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Xinjiang authorities claim ‘anti-China forces in the international community’ are ignoring region’s efforts to protect human rights

EU summit: Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy says Russia ‘not interested’ in peace

Once abundant in Irish waters, overfishing and climate change have decimated their numbers - affecting not just the fishing industry but the Northeast Atlantic ecosystem

Despite high property prices and rents, Eurostat finds Ireland faring much better when it comes to affordability

Europe letter: Competition has been fierce for coveted roles advising EU commissioners

Friends of the Earth calls for ‘moratorium on new data centres and expansion of existing ones until robust legislative framework is in place’

Ireland has the financial resources and skills necessary to unlock our economic potential, arguably for the first time in the State’s history

The next government faces immense challenges that require guile, nerve, judgment and luck

Farmers’ groups urge Micheál Martin and Simon Harris not to waver from their election stance on ‘sell-out’ pact

Irish and European farmers, as well as environmentalists, fear the effect of a market in Europe for cheaper South American beef

It may be a little self-serving for Irish voices to be squawking about the potential threat to corporate tax take, but the worry is real

Constitutional court in Black Sea state rejects claims that parliamentary election was rigged

Push to improve bloc’s defences in train since Russia invaded Ukraine, boosted by Trump’s remark that US may not come to aid of Nato allies

EU’s antitrust enforcer leaves Brussels proud of her tenure but conscious that it had been only ‘partly successful’

‘Squeezed middle’ is real and ‘global economic environment is volatile’, Fine Gael leader says

The president-elect faces big calls on his high tariff agenda, with many key advisers calling for early moves to lay down a marker

Stark warning from officials comes as all parties make expansive spending pledges ahead of election

MEPs set to sign off on Spanish and Italian commissioners, whose approval had been bogged down in row

The State’s Environmental Protection Agency is hoping new measures will reduce wastage

‘It will be hard to get agreement in a world that is so divided and under such stress, but that is what we have to do’