European Council

Balkan leaders in Brussels frustrated at ongoing wait for accession talks

'We had to postpone everything because we didn’t receive this answer,' says head of European Public Prosecutor Office

Delay risks slowing momentum for global OECD levy deal ahead of crucial midterm elections in the United States

Europe Letter: Erdogan wants leverage and allies to take Ankara’s concerns seriously

Brother Sheikh Mohammed will formally become Gulf state’s next leader

Russian president claims invasion of Ukraine safeguarding motherland from the hostile West

Zelenskiy tells leaders at conference of need for ‘practical steps’ towards EU membership

Contours of a deal are already visible, but there’s likely to be a lot more bloodshed first

Defamation cases of particular concern, says European Commission

French president promises a ‘more independent France’

Re-election of French president Emmanuel Macron hailed by European leaders

Commander says Russia wants southern Ukraine and route to Moldovan enclave

Is Ireland not pulling its weight when it comes to applying the GDPR?

Metalworks is refuge for Ukrainian troops and locals as latest Russian deadline passes

Barry Andrews says current defence spending is ‘virtually negligent’

Costa advocates emulating the EU’s co-financed €800bn pandemic recovery plan to alleviate the economic impact of the Ukraine crisis

Orban’s ‘unfair’ election victory brings potential headaches for Brussels’ war response

Moscow denies accusations related to killing of civilians in Bucha where mass grave found

Europe Letter: London hopes for new dawn of ‘understanding’ to ease protocol rollout

Ukraine’s foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba says ‘Ireland is at the forefront within the EU’

Calls from Kyiv for intervention rebuffed but West vows more aid for Ukrainian resistance

Tens of thousands of people still hiding in basements in besieged Mariupol

Europe Letter: Energy to spark difficult debate as 27 EU leaders meet in Brussels

SF leader says Government should do more to ‘cushion people’ from rise in cost of living

Moscow’s plan to take Kyiv has been frustrated by miscalculations and spirited defence

Ukraine is trouncing Russia in the information war, perhaps masking the grim reality

Sunak attempts to defend PM’s remarks that both British and Ukrainians ‘choose freedom’

Sending Frontex to patrol west African coast fails to recognise root of migration

In the contest between dictatorship and freedom, there is really no choice to make

As Russia flaunts its contempt for economic sanctions, the West must wake up fast

Leaders agree to impose freezes and travel bans on key figures associated with regime

Judge says issues between Friends of the Irish Environment and State are moot

Varadkar said the government will ‘fully support’ sanctions against Russia

EU calls emergency summit as US warns that Moscow’s troops are ‘ready’ to attack

Cabinet to hear further details before taking decision on whether to join British-Irish bid

EU leaders criticise ‘blatant violation of international law’ following Putin move

World View: Europe’s major powers are bystanders in what is a straight fight between the US and Russia

ECJ ruling paves way for billions in funding to Poland and Hungary be frozen

Crucial during pandemic to ‘allow citizens a better understanding of decision making process’

Brexit led to 47% drop in exports to UK while many immigrants say they are overworked