EU expected to push for greater input into negotiations between US, Moscow and Kyiv after agreement on €90bn loan

A tear that Hungary’s premier, Viktor Orban, has spent years pulling at in the EU tent has just got bigger

Crunch summit breaks up with agreement for EU loan to shore up Ukraine’s finances for next two years

Summit rests on stance taken by Belgian prime minister Bart De Wever

Crunch summit to unblock opposition to vital €90 billion loan for Ukraine under way in Brussels

Government to come under pressure from Brussels to back EU-South American trade agreement

Taoiseach received ‘complete assertions’ from Fianna Fáil presidential candidate there were no issues related to time as landlord

Emerging from this summit empty-handed would be hugely damaging to Europe’s standing in new world of ‘wars and predators’

Talks are focusing on securing support of Italian government to get Mercosur deal done this week

European leaders say proposed security guarantees agreed with US include a Ukrainian peacetime army of 800,000 troops and European-led military support force

Failing to produce the goods on huge package of financial aid to Kyiv would be hugely damaging for Europe

Sceptical governments warned South American countries may walk away if trade deal is not signed this year

Government moving ‘quickly’ on legislation to remove need for UN mandate for peacekeeping missions

Changes to Russian sanctions rollover tees up bloc leaders' summit next week

EU Commissioner Jessika Roswall needed convincing to renew contested exemption for Irish farmers