EU Commission seeks €500bn economic crisis fund and finance ministerProposed reforms part of agenda to be discussed at euro summit next weekWed Dec 06 2017 - 15:51
‘Regulatory alignment’ with EU could be called ‘soft Brexit’Davis is suggesting any UK trade deal with the EU involving ‘regulatory alignment’ will mimic membershipWed Dec 06 2017 - 01:00
EU blacklists 17 ‘non-cooperative jurisdictions’ as tax havensFurther 47 states included on ‘grey’ list after pledging to introduce transparencyTue Dec 05 2017 - 16:55
People in Ireland living five years longer than in 2000EU report finds Irish women continue to have the edge on men by four yearsTue Dec 05 2017 - 07:01
Brexit: Varadkar ‘surprised and disappointed’ at lack of dealAgreement between EU and Britain ‘not possible today’ as DUP objectsMon Dec 04 2017 - 20:04
Analysis: Britain has accepted ‘customs union-lite’ for NorthLanguage over which talks stumbled an important shift in UK thinkingMon Dec 04 2017 - 18:55
Brexit talks between EU and UK will resume on WednesdayJuncker says ‘it has not been possible to reach a complete understanding’ with MayMon Dec 04 2017 - 18:19
Government reaches agreement on €13bn Apple tax accountTech giant will start paying into escrow account from the first quarter of 2018Mon Dec 04 2017 - 13:13
EU officials issue warning over deal as leaders’ summit loomsAny slippage in a new UK offer beyond Monday makes the timeframe almost impossibleMon Dec 04 2017 - 05:00
No pressure on Ireland from EU states to move its stance on the BorderBorder row seen by many EU states as emblematic of UK’s wish to ‘have its cake and eat it’Thu Nov 30 2017 - 01:00
‘Irish veto threat’ has become part of a new narrative from LondonTalk of ‘veto threats’ is just smoke and mirrorsThu Nov 30 2017 - 01:00
Martin accuses Taoiseach of refusing to engage on Fitzgerald’s positionFianna Fáil leader says his ‘patience has been stretched’ as general election loomsFri Nov 24 2017 - 13:26
Election could stall Irish diplomatic offensive on BrexitVote will not halt Brexit process but could undermine ‘love-bombing’ at leadership levelFri Nov 24 2017 - 11:18
Leak on Brexit diplomacy provokes fury in Department of Foreign AffairsRTÉ report on memo cites alarm over ‘chaos in the Conservative government’Thu Nov 23 2017 - 18:42
Move over Paschal, I would be an outstanding minister for financeEurope Letter: It’s official, my tax policies could make a struggling state flourish againThu Nov 23 2017 - 01:00
Child abuse victims challenge Irish view of ECHR rulingSurvivors gather in Brussels to address committee of European ParliamentWed Nov 22 2017 - 17:27
Brexit and US tax policy cast shadow over Irish economy, says commissionReview finds that Republic is ‘broadly compliant’ with European Union rulesWed Nov 22 2017 - 12:08
Headquarters of two key EU agencies to go to Paris and AmsterdamDublin and Milan lose in drawing of lots for hosting of banking and medicines agenciesTue Nov 21 2017 - 05:30
Dublin challenge not enough as Paris grabs EU bank watchdogIreland comes close to remarkable diplomatic coup in securing major EU authorityMon Nov 20 2017 - 23:14
Paris pips Dublin in race to win post-Brexit European Banking AuthorityDublin loses out against Paris in a drawing of lots for relocation of EBA after BrexitMon Nov 20 2017 - 18:39
Brexit: Barnier says EU at one with Varadkar on Border demandOnus on UK to ‘come forward with proposals’ to avoid hard borderMon Nov 20 2017 - 18:22
Milan, Amsterdam and Copenhagen battle to host Medicines AgencyIreland withdraws its bid to concentrate instead on the European Banking AgencyMon Nov 20 2017 - 16:23
Varadkar wants Irish college to be part of ‘European university’Emmanuel Macron aims to create networks where students could move between institutesSun Nov 19 2017 - 15:52
Brexit talks deadlocked until hard Border off table, says VaradkarUK stance forcing Ireland and EU to set own red lines, Taoiseach tells British PMSat Nov 18 2017 - 01:00
EU leaders endorse common approach to raising social standardsNonbinding ‘pillar’ an attempt to restore the faith of European citizens in the unionFri Nov 17 2017 - 17:17
Barry Walsh resigns from Fine Gael executive councilParty member ‘deeply regrets tone and language’ in some Tweets and apologisesFri Nov 17 2017 - 16:18
Frictionless Border an imperative for Brexit talks to move on - VaradkarTaoiseach says pledge made on issue 18 months ago and must be nailed down before trade is discussedFri Nov 17 2017 - 09:35
Ireland falls behind on education due to lack of spendingNew report criticises low levels of funding and class bias in ‘two-tier’ secondary systemThu Nov 16 2017 - 06:19
When the British mention the Border, I turn to Lewis CarrollBrexit talks fast-reaching ‘Alice in Wonderland status’Thu Nov 16 2017 - 01:00
Ireland still paying price socially for economic crash, study findsSome 117.5m people in EU at risk of povertyThu Nov 16 2017 - 01:00
Ireland’s social policy record ‘below EU average’Report uses 38 indicators to assess factors such as poverty, education and discriminationThu Nov 16 2017 - 01:00
Commission extends credit union winding up schemeProcess aimed at safeguarding financial stability in event of difficultiesWed Nov 15 2017 - 15:03
Leuven court to rule on damages over fire which killed two Irish studentsDace Zarina (22) and Sara Gibadlo (19) died in a house fire in Belgium in 2014Tue Nov 14 2017 - 09:15
Irish involvement in EU defence plan to go before CabinetSimon Coveney says a move to participate in Pesco would not undermine neutralityTue Nov 14 2017 - 01:00
Varadkar to attend EU-Africa summit to forge ‘common agenda’Event in Ivory Coast not just about stemming migration, EU Foreign Affairs Council hearsMon Nov 13 2017 - 19:10
‘Ireland will not be pushed aside’ in Brexit talks, Coveney saysBorder will remain central issue, Minister for Foreign Affairs saysMon Nov 13 2017 - 13:38
Leo Varadkar’s optimism on Brexit may be wishful thinkingThe hiccup in the talks this week is largely the product of an attempt by London to ‘park’ the frictionless borderSat Nov 11 2017 - 05:00
EU gives Britain until December to make new Brexit divorce bill offerUK failure to meet deadline would push decision on phase two talks back to March 2018Fri Nov 10 2017 - 18:48
Commission and Government to explore help for SMEs after BrexitAny assistance would need to comply with state aid rulesFri Nov 10 2017 - 16:05
Brexit talks on Irish Border hit stumbling blockImportant differences emerge between European Union and Britain over BorderThu Nov 09 2017 - 22:34
Commission raises forecast for euro economy, is upbeat on RepublicOutlook notes ‘substantial’ Irish contribution’ made by constructionThu Nov 09 2017 - 11:02
Government hopes to engage Ireland in new EU military frameworkEurope Letter: Pesco initiative is not an EU army but may niggle at neutrality fearsThu Nov 09 2017 - 01:00
EU blacklist of tax havens to be completed by DecemberAction spurred on by publication of Paradise Papers, meeting of finance ministers toldTue Nov 07 2017 - 18:32
European court agrees with bloggers demand on rape commentECHR said Iceland had breached Article 8 of Convention on Human RightsTue Nov 07 2017 - 14:08
Paschal Donohoe to lobby in US on tax reform measuresMinister for Finance to tell US congressional leaders global trade should be encouragedMon Nov 06 2017 - 21:29
Brokenshire says progress on Irish border vital to Brexit talksNI Secretary of State says Britain ‘determined to press on’ despite lack of breakthroughMon Nov 06 2017 - 17:14
Belgian judge must decide by early on Monday whether to free PuigdemontCatalan leader and four colleagues surrendered in Brussels after warrants issuedSun Nov 05 2017 - 18:27
Irish drug dealer’s entrapment claim rejected by European courtECHR says Robert Mills was not the victim of an illegal Garda stingThu Nov 02 2017 - 18:19
French butter shortage may grease the wheels for Irish producersEurope Letter: Looking to France could solve a 50,000-tonne post-Brexit Irish surplusThu Nov 02 2017 - 01:00
Catalonia president challenges Spain to accept election outcomeCarles Puigdemont says he is not seeking asylum in Belgium but needs guarantees to returnTue Oct 31 2017 - 18:04
