Brussels and Beijing talk trade and Ukraine, but deliver few concrete results
Short statement on climate highlights a summit more notable for its occurrence than its achievements
Ursula von der Leyen
‘Dominance, dependency and blackmail’: EU and China talks overshadowed by deep divisions
A summit meeting in Beijing comes as Europe and China face growing rifts over trade, Russia, and global power dynamics
Plan to overhaul EU’s sacred CAP cow a risky move
European Commission’s €2 trillion budget proposal the product of chaotic backroom negotiations
Tech firms, multinationals in firing line as EU draws up list for potential US service tariffs
Any move to put levies on US services likely to be viewed with concern by Irish Government
Proposed €2tn EU budget would increase funding for defence
Controversial overhaul would roll Cap farm subsidies into national funding pots
Trump’s 30% EU tariff threat is a ‘negotiating position’, says Simon Harris
Tánaiste says US president ‘recognises need for a deal’ and deadline for trade agreement between EU and US remains August 1st
Irish Government urges against EU escalating tariff row with US
Fresh Trump threats of 30 per cent tariffs a ‘negotiating tactic’, Simon Harris says
Trump tariffs: In the US, ‘the EU’ isn’t a concept and Ursula von der Leyen is an unknown
Only if prices rise in the US will tariffs on European goods become a political issue
EU to push for deal ahead of Trump deadline on tariffs, says Von der Leyen
Macron expresses ‘very strong disapproval’, Meloni warns against ‘polarisations that would make reaching an agreement more complex’
Calls grow louder for Europe to deploy its ‘Big Bazooka’ in tariff negotiations
Calls for EU to take more aggressive stance in US negotiations will likely get louder
Donald Trump’s EU tariffs letter: This is how trade wars start
Brussels feels it has already offered a lot of concessions to the US in tariff talks, so what else can now be put on the table?
Donald Trump announces 30% tariff on goods from European Union
Move by US president will be seen as a major setback to hopes for EU-US tariff deal
‘Don’t call us, Mick Wallace, we’ll call you’: The presidential contest fails to ignite
Catherine Connolly is now in the running, and Fine Gael has a name for the ballot paper. None of the other big parties does at this stage
Von der Leyen’s allies reject no-confidence motion through gritted teeth
Patience for side deals struck between European People’s Party and far-right MEPs wearing thin
Ursula von der Leyen survives rare censure vote in European Parliament
Commission president targeted over refusal to release messages related to Covid-19 vaccines and plans for huge defence spending
EU and US on brink of tariff deal to avoid trade war
Intense negotiations to trash out ‘agreement in principle’ coming to a conclusion
EU working ‘day and night’ for tariff deal, Ursula von der Leyen says
European economy still expected to grow if 10 per cent tariffs stay, ECB’s Philip Lane says
Fianna Fáil MEPs will not support censure of Ursula von der Leyen
Vote of no-confidence in European Commission president had been tabled by far-right and populist parties
‘Act now or quit’: Ryanair calls Ursula von der Leyen to protect flights over Europe
French air traffic control strikes caused travel chaos for 300,000 EU passengers last week
EU gets three-week extension to negotiate US trade deal to avert escalating tariffs row
Talks had intensified recently as EU sought to secure deal before July 9th deadline
Irish economy faces serious risks if EU-US trade deal not reached in next 48 hours, Chambers says
Jack Chambers says Government needs ‘much better discipline’ on how spending is managed
US threatens EU with 17% tariff on food exports
Move could hit products such as Kerrygold butter, Belgian chocolate and olive oil
Michael O’Leary calls for Ursula von der Leyen’s resignation amidst French airport strikes
Ryanair chief executive rejects presidential run rumours, backs Fine Gael’s Mairead McGuinness
‘Doubts’ about US commitment to European security should bring EU and Ukraine closer, says Zelenskiy
Ursula von der Leyen says more pressure needs to be put on Russia to end war in Ukraine
Any EU trade deal with US would be limited in scope initially to avoid July 9th tariffs, von der Leyen says
European Commission president says it would be `impossible’ for any agreement next week to have trashed out the ‘very complex’ detail required for a full trade deal
Travel chaos for thousands as French strike forces flight canellations
Ryanair calls for air traffic control reform to avoid disruption
‘None of us are free until everyone is free’: Tens of thousands attend Budapest Pride in defiance of ban
Police had sought to prevent event going ahead, arguing that it fell under the scope of a child protection law passed by Orbans’s government
Splits emerge between European governments over US tariff talks
Government concerned about impact of ‘baseline’ US tariffs as EU negotiators intensify efforts to agree a deal
Thorny issues remain on EU leaders’ table long after dinner plates are cleared
Preference for one-day summits leaves some tricky questions unresolved
What gives Ursula von der Leyen the right to egg Binyamin Netanyahu on with his killing crusades?
Von der Leyen is living proof against the foolish notion that women don’t tolerate warfare
Government briefs pro-Palestine EU allies on Occupied Territories Bill
Tánaiste Simon Harris says other EU members need to bring forward their own legislation
Situation in Gaza is ‘abhorrent and unbearable’, Ursula von der Leyen says
But Spain’s prime minister accuses European Union of having ‘double standards’ on conflict
EU preparing for possibility of no-deal on US tariffs, commission says
Ursula von der Leyen says she has received latest US offer
Middle East must avoid ‘rathole of retaliation’, Guterres warns
Israel-Iran conflict: World braces for Iranian response after US attacks on key nuclear sites
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