Barnier insists pragmatic workarounds are possible for trade in the NorthEU’s chief negotiator responded to concerns over Brussels using checks as a bargaining chip in talksFri Jun 05 2020 - 18:57
EU accuses Britain of backtracking as Brexit deadline nearsOctober looming as last chance to agree complex deal, Barnier warnsFri Jun 05 2020 - 13:17
Irish fears for Brexit talks if Hogan gets top WTO jobEU trade commissioner’s experience dealing with US seen a plus in bid for WTO roleFri Jun 05 2020 - 06:00
Why Facebook wants the EU to decide the limits of free speechEurope Letter: Brussels set to update digital laws amid debate over acceptable contentThu Jun 04 2020 - 01:00
Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan bares his bottom half to European ParliamentIndependent MEP on screen at committee meeting dressed in a shirt but little elseTue Jun 02 2020 - 16:31
EU’s undiplomatic diplomat seeks third way between US and ChinaVeteran Spanish Socialist Josep Borrell argues the EU27 need to become self-sufficientMon Jun 01 2020 - 20:00
Hamstrung EU expresses concern over Hong Kong and ChinaEU stops short of action as Beijing tightens power grip over city to US condemnationFri May 29 2020 - 19:30
EU promises billions to help companies weather the impact of Covid-19Investment will focus on healthcare, space, defence, digital and green technologiesFri May 29 2020 - 17:35
EU and Japan reach out to patch together a fraying world orderEurope Letter: Joint statement by Brussels and Tokyo reveals pressure on international orderThu May 28 2020 - 21:00
What is in the EU’s €750bn recovery plan and how will it affect Ireland?Q&A: What are the main stumbling blocks, and how will the plan affect Ireland?Wed May 27 2020 - 20:44
EU parliament may block fund unless it has grants which do not need to be repaidIts president says it will block the fund proposed to stem the economic damage of coronavirus unless it is sufficiently ‘ambitious’Mon May 25 2020 - 20:23
Britain’s post-Brexit trade plan for Irish Sea: some gaping holesLondon paper on cross-water commerce neglects checks, origins and smugglingThu May 21 2020 - 18:06
Can green investments save the economy? The EU thinks soEuropean Commission’s trillion-euro recovery plan will seek to address climate crisis at same timeThu May 21 2020 - 18:00
National mythologising has impeded coronavirus response in EuropeImagined tales of the exotic have blinded rational responses to the virusThu May 21 2020 - 01:01
Ireland urged to ‘green’ its economy and tackle problems in health and housingEU says investment is needed to counter downturn expected to be worst in a centuryWed May 20 2020 - 17:14
European Commission unveils plans to halve pesticides in farmingReducing use of fertiliser and antibiotics also on agenda in bid to safeguard environmentWed May 20 2020 - 14:31
Recovery fund could be historic breakthrough for EUParis and Berlin move will bolster bloc weakened by division and rule of law issuesWed May 20 2020 - 02:35
EU to propose trillion euro recovery fundCommission tables mix of grants and loans as member states urged to forge consensusTue May 19 2020 - 19:11
France, Germany propose €500bn recovery fund to break EU deadlockUnder joint proposal European Commission would borrow money on financial marketsTue May 19 2020 - 08:32
‘This whole corridor is dead’: Europe’s coronavirus care home disasterWherever the virus spread uncontrolled, elderly care homes were left unprotectedTue May 19 2020 - 01:00
Facebook’s Zuckerberg calls for more regulation of big techFounder of social media giant makes the call in online discussion with European internal market commissioner Thierry BretonMon May 18 2020 - 20:22
EU urges vigilance to avoid coronavirus second waveEuropean Union health chief warns against ‘lowering guard’ while adapting to new realitySun May 17 2020 - 16:15
Israel’s annexation plans could be a game changer for its relationship with EUEurope plots its response amid fears new Israeli government may annex areas in West BankSat May 16 2020 - 21:19
Michel Barnier ‘not optimistic’ deal can be reached with UKBoth sides say little progress made in this week’s talks with crunch time approachingFri May 15 2020 - 16:03
Europe needs a minimum income, says EU jobs chiefNicolas Schmit backs calls for minimum income as continent faces deep recessionFri May 15 2020 - 06:00
London criticises EU’s ‘limited progress’ in implementing parts of Brexit dealGove letter echoes past criticism by EU’s Michel Barnier as week of talks concludesThu May 14 2020 - 20:47
How a German court fired a shot that could unravel the EUEurope Letter: Constitutional court’s ECB ruling is perilous for the bloc in several respectsWed May 13 2020 - 20:50
EU sets guidelines for socially-distanced summerFace masks, contact tracing apps, hand hygiene and distancing in the airport: the EU's guide to opening bordersWed May 13 2020 - 20:00
Airlines furious at EU’s stance that passengers cannot be forced to accept vouchersCommission threatens to move against states for not implementing law if they fail to enforce passenger rightsWed May 13 2020 - 19:20
Airlines must refund passengers for cancelled flights, EU saysPush by some member states to water down passengers’ rights rejected by European CommissionWed May 13 2020 - 12:13
France leads calls for EU to threaten sanctions if Israel grabs West Bank landThe annexation plan is included in the coalition deal agreed between Netanyahu and his former rival GantzTue May 12 2020 - 21:49
‘Beyond amazing’: Navajo Nation’s AG praises Irish generosity to coronavirus fundMany left comments saying they donated in remembrance of aid to Ireland during FamineTue May 12 2020 - 10:10
Post-Brexit talks near make-or-break momentGerman industry warns of ‘catastrophe’ on top of Covid-19 if EU finds no accord with UKMon May 11 2020 - 19:16
Bailouts will not mean austerity, euro zone countries toldEuropean finance ministers give green light to plan for 10-year credit linesFri May 08 2020 - 19:24
Europe marks 70 years of integration in time of historic challengeLeaders evoke spirit of early years of integration to overcome pandemic challengesFri May 08 2020 - 19:13
Coronavirus: EU accused of facilitating Chinese censorshipReference to Covid-19 originating in China removed in letter from EU ambassadorsThu May 07 2020 - 19:39
Calls for EU to act as NGO deems Hungary no longer a democracyBelgian MEP accuses European Commission of ‘sitting on its hands’ after Freedom House reportThu May 07 2020 - 17:51
Brussels becomes increasingly jaded with UK’s Brexit dramaEurope Letter: Row over Northern Ireland office eats at EU’s trust as it grapples with coronavirusWed May 06 2020 - 20:32
Phil Hogan warns of risks to Irish economy due to slowing international tradeEU’s trade commissioner warn prospects not good of trade deal with UK by OctoberWed May 06 2020 - 19:57
Ireland’s economy to contract by 8% this year, European Commission forecastsSpring economic forecast is ‘clouded by a higher than usual degree of uncertainty’Wed May 06 2020 - 10:53
Coronavirus: Irish donate to hard-hit Native Americans to repay famine aidDonations flood in to help Navajo Nation fight outbreak in remembrance of 1847 supportTue May 05 2020 - 19:10
Coronavirus: EU crisis chief calls for more powers to fight pandemicsMember states did not listen to EU warnings about Covid-19, says crisis management commissioner Janez LenarcicFri May 01 2020 - 14:39
Eurogroup president Mário Centeno says recovery plan needed to avert ‘disaster’He believes a mix of grants and loans contingent on reforms are key to a solution that will win approvalFri May 01 2020 - 02:00
Coronavirus: North Netherlands stopped following national advice. Here’s what happenedStarkly different outcomes in some regions of Europe indicate how better to fight the virusThu Apr 30 2020 - 20:00
Brexit: EU tells UK it must set out plans for Northern Ireland customs checksEU Commision warns time is running out after first committee meeting on NI protocolThu Apr 30 2020 - 19:33
Why it is time to throw out old certainties, starting with economicsEurope Letter: Governments have a brief window of opportunity to shape a new worldWed Apr 29 2020 - 20:00
Europe faces black summer for tourism sector due to Covid-19Ministers meet to co-ordinate help for sector as pandemic shutdown crushes travel plansMon Apr 27 2020 - 20:02
Europe treads carefully as it seeks to ease coronavirus lockdownFierce debate as governments balance controlling the virus and restoring everyday lifeMon Apr 27 2020 - 19:15
Coronavirus: EU leaders reach agreement on everything but the big stuffNo consensus on recovery fund or eurobonds as crisis exposes deep philosophical gapsFri Apr 24 2020 - 20:50
Barnier criticises UK over impasse in ‘surreal’ Brexit talksEU negotiator accuses British side of failing to engage seriously in week-long video discussionsFri Apr 24 2020 - 18:02
