Leaders call for EU to relax restrictions on defence lending
Request comes ahead of summit in Brussels to discuss Europe’s security
European political centre may regret borrowing from far-right’s migration playbook
By trying to cut off support for the far right, the European centre is normalising their extreme policies
Von der Leyen pledges to slash red tape to boost EU’s competitiveness
European Commission plan promises to cut paperwork for businesses and loosen state aid rules
Europe needs to ‘close ranks’ in response to more transactional White House, says Kallas
EU foreign affairs chief says union is an ‘economic heavyweight’ and big geopolitical player in its own right
President Higgins ‘rightly’ referenced Gaza war in Holocaust speech, says Simon Harris
Several protesters walked out of President Michael D Higgins’s speech marking Holocaust Memorial Day
New sustainability reporting rules could hurt Ireland’s reputation, law firms warn
Corporate law firms sought to influence new regulations making large companies report on their environmental impact
Hungary under pressure to agree to Russian sanctions renewal
Viktor Orban’s government would be ‘playing with fire’ by blocking renewal of sanctions on Russia, diplomat says
Poland standing on the front line of Russia’s hybrid war with the EU
Facing Russian attempts to ‘weaponise’ migration, Poland takes a hard line on asylum
EU trade fight with Trump seems inevitable
Europe unlikely to ever stomach level of economic subservience needed to keep Trump happy
Ireland on alert as Trump pulls US out of global tax deal
Move sets up potential stand-off on tax between US and EU
US decision to pull out of global tax deal regrettable - EU commissioner
Officials studying Trump’s decision to pull US out of deal setting minimum corporate tax rate
US multinationals in Ireland take a ‘longer view’ than White House cycles - Minister for Finance
EU needs to avoid ‘tit for tat’ tariff dispute with new US administration, Jack Chambers says
EU states should agree ‘shopping list’ of joint defence projects, says Polish minister
Senior minister in Polish government says other EU states need to spend ‘way more’ on defence
Why is the tobacco industry celebrating Sweden’s anti-smoking success?
Europe letter: Public health campaigners criticise narrative built around Swedish snus product by Philip Morris
Austria under far-right government would stay committed to EU, says caretaker leader
Alexander Schallenberg seeks to assure Brussels over possibility of far-right Freedom Party leading next government