UK to be denied EU decision-making role during Brexit transitionDavid Davis had insisted UK would want say in EU laws passed as it left blocMon Jan 29 2018 - 19:17
Ireland has a beef with EU-Mercosur trade agreementDeal will see beef access for Latin American countries raised to 100,000 tonnes a yearMon Jan 29 2018 - 05:51
New Brexit phase as talks open on UK’s transition out of EUCommission hosting seminars on members' priorities for future relationship with UKMon Jan 29 2018 - 01:00
Davis backs EU proposals on managing UK’s Brexit transitionPoll shows surge in numbers who would like second referendum once deal is doneFri Jan 26 2018 - 19:25
Blood, toil, tears and sweat: British provoke bewilderment in BrusselsEurope Letter: Belgians see Brexit Britain as inexplicably turning its back on its friendsThu Jan 25 2018 - 01:00
Ireland’s social services are ‘manifestly inadequate’, says reportCouncil of Europe report criticises Ireland’s health, social security and social protectionThu Jan 25 2018 - 01:00
European Commission asks Romania to rethink judiciary lawsRule of law an issue as legal changes raise fears about Bucharest’s stance on corruptionWed Jan 24 2018 - 16:54
State to receive more European Parliament seats after BrexitMEPs back proposals to redistribute the UK’s seats following its exit from the blocTue Jan 23 2018 - 16:37
Ecofin gives new impetus to monetary unionFinance ministers see tax haven blacklist producing dividendsTue Jan 23 2018 - 15:53
Palestinian leader appeals to EU for recognitionRecognition would not conflict with pursuit of talks, Abbas tells EU foreign ministersMon Jan 22 2018 - 19:49
Social media firms make progress on hate speech, says EU reportFacebook, Twitter, YouTube and Microsoft removing 70% of illegal contentFri Jan 19 2018 - 17:56
EU rights group defends foreign funding of NGOsAmnesty International in Ireland welcomes findings after it refused to repay fundingFri Jan 19 2018 - 16:36
EU backs Irish progress on non-performing loansProblem loans fell 20% in year to June with two-thirds of €34bn outstanding relating to mortgagesThu Jan 18 2018 - 09:27
Brexit ‘transition’ agreement talks will not be for faint-heartedEurope Letter: EU states want to know what a continuation of the status quo would meanThu Jan 18 2018 - 01:00
Varadkar calls for European unity but not on tax ratesTaoiseach tells MEPs he is grateful for support given to Ireland on post-Brexit BorderWed Jan 17 2018 - 20:39
Taoiseach puts on good show burnishing our European credentialsLeo Varadkar looks to build new alliances in post-Brexit world with well-received speechWed Jan 17 2018 - 18:31
EU leaders demand more clarity from UK on Brexit plansTusk and Juncker say door to EU remains open if Britain changes its mind about leavingTue Jan 16 2018 - 11:28
Bulgaria takes up EU presidency with pride and a Balkans missionUnion’s poorest state nation to extend possibility of EU accession for six Balkans statesFri Jan 12 2018 - 20:20
Think Brexit is bad? Just wait for the EU budget debateHow do you fashion unanimity out of profoundly different interests?Thu Jan 11 2018 - 01:00
European Commission and Poland hope to cool row over judiciaryCommission argues 13 laws passed by Poland have undermined judicial independenceTue Jan 9 2018 - 20:28
Barnier warns UK it is closing doors on itself with Brexit strategyEU’s chief negotiator admits his frustration on not knowing what UK actually wantsTue Jan 9 2018 - 19:53
Slovenia-Croatia border dispute underlines fragility of EU’s Balkan projectEurope Letter: Inevitably, European Union states have brought with them historical baggageThu Jan 4 2018 - 01:00
The world in 2018: Brexit, US mid-terms, Korean unrestFrom Trump to tragedy, Kim Jong-un to a royal wedding, a compelling roundup from an at times incredible yearSat Dec 30 2017 - 06:00
Review 2017: Brexit talks chapter two not for the faint-heartedContinuation of phase-two talks hinges on honouring stage-one pledgesThu Dec 28 2017 - 04:00
Brexit just one topic at widely focused EU summitBrussels discussion included migration, Pesco, banking union and JerusalemFri Dec 15 2017 - 19:25
What’s in the Brexit phase two guidelines?Parameters of an agreement are outlined on the two-year transition for the UK departureFri Dec 15 2017 - 13:10
EU leaders warn Britain: no backsliding or Brexit deal is offPhase two talks will only begin when phase one commitments are made legalFri Dec 15 2017 - 01:00
Debate on migration at leaders’ dinner distinctly unpalatableTusk has tried to reform the way in which leaders approach crucial issues at summitsFri Dec 15 2017 - 01:00
EU leaders invite Nato chief to speak at summitImportance of strengthening defence and security structures on agendaThu Dec 14 2017 - 17:50
Brexit trade deal involves confronting Brexiteer taboosEurope Letter: UK discourse on leaving EU is a mess of contradictory decisionsThu Dec 14 2017 - 01:00
EU leaders set to back opening of phase-two Brexit talksBrussels summit: Consensus on Brexit but differences likely again over migration policyWed Dec 13 2017 - 16:38
Brexit talks to be suspended if Britain goes back on its wordEU ministers back proposals to prevent ‘backsliding’ on Border commitmentsWed Dec 13 2017 - 01:00
EU Brexit negotiators express doubts about UK’s ‘no hard border’ offerBarnier task force suggests plan to leave single market makes alignment difficultMon Dec 11 2017 - 00:00
Government believes EU-UK deal paves way for much softer BrexitIreland gets commitment there will be no hard border even if UK leaves EU without dealSat Dec 9 2017 - 00:20
Brexit breakthrough: Taoiseach says ‘politically bullet-proof’ deal rules out hard borderDUP would have preferred if May did not sign deal, says it won ‘six substantive changes’Fri Dec 8 2017 - 15:31
Focus moves to future relationship after Brexit breakthroughUK and EU reach agreement on citizens’ rights, divorce bill and Irish BorderFri Dec 8 2017 - 14:49
New deal sacrifices certainty for reassurances to unionistsAnalysis: Aspirational deal represents a softening of the Irish Government positionFri Dec 8 2017 - 13:10
Brexit: May races to make progress on border dealCommission says final deadline is Sunday if EU council is to make decision on next phaseThu Dec 7 2017 - 14:13
EU warns of ‘repercussions’ from Trump’s embassy moveForeign policy chief urges restraint and emphasises support for two-state solutionWed Dec 6 2017 - 20:38
EU Commission seeks €500bn economic crisis fund and finance ministerProposed reforms part of agenda to be discussed at euro summit next weekWed Dec 6 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 6 2017 - 01:00
EU blacklists 17 ‘non-cooperative jurisdictions’ as tax havensFurther 47 states included on ‘grey’ list after pledging to introduce transparencyTue Dec 5 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 5 2017 - 07:01
Brexit: Varadkar ‘surprised and disappointed’ at lack of dealAgreement between EU and Britain ‘not possible today’ as DUP objectsMon Dec 4 2017 - 20:04
Analysis: Britain has accepted ‘customs union-lite’ for NorthLanguage over which talks stumbled an important shift in UK thinkingMon Dec 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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