Britain’s ‘tough-guy approach’ to Brexit criticised by Phil Hogan‘We are now so close to the cliff edge of a hard Brexit ... we can see the drop’ - Ireland’s EU CommissionerWed Oct 18 2017 - 15:27
No Brexit ‘phase two’ talks before December, EU ministers insistSimon Coveney welcomes ‘very strong language on Ireland’ in EU summit documentsTue Oct 17 2017 - 20:00
Women’s role in European political life little changed since goal setCouncil of Europe report finds target of 40% participation hit by only Sweden and FinlandTue Oct 17 2017 - 01:00
EU ministers reiterate backing for Iran nuclear dealForeign ministers pledge to lobby US Congress over Trump move to repudiate dealMon Oct 16 2017 - 18:45
Brexit talks: Border must be tackled before trade, Brussels tells LondonEU also notes UK’s lack of ‘concrete commitment’ on divorce billSat Oct 14 2017 - 01:00
Trump has no power to kill off Iran nuclear deal, insists MogheriniEU foreign policy boss says the US president ‘has many powers, but not this one’Fri Oct 13 2017 - 20:20
EU’s proposed trade deal with Latin America criticised by trade ministersIrish minister concerned EU is vulnerable to massive influx of beef from Mercosur countriesFri Oct 13 2017 - 18:00
Irish fears of hard Brexit rise as talks hit ‘disturbing’ impasseLatest round of talks end with no sign of progress hoped for after May’s Florence speechFri Oct 13 2017 - 01:45
Barnier may get more wriggle room to help break Brexit impasseFrustration of EU negotiator could be eased if EU leaders give him enlarged mandateThu Oct 12 2017 - 18:56
Brexit: EU says talks at ‘disturbing’ impasse over moneyBarnier says sides are deadlocked over how much Britain should pay when it leavesThu Oct 12 2017 - 13:50
Theatre of the absurd in ritual dance between EU and British pressLack of progress in Brexit talks turns press briefings into a farceThu Oct 12 2017 - 01:00
ECJ finds MIBI liable for compensation of van crash victimMotor Insurers Bureau of Ireland is in effect an arm of State, top European court findsTue Oct 10 2017 - 09:53
Irish farmers concerned over trade deals with Mexico and south AmericaEU trade deals being negotiated may lead to glut of beef in European marketsMon Oct 9 2017 - 14:21
Brexit: No case for separate North deal in Government strategyAnalysis: UK is the biggest importer of Irish agri-food, representing 47% of Irish exportsMon Oct 9 2017 - 10:20
Irish officials in Brussels demand voting rights in Irish electionsIrish official expresses regret at failure of governments to address issue of voting rightsMon Oct 9 2017 - 09:13
Declaring independence will leave Catalonia in lonely placeEurope Letter: EU will offer Spanish region no favours if it carries through on threatThu Oct 5 2017 - 01:00
EU proposes major overhaul of cross-border VAT regimeIt estimates fraud costs it €50bn a yearTue Oct 3 2017 - 17:12
MEPs say Brexit talks should not proceed to next phase‘Northern Ireland Brexit solution will be part of the UK solution,’ insists DoddsTue Oct 3 2017 - 13:05
Catalan vote was not legal, says European CommissionCommission refuses to condemn Spanish government or police for violent scenesMon Oct 2 2017 - 15:01
Commission not ranking preferences for key EU agencies post-BrexitIreland is seeking to host European Medical Agency and European Banking AuthoritySat Sep 30 2017 - 16:00
EU leaders put pressure on Ireland over corporate taxTaoiseach defends Ireland’s low tax stance amid calls for harmonisation of tax ratesFri Sep 29 2017 - 19:36
Tax remains a thorny issue for Ireland at EU leaders’ summitDigital summit in Estonia full of futuristic promises but also potential stumbling blocksFri Sep 29 2017 - 18:01
Estonia’s digital summit proves much is still lost in translationTallinn’s DigitExpo treats heads of EU governments to display of artificial intelligenceFri Sep 29 2017 - 14:57
Varadkar says taxing tech firms too much will drive them awayTaoiseach: solution is not more taxes and regulation, it’s actually the oppositeFri Sep 29 2017 - 12:03
Brexit talks: Progress on citizens’ rights but major deadlocks remainParties begin drafting common principles needed to underpin Common Travel AreaThu Sep 28 2017 - 12:29
Estonians look to push Europe into being a real digital leaderEurope Letter: Tallinn digital summit to be attended by all but one of EU’s heads of stateThu Sep 28 2017 - 01:00
German election may curtail Macron’s ambitions for EU integrationAngela Merkel’s weakened parliamentary mandate seriously undercuts the possibility of support for the French president’s proposalsWed Sep 27 2017 - 01:00
Barnier warns UK a transition deal must respect EU rulesEU chief negotiator responds to David Davis’s comments about ‘regulatory divergence’Mon Sep 25 2017 - 19:42
EU ministers back commission over Polish rule-of-law concernsAndrzej Duda has said he wants greater control over judicial appointmentsMon Sep 25 2017 - 19:23
Irish EU officials not impressed with medicines agency emailOfficials say Irish Government, seeking support for relocation, have neglected themMon Sep 25 2017 - 01:01
May’s Brexit speech long on aspiration but short on solutionsCautious welcome from EU, but will it mean ‘sufficient progress’ has been made in talks?Fri Sep 22 2017 - 19:52
EU urged to push ahead with digital tax reformCommission paper set outs roadmap for reforming how digital firms should be taxedThu Sep 21 2017 - 12:09
Lighter exodus from Libya comes at morally dubious priceEurope Letter: Warlords and militia play dark role in curbing flight of refugeesThu Sep 21 2017 - 01:00
Housing trafficking victims in asylum centres sharply criticisedDepartment of Justice defends accommodation but promises it will be reviewedWed Sep 20 2017 - 01:50
European Commission sets up new agency to fight cyber-crimeBeefed-up EU Cybersecurity Agency will share threat knowledge to prevent cyber attacksTue Sep 19 2017 - 19:00
IDA hoping to win 900 jobs with European Medicines AgencyDublin one of 19 cities vying for EU’s medicines regulatory agencyMon Sep 18 2017 - 06:00
Donohoe says Ireland opposes ‘equalisation tax’ at EU meetingThe proposals plan to tax giant digital companies on turnover rather than profitsSat Sep 16 2017 - 15:09
Give me a crash course ... in the near future of the EUThe EU’s game plan has been laid out but what about the Brexit-shaped elephant in the room?Sat Sep 16 2017 - 06:00
Brexit may hurt Ireland ‘more than any other EU state’ - FlanaganMinister for Justice says UK must clarify position on security co-operation post-BrexitThu Sep 14 2017 - 15:11
EU website takes on Russia’s fake news industryEurope Letter: Moscow’s disinformation campaign covers the seedy and the politicalThu Sep 14 2017 - 01:00
Juncker says EU will ‘not stand still’ in bullish addressEuropean Commission president calls Brexit ‘tragic’ in brief mention in state of union speechWed Sep 13 2017 - 13:23
Cross-Border co-operation has paid dividends – but is it in peril?Multiple programmes – the fruit of the Belfast Agreement – are threatened by BrexitMon Sep 11 2017 - 01:00
Do not use Irish Border as test case for EU-UK border, says BarnierEU sets out position on Border, criticising UK negotiating stanceThu Sep 7 2017 - 15:18
EU signals unique Brexit border arrangement for Ireland possibleAny Irish Border solution must respect integrity of EU’s legal order and single marketThu Sep 7 2017 - 12:24
EU to make UK responsible for avoiding a hard BorderEuropean Commission to publish its long-awaited Brexit paper on IrelandThu Sep 7 2017 - 02:00
Poland and Hungary could threaten the EU more than Brexit doesEurope Letter: Pair have rejected refugees and threatened the rule of lawThu Sep 7 2017 - 01:00
ECJ upholds EU’s right to force member states to take in refugeesDecision underpins principle of burden sharing after Greek and Italian crisesWed Sep 6 2017 - 09:45
Director and Leuven Institute guilty over fire which killed two Irish studentsLawyers for the families welcome verdict but say ‘unfortunately a lot of questions remain’Tue Sep 5 2017 - 18:45
EU dismissive of call for end to Turkey accession talksAny decision to suspend stalled talks a matter for heads of government, European Commission saysMon Sep 4 2017 - 15:56
EU stands with Ireland in Brexit talks, Barnier assures CoveneyRepublic in ‘uniquely vulnerable position’, Minister tells chief negotiatorMon Sep 4 2017 - 15:13