Hogan teeters on edge as Clifden golf story dominates Brussels bubbleAnalysis: EU trade commissioner’s reputation as canny operator suffers major damageMon Aug 24 2020 - 20:58
Ireland not getting a slice of EU’s €81.4bn Covid payments pieState has not yet applied for loan due to lengthy delay in forming a GovernmentMon Aug 24 2020 - 16:01
Explainer: Are top politicians exempt from coronavirus rules?EU Commissioners have no special pan-European exemptions from local regulationsMon Aug 24 2020 - 13:57
Von der Leyen requests clarifications after Hogan hands over dossier on golf dinnerTaoiseach confirms Calleary has also resigned as Fianna Fáil deputy leaderMon Aug 24 2020 - 12:02
Taoiseach tested twice for Covid-19 but excused quarantine after Brussels tripMany Irish MEPs have stayed in Ireland and worked remotely during the pandemicMon Aug 10 2020 - 01:00
British cash for Northern Ireland shows scale of Brexit disruptionPlanned trader support service leaves many issues unresolved despite £650m pledgeSat Aug 08 2020 - 05:12
Authorities urge mask wearing as coronavirus on the rebound in EuropeItalian governor warns of travel risks as virus makes inroads into places that had escaped worstFri Aug 07 2020 - 19:54
Shock explosion in Beirut shows how the unpredictable will challenge EuropeEurope Letter: Europe faces instability on its borders as regional rivalries focus on LibyaWed Aug 05 2020 - 20:30
Europe braces for Covid-19 wave as Spain records 8,500 new cases over weekendRecord rise in Polish cases as Netherlands sees large number of under-60s hospitalisedTue Aug 04 2020 - 20:07
Pressure mounts on Poland and Hungary over eroded rule of lawCall for EU to stall aid due to media curtailment, court interference and LGBT rights issuesMon Aug 03 2020 - 19:45
Ireland’s Covid travel debate shaped by a peculiar blindnessEurope Letter: A way of life has come to a halt with deep implications for the Irish StateWed Jul 29 2020 - 21:03
Coronavirus: France battles nearly 1,400 new cases as Europe sees ‘big wave’Authorities warn of no summer slowdown for virus as young people increasingly affectedWed Jul 29 2020 - 20:43
Ursula von der Leyen: EU recovery plan will pay for itselfIreland exemplifies the benefits of being part of the bloc, says commission presidentFri Jul 24 2020 - 14:00
Row over rule of law looms in EuropeEurope Letter: Ambiguity in EU deal allows opposing sides claim victoryWed Jul 22 2020 - 20:54
EU deal faces challenge in European ParliamentMEPs demand increase in budget spending and greater protections for climate and rule of lawWed Jul 22 2020 - 17:06
EU funding for Irish farmers to hit €10.73bn under Common Agriculture PolicyGovernment pushes back on complaints of cuts by farming groupsWed Jul 22 2020 - 15:08
Ireland to get €1.3bn for Covid-19 response from EU dealState in line for large share of €5bn Brexit fund in ‘unprecedented’ joint borrowing planWed Jul 22 2020 - 02:26
Q&A: What did Ireland win from the EU talks?Members this morning signed off on a €1.8 trillion package amid the coronavirus pandemicTue Jul 21 2020 - 10:15
EU leaders reach deal on Covid-19 recovery fund after marathon summitEU clinches ‘historic’ €1.8 trillion package to fund next seven years after 90-hour talksTue Jul 21 2020 - 05:55
EU financial compromise could see agriculture take hitProposal to break deadlock includes limits to Cap payments and reduced rural fundsTue Jul 21 2020 - 02:27
Martin warns against cutting recovery fund too much to please the ‘Frugals’Negotiations to agree stimulus and budget neared a record lengthMon Jul 20 2020 - 19:13
EU summit: Obstructionism by the 'Frugals' is a lose-lose for everybodyDutch argument holding up talks is disingenuous and casts them as ‘the new British’Mon Jul 20 2020 - 12:43
Deadlocked EU talks: What’s at stake at the summitLeaders hope to form a recovery plan to dig the continent out of the Covid-19 recessionMon Jul 20 2020 - 11:38
EU summit: Leaders urged to agree €1.8tn budget and recovery packageSplit between northern and southern countries leads to budget impasseMon Jul 20 2020 - 09:01
Irish economy to get injection of up to €7bn in stimulus measuresHuge financial package aimed at mitigating record 8.3% recession forecast across EUMon Jul 20 2020 - 02:00
EU summit deadlocked as haggling continues over €1.8tn fundAt stake is €750bn rescue package and budget for next seven yearsSun Jul 19 2020 - 20:57
Micheál Martin fears EU summit is moving towards cutting €750bn recovery packageMerkel warns meeting could end without deal as Covid-19 fund talks continueSun Jul 19 2020 - 12:35
Merkel warns EU summit could end without deal as Covid-19 fund talks continueLeaders are split over size of economic recovery package and the seven-year EU budgetSun Jul 19 2020 - 10:09
EU summit stalls amid ‘heated’ debate and recriminationsEuropean leaders are locked in intense talks on €750bn Covid-19 recovery fundSat Jul 18 2020 - 22:07
EU member states at loggerheads over fund in ‘moment of truth’Leaders in face masks prepared for all-night talks on fund to ease effects of deep recessionFri Jul 17 2020 - 21:30
Ireland would oppose EU digital tax, says Micheál MartinTaoiseach acknowledges issue of taxation of multinationals is under increasing focusFri Jul 17 2020 - 11:13
EU summit: Uphill battle to break deadlock as marathon talks kick offMarathon talks to begin, as EU leaders seek united effort to address pandemicThu Jul 16 2020 - 21:51
EU court rejects data transfer tool in Max Schrems casePrivacy agreement doesn’t offer sufficient protection to EU citizens’ data, court findsThu Jul 16 2020 - 19:01
EU court fines Ireland €2m over delay in anti-money laundering rulesRomania also fined and ordered to pay lump sum of €3mThu Jul 16 2020 - 12:19
Apple case hardens Brussels’ resolve to tackle ‘agressive taxation’Commission plans to use treaty clause to allow it act against low-tax member statesThu Jul 16 2020 - 04:00
Europe has lost Apple battle, but the war is far from overEurope Letter: Intense spotlight on Ireland’s tax regime won’t go away anytime soonWed Jul 15 2020 - 21:08
European Commission to press ahead with tax clampdown after Apple rulingFirst use of treaty article to bypass taxation veto is among the proposalsWed Jul 15 2020 - 16:25
Paschal Donohoe’s victory seen as a revolt against EU’s ‘big four’Spanish said to be seething as small nations choose Irishman over ‘favourite’ candidateSat Jul 11 2020 - 01:00
Brussels proposes €5bn Brexit fund to break deadlock around Covid planEU leaders meet next week to try to reach agreement on budget and recovery planFri Jul 10 2020 - 16:33
Paschal Donohoe elected president of key euro-zone bodyMinister will lead euro-zone finance team in funding cost of pandemic and recoveryFri Jul 10 2020 - 01:39
Paschal Donohoe’s election as Eurogroup president ‘a great win for Ireland’, says TaoiseachMinister for Finance pledges to ‘work night and day’ to deliver home and European rolesThu Jul 09 2020 - 21:06
Donohoe’s new role puts State at centre of debate over EU’s futureMinister for Finance to lead Eurogroup as talks over euro zone rescue reach heightThu Jul 09 2020 - 20:48
‘Prepare for January’: European Commission warns as Brexit trade talks stall‘Inevitable disruptions’ on way whether or not deal is agreed, document points outThu Jul 09 2020 - 17:34
Naomi O’Leary: Ireland’s travel policy curbed by BritainState’s unique political and geographic siting severs us from EU agreements on bordersThu Jul 09 2020 - 05:00
Intensive canvassing before Paschal Donohoe’s Eurogroup bidMinister for Finance seeks election in contest with Luxembourg and Spanish counterpartsThu Jul 09 2020 - 02:08
Merkel faces fiendishly difficult balancing act as she tries to save EuropeEurope Letter: German leader says only unity can ward off populism and economic turmoilWed Jul 08 2020 - 21:00
Brexit: System agreed for Irish goods to skip checks on UK tradeArrangement affects two-thirds of exporters that use Britain as land bridgeFri Jul 03 2020 - 18:05
Dara Murphy leaves EU job after just seven monthsFormer Cork Fine Gael North Central TD had resigned Dáil position for post under shadow of expenses scandalFri Jul 03 2020 - 09:51
Angela Merkel urges unity as Europe faces toughest momentTwo German women at the helm of key institutions as EU confronts crisisThu Jul 02 2020 - 19:28
Angela Merkel’s chance to shape her legacy – and secure the EU’s futureEurope Letter: Germany’s goal is to keep Europe together as it assumes the EU presidencyWed Jul 01 2020 - 20:06
