Ireland to push graduates towards EU jobs to combat ‘demographic cliff’
Government fears waning Irish influence in key posts in Brussels
Government fears waning Irish influence in key posts in Brussels
Minister visits counterparts in France as EU-UK talks reach ‘very sensitive moment’
Europe Letter: ‘Outrageous’ demand by investors to buy EU’s debt seen as vote of confidence in euro
Ousted pro-reform prime minister accuses deputies of blocking judicial reform
Renominated commissioners include Phil Hogan and his expectation of trade portfolio
EU praises Sarajevo for joining other Balkan capitals in hosting inclusive LGBT parade
PM Maia Sandu plans ‘democratic transformation’ after tense power struggle
European Commission backing for Balkan states meets French and Dutch opposition
Controversial oligarch Plahotniuc leaves the country after his party concedes defeat
Major powers call for calm as pro-EU and pro-Russian parties face off against old cabinet
Turkey has continued to move further away from union, commission warns
President-elect Stevo Pendarovski backs historic name-change deal with Greece
Leaders warn of social upheaval in own countries if assisted returns not sped up
Prime minister Rama digs in and eyes EU accession talks as the West calls for calm
‘North Macedonia’ to step up EU and Nato bids despite Russian anger
Vote to become Republic of North Macedonia ends 27-year Greek dispute, paves way to EU
EU official discusses ‘urgent need for calm and de-escalation’ with Belgrade and Pristina
Beijing eyes high-tech firms in western Europe and big transport projects further east
Facing jail at home, Nikola Gruevski claims to have been given refuge in Budapest
Police protection given to Skopje deputies who backed pact with Greece
Nationalist deputies switch sides to pass controversial western-backed accord
Gruevski loses court appeal against corruption conviction as state debates Greece agreement
Broad multi-ethnic opposition in Kosovo to talk of border changes with Serbia
Thousands protest and EU and US object after mayoral elections annulled
France's Macron demands EU reform before Balkan expansion
Commission wants Albania and Macedonia to start talks on joining EU
Top EU officials end six-nation Balkan tour of would-be members
Scheme to deepen trade ties between Albania and five ex-Yugoslav states
Scandal-plagued former prime minister urges supporters to ‘defend’ country
Moscow echoes nationalists’ fears of ‘Greater Albania’ as two-year crisis deepens
Ankara’s post-coup clampdowns on democracy making accession unlikely, EU warns
Government rejects criticism Erdogan is using failed coup to tighten grip on power
US secretary of state John Kerry says Erdogan must provide ‘evidence, not allegations’
Protests continue over corruption and presidential pardons for powerful figures
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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