EU urged to recognise Palestine as ‘point of no return’ loomsAmid latest signs of US support for Israel, pressure grows on Brussels to broker talksSun Dec 08 2019 - 20:07
Dara Murphy: From Dáil expenses to ‘deputy chef de cabinet’ equivalentFormer TD on European People’s Party salary of €150,000Fri Dec 06 2019 - 20:38
Finns make no friends with budget ‘compromise’Negotiations on EU’s €1.13tn spending ceiling bedevilled by endless list of must-havesThu Dec 05 2019 - 01:00
Von der Leyen demands budget funding to meet EU plansDifficult talks on next five-year budget expected to run well into next yearWed Dec 04 2019 - 20:15
EU leaders to discuss next phase of Brexit at Brussels summitDraft leaders’ conclusions reiterate urgency of ‘timely ratification’ of withdrawal agreementWed Dec 04 2019 - 17:43
Dara Murphy set to receive €150,000 salary in EuropeDáil committee seeking to investigate complaint unable to do so once FG TD resignsTue Dec 03 2019 - 01:11
Day of long goodbyes in Brussels as Tusk and Juncker departJokes and high emotion as EU leaders step down after five turbulent yearsFri Nov 29 2019 - 17:21
State opposes EU legislation to make taxing of companies more transparentLaw requiring large firms to publicly report taxes and profits blocked by 13 membersThu Nov 28 2019 - 17:05
Venice is being lost to rising waters and depopulationEurope Letter: The 10 highest tides in the city’s history have come in the past 20 yearsWed Nov 27 2019 - 20:00
MEPs approve Ursula von der Leyen’s commission teamIncoming president says EU must provide leadership on climate changeWed Nov 27 2019 - 16:38
Top Irish diplomat joins Brussels law officeFormer EU ambassador to the US David O’Sullivan joins legal firm Steptoe & JohnsonMon Nov 25 2019 - 15:34
European Commission yet to receive UK nominationBrussels proceedings against London set to be launched as response deadline passesFri Nov 22 2019 - 17:30
Macron dragging his feet over EU enlargementEurope Letter: French insistence on reform obstacle for North Macedonia and AlbaniaThu Nov 21 2019 - 01:00
Budget 2020 plans get green light from EU commissionState one of nine to be found fully compliant with its Stability and Growth Pact obligationsWed Nov 20 2019 - 11:22
Polish supreme court must rule on controversial judicial retirementsEuropean Union expresses concern about issues raised over judicial independenceTue Nov 19 2019 - 17:19
EU Commission launches infringement proceedings against UKMove over UK’s failure to nominate new commissioner for duration of membershipThu Nov 14 2019 - 18:20
EU defends decision to label goods made in Israeli settlementsUS claims court ruling was anti-IsraelThu Nov 14 2019 - 17:29
Role of Brussels lobbyists begins to emerge from the darkEurope Letter: Emily O’Reilly is bidding for re-election for a second term as Europe’s OmbudsmanThu Nov 14 2019 - 01:00
Catalan nationalist’s right to recognition as MEP endorsedTop EU court advised that Spain does not have right to deny jailed Oriol Junqueras his seatTue Nov 12 2019 - 14:41
State fined €5m over Co Galway wind farmLack of Derrybrien environmental assessment also sees EU court order €15k per day penaltyTue Nov 12 2019 - 11:15
EU officials cast doubt over Johnson claims about NI firms and customs checksJohnson claimed firms would not face post-Brexit customs checks when exporting to UKMon Nov 11 2019 - 19:37
Boris Johnson’s prosecution pledge to former British soldiers criticisedCoveney says there must ‘no amnesty for anyone who committed crimes’ in NorthMon Nov 11 2019 - 19:16
Tories pledge to protect British veterans from ‘unfair’ trialsTánaiste says proposals are ‘not consistent’ with Stormont agreement between governmentsMon Nov 11 2019 - 16:13
Donohoe says State will have to run budget surpluses in futureMinister cites Brexit uncertainty and impending global tax reformFri Nov 08 2019 - 14:10
Commission flags slowdown in Irish economyEuro zone economy heading for period of ‘subdued’ expansionThu Nov 07 2019 - 08:38
Gender gap closing at EU’s political table, but a long way to goEurope Letter: Ireland has poor domestic showing but performs best in the European ParliamentWed Nov 06 2019 - 20:00
New German banking union plan unlikely to get Irish welcomeGerman finance minister proposes Europe-wide deposit insurance schemeWed Nov 06 2019 - 17:42
EU member states face huge challenges in budget talksUnanimity on budget and contributions unlikely as EU leaders’ clash on ideas of ‘benefit’Tue Nov 05 2019 - 19:05
EU court hears three member states broke law over refugee rejectionHungary, Poland and Czech Republic refused to comply with burden-sharing quotasThu Oct 31 2019 - 19:54
Turkey’s whitewashed version of history takes a batteringEurope Letter: Sanitised narrative of Armenia informs Ankara’s targeting of KurdsWed Oct 30 2019 - 20:00
Michel Barnier interview: ‘It is important to respect the democratic will of states’EU’s Brexit negotiator hints that a future UK government could get more Brexit leewayTue Oct 29 2019 - 18:30
Britain on course for December general electionEU agrees to accept British government’s request to delay Brexit until January 31stTue Oct 29 2019 - 02:29
France worked with Ireland, Germany and EU officials on new Brexit extensionDecision allows for holding of pre-Brexit election, and makes clear the sole purpose of the extension is to allow for deal ratificationTue Oct 29 2019 - 01:00
EU agrees Brexit extension until January 31st, 2020Earlier departure possible should UK parliament ratify separation dealMon Oct 28 2019 - 12:07
Liberal Democrats offer Johnson route to December electionIf EU gives UK delay until January 31st, pro-Remain parties will agree to an electionSun Oct 27 2019 - 12:20
EU awaits outcome of UK election vote before deciding Brexit extensionStance puts renewed pressure on Labour Party to back general election on MondayFri Oct 25 2019 - 20:04
Brexit: EU27 defers decision on length of extension until next weekLabour leader Corbyn faces pressure to vote for general election in Commons debateFri Oct 25 2019 - 12:23
EU ambassadors expected to begin process for three-month Brexit extensionEU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has been asked to continue to oversee evolving EU/UK relationship after BrexitThu Oct 24 2019 - 21:26
Brexit: EU member states adopt wait and see approach‘No one is rushing the fences’ as countries wait to see what happens next in LondonSun Oct 20 2019 - 12:01
EU’s Brexit unity falls away when it comes to accession and budgetJuncker and Tusk critical of French stalling over talks with North Macedonia and AlbaniaFri Oct 18 2019 - 21:10
Brexit on a knife edge as Johnson in race to win support for dealBritish PM scrambling for MPs’ support ahead of Westminster vote on SaturdayThu Oct 17 2019 - 21:07
New Brexit deal same as May’s but with tweaks regarding IrelandNext commission president Ursula von der Leyen circumspect on Commons approvalThu Oct 17 2019 - 21:02
Brexit deal: As the EU held firm, the UK had to cross its own red lineTo the fury of the UK, negotiations were never going to be ‘you give a bit, I’ll give a bit’Thu Oct 17 2019 - 20:00
Brexit: A deal is reached but many challenges remainAnalysis: Ratification will take time, as EU states consider the agreement’s legal textThu Oct 17 2019 - 11:41
Brexit: Dublin fears DUP concerns may block agreementQuestions raised over whether Boris Johnson will sign up to new deal amid consent worriesThu Oct 17 2019 - 01:00
Leaders unlikely to see full Brexit agreement at EU summitExpectation is that Donald Tusk will argue a deal only discussable in general termsWed Oct 16 2019 - 20:27
DUP says ‘gaps remain’ on Brexit deal after Downing Street talksVaradkar says progress made but ‘unclear’ if deal will be struck tonightTue Oct 15 2019 - 21:34
EU ministers demand Turkish withdrawal from SyriaSanctions and embargoes against Ankara in prospect as Syrian peace ‘far more difficult’Mon Oct 14 2019 - 18:53
Hopes fade that Brexit deal can be put to EU leaders this weekBoris Johnson tells his cabinet there is still a ‘significant amount of work’ to doMon Oct 14 2019 - 02:34
Brexit: Hopes of deal by deadline fade as DUP opposition hardensParty’s objections to ‘double customs’ idea presents hurdle to Boris JohnsonMon Oct 14 2019 - 02:22
