Germany and Ireland not keen on EU tax proposalsEuropean Commission desire to phase in qualified majority voting faces uphill battleTue Feb 12 2019 - 13:16
Brexit talks ‘constructively’ resume in BrusselsEU negotiator Michel Barnier and UK Brexit secretary Stephen Barclay to meet again in coming daysMon Feb 11 2019 - 23:25
Eurogroup ministers back Philip Lane for top job at ECBGovernor of Central Bank to become chief economistMon Feb 11 2019 - 16:10
Brexit talks to resume amid possible detente between Tories and LabourEU to remain resolute on the backstop as Conservatives extend olive branch to CorbynMon Feb 11 2019 - 01:00
Why would EU make assurances given to UK on withdrawal agreement legally binding?Europe Letter: Latest bid to break backstop deadlock amounts to a storm in a teacupThu Feb 07 2019 - 01:00
‘A special place in hell’: Why did Donald Tusk goad Brexiteers?EU Council president is less inhibited than others in Brussels – and he wanted to send a messageWed Feb 06 2019 - 18:20
Varadkar to hold talks with May in Dublin on FridayWe will not gamble on peace or put a sell-by date on reconciliation says, TuskWed Feb 06 2019 - 12:31
May to vow during Northern Ireland visit to keep Border openPM persisting in backstop alternative quest while seeking to restore StormontTue Feb 05 2019 - 01:00
European powers recognise Guaidó as interim president of VenezuelaSpain, France, Germany and UK raise pressure on Maduro as Ireland declines to followMon Feb 04 2019 - 19:21
No alternatives to Border backstop stand up to scrutiny, says CoveneyMinister stresses Ireland and EU want to provide ‘reassurances’ to aid approval of dealMon Feb 04 2019 - 18:50
Brexit: Merkel suggests ‘creative’ approach on the BorderDavid Trimble plans to take UK government to court over backstop agreementMon Feb 04 2019 - 17:32
US continues to furnish ammunition for Europe’s frustrationWashington sparks fears with Iran trade sanctions and nuclear arms race movesSun Feb 03 2019 - 19:16
Commission seeks to clamp down on ‘golden passport’ schemesMove comes amid concerns over tax evasion and money launderingThu Jan 24 2019 - 12:10
Polish minister makes waves as Coveney clings to backstop lifelineEurope Letter: Poland and US deny calling Middle East meeting to build anti-Iran allianceThu Jan 24 2019 - 01:00
What Britain crashing out of the EU without a deal would mean for IrelandBulk of withdrawal agreement provisions would fall by waysideThu Jan 24 2019 - 00:50
EC spokesman who confirmed hard border insists EU still ‘fully behind Ireland’Margaritis Schinas responds to uproar over his comments and points to Ireland’s responsibilitiesWed Jan 23 2019 - 13:14
Government rejects idea hard border needed in no-deal scenarioCommission’s chief spokesman says ‘you will have a hard border’ when asked a about the effect of a no-deal scenario on IrelandWed Jan 23 2019 - 01:00
Taoiseach insists there will be no hard border despite EU statement‘Government will not support the re-emergence of border infrastructure’, says CoveneyWed Jan 23 2019 - 01:00
‘Very difficult’ to avoid border infrastructure under no-deal BrexitSimon Coveney says backstop is the solution to protecting the status quo in IrelandTue Jan 22 2019 - 17:15
Barnier’s Brexit positivity carries a whiff of wishful thinkingEU’s chief negotiator says that the backstop is not the UK’s main preoccupationMon Jan 21 2019 - 20:12
Government nominates Philip Lane for chief economist role at ECBGovernor of the Central Bank ‘eminently qualified’ for monetary policy oversightMon Jan 21 2019 - 20:04
Brexit: Barnier says withdrawal agreement is best deal possiblePoland suggests time limit to backstop in first hint of dissension within EUMon Jan 21 2019 - 19:21
When Limerick workers seized the city – for two weeksThe story of the Limerick Soviet has always had a special place in the narrative of the Irish leftMon Jan 21 2019 - 00:00
Moscovici banks on qualified majority voting to secure his legacyEurope Letter: Commissioner at loggerheads with Dublin over taxation of digital giantsThu Jan 17 2019 - 01:00
The only way forward on Brexit involves a UK repudiation of its red linesAnalysis: Barnier says if UK is willing to go back on its red lines the EU would be prepared to look again at its own positionWed Jan 16 2019 - 15:45
Brussels fears no-deal Brexit more likely following Commons voteEU diplomats call for clarity from UK amid ongoing efforts to minimise Brexit falloutTue Jan 15 2019 - 21:11
Brexit: EU letter not legal treaty but should be taken seriouslyAnalysis: Extension of article 50 negotiation process would be one off and not to be repeatedMon Jan 14 2019 - 13:49
Romania in battle over its political soul as EU presidency beginsEU leaders hope nation’s politicians will put aside differences for duration of presidencyFri Jan 11 2019 - 18:40
European elections will test resilience of EU’s mainstream partiesEurope Letter: Danger looms of populists and Eurosceptics inducing legislative gridlockThu Jan 10 2019 - 01:00
‘Don’t blink’: Mary Lou McDonald tells Michel Barnier on backstopSinn Féin leader pushes unity poll in case of no deal at meeting with EU Brexit negotiatorWed Jan 09 2019 - 16:30
The world in 2019: Populist problems, abdication and BrexitAuthoritarian populism is coming to define the politics of this era – and it could have staying powerSat Jan 05 2019 - 06:00
Twenty years of the euro: What next for single currency?Battle for global dominance between the euro and dollar is entering a new global eraSat Jan 05 2019 - 01:00
Moving target May might well look to Danes’ Maastricht manoeuvreEurope Letter: Has British PM not considered asking Corbyn to cough up Brexit solution?Thu Dec 20 2018 - 01:00
EU to maintain support for Border peace initiatives after BrexitCommitment included in papers published by Brussels in preparation for no-deal BrexitWed Dec 19 2018 - 15:11
Dispute over migration brings down Belgian governmentPM Charles Michel resigns after motion of no-confidence in his minority governmentTue Dec 18 2018 - 20:15
EU and Africa partner up to strive for a bright digital futureIssue is ‘not what Europe can do for Africa but ‘what Europe and Africa can do together’Tue Dec 18 2018 - 17:24
What if EU leaders had agreed to Theresa May’s backstop request?PM is looking for clarifications, but she needs to guarantee that parliament will accept themSat Dec 15 2018 - 01:00
EU summit approves key elements of monetary reformDonald Tusk says although withdrawal agreement is inviolable he is at Theresa May’s disposalFri Dec 14 2018 - 18:30
EU leaders deliver pointed snub to Theresa MayDanish prime minister says it is now up to House of Commons to do its ‘homework’Fri Dec 14 2018 - 00:30
EU leaders reject May’s plea to redefine Border backstop‘We don’t want the UK to think there can be any form of renegotiation whatsoever,’ says JunckerFri Dec 14 2018 - 00:02
Theresa May says EU must offer backstop assurances to avoid no-deal BrexitPM tells European leaders she can get exit deal through parliament with ‘right assurances’Thu Dec 13 2018 - 21:57
EU budget talks wrangle with controversial cuts to Cap and regional fundsTaoiseach understood to have said Ireland would agree to give more to EU if it is reformedThu Dec 13 2018 - 21:00
EU leaders to discuss asylum system reform measuresEuropean Parliament President Antonio Tajani appeals to EU leaders to back planThu Dec 13 2018 - 17:20
Brexit comes down the priority list for jaded, divided EU leadersEurope Letter: Brexit will get a look-in, but is by no means leaders’ main preoccupationThu Dec 13 2018 - 01:00
What the UK needs to do if it wants to delay BrexitAnalysis: An extension is possible with the agreement of all 28 member statesWed Dec 12 2018 - 18:29
EU willing to give May assurances backstop not intended as permanentJuncker says there is ‘no room whatsoever’ for renegotiation of the withdrawal treatyWed Dec 12 2018 - 00:32
EU leaders tell May there will be no Brexit renegotiationBest UK prime minister can hope for is help to ‘clarify’ aspects of her Brexit dealTue Dec 11 2018 - 19:05
What can the EU offer May to save her Brexit deal?Analysis: Clear explanation of role of arbitrators could answer ‘hostage’ fears of some of May’s criticsTue Dec 11 2018 - 11:32
Backstop dissenters remain stubbornly impervious to logicCan the EU come up with a clarification in language more palatable to May et al?Mon Dec 10 2018 - 19:12
Jews report rise in anti-Semitism in last half-decadeSurvey finds perception of anti-Jewishness in social media, public, media and politicsMon Dec 10 2018 - 19:07
