The Irish Times

Top Brussels civil servant Martin Selmayr sent to Vienna backwater

Controversial figure sidelined by new European Commission head von der Leyen

Thu Jul 25 2019 - 10:41

Taoiseach promises European aid will ‘flow to farmers’ shortly

Package worth €100m agreed for Irish beef farmers ‘hammered’ by Brexit uncertainty

Thu May 16 2019 - 20:30

Ruadhán Mac Cormaic: Europe’s elites are playing into populists’ hands

Italian president’s veto looked like the establishment trying to stymie the will of the people

Sat Jun 02 2018 - 05:00

Europe Letter: Misquoted remarks from German commissioner spark fury in Italy

Günther Oettinger issues grovelling apology as Italian parties outraged

Thu May 31 2018 - 01:00

Journey to agreement on new seven-year EU budget will be a long haul

Budget commissioner Oettinger to set out proposals for next EU budget to run from 2020

Mon Apr 30 2018 - 05:41

EU could speed up funding for Ireland in hard Brexit, commissioner says

Irish problem is a European problem, says budget commissioner Günther Oettinger

Wed Mar 07 2018 - 12:17

Irish-Europe ports link could be funded in ‘super-hard Brexit’

Commissioner says defence spending must rise in next EU budget due to ‘America First’

Tue Mar 06 2018 - 19:34

Juncker’s promotion of his right-hand man stirs unrest

Martin Selmayr’s elevation to EU’s top civil service post has had a significant fallout

Mon Feb 26 2018 - 15:46

Juncker’s right-hand man made secretary general of European Commission

Martin Selmayr replaced as president’s chief of staff by Clara Martinez Alberola

Wed Feb 21 2018 - 19:09

European Commission warns budget choices hard but urgent

Commission recommending a review of funding sources for the EU

Wed Feb 14 2018 - 18:45

German car industry looks set to win out over EU emissions targets

Internal VW document showed that the car giant was prepared to go much further than the EU’s proposals, but chose not to

Sun Nov 05 2017 - 16:54

EU has Poland in its sights over attempted judicial reform

Poland may get formal warning for ‘serious and persistent breaches’ of EU values

Wed Jul 26 2017 - 18:41

Brexit could blow €20bn hole in EU budget, warns commission

Gunther Oettinger says need to finance new initiatives means gap could be twice as much

Thu Jun 29 2017 - 06:58

UK elections: Brexit talks will begin when Britain is ready , says Barnier

‘We don’t know when Brexit talks start. We know when they must end’ says Donald Tusk

Fri Jun 09 2017 - 12:58

European public prosecutor’s office set up, but Ireland opts out

Office will pursue fraudsters dipping in to EU funds which is estimated to cost €500m a year

Thu Jun 08 2017 - 15:42

Brexit and solidarity gap cast pall over EU budget for 2018

Brussels Letter: British ‘hostage-taking’ and autocratic governments compromise budget process

Thu Jun 01 2017 - 01:00

European Commission changes add to EU credibility questions

Europe Letter: Appointment of gaffe-prone commissioner to budget role causes controversy

Thu Nov 03 2016 - 01:00

Bulgaria nominates EU commissioner to succeed Ban Ki-moon

Support for Unesco head contender withdrawn after UN security council secret ballot

Wed Sept 28 2016 - 14:08

Irish start-ups win awards at European pitching contest

SwiftComply and GirlCrew finish in top three at the Startup Games in Germany

Thu Jun 16 2016 - 01:00

Fears at Polish curbs on judicial and media freedom

Anti-democracy moves in Warsaw add to EU’s concerns

Thu Jan 07 2016 - 01:00

Poland’s new administration bristles at EU’s criticism of reforms

Brussels concerned at conservatives’ rapid judicial appointments and media overhaul

Tue Jan 05 2016 - 16:46

Pressure on Merkel for refugee deal with Turkey

Pro-refugee Cologne mayoral candidate stabbed in attack with ‘racist motivation’

Sun Oct 18 2015 - 20:41

Mobile World Congress: FCC chief defends US move to regulate internet

Tom Wheeler indicates arbiter for internet just and reasonable in interests of fairness

Tue Mar 03 2015 - 20:10

Mobile World Congress: '5G is opportunity for telecoms sector'

European commissioner for the digital economy said 5G infrastructure will be the nervous system of the digital society and digital economy

Tue Mar 03 2015 - 11:55

Minister dismisses commisioner’s proposal for internet copyright levy

Oettinger’s planned move would be contrary to EU principles, says Dara Murphy

Sat Nov 01 2014 - 01:00

German commissioner floats proposal for EU levy on Google

Google could be forced to be neutral and objective in presenting search results

Thu Oct 30 2014 - 12:52

Google warned of harder line from EU

Incoming EU digital policy chief warns of more hostile Brussels regime

Thu Sept 11 2014 - 01:00

French commissioner could raise issues for Ireland’s corporate tax regime

Pierre Moscovici allocated ‘economic and financial affairs, taxation and customs’ portfolio