
Documents reveal Limerick refinery thanked Simon Coveney in 2023 for State’s support during ‘economic fallout’ of Ukraine war
‘Putin has become desperate’: Top Estonian official on Ukraine war and the threat from Russia
Senior Estonian official says Putin has become ‘desperate’ as his war in Ukraine grinds on
Irish civil servants criticised in private missive for delays in transposing EU rules
Department of Taoiseach secretary general privately chastised colleagues for slow walking EU work
Relying on neighbours: foreign defenders step in to protect State in dangerous times
The need for French and British ships to provide cover during high-level events in Ireland is politically delicate, given Irish military neutrality
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