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British scientists will be allowed to participate in €95bn flagship EU scheme after three-year lockout due to Brexit row

Urgency around reducing emissions provides intriguing opportunities for innovation in the industry

Government gives green light for a €1.3bn new afforestation programme

Apple’s App Store and Google’s YouTube among those that will need to overhaul practices as EU competition law bites

Dane has been the scourge of Big Tech among other businesses over last decade

Experts estimate that up to 19,000 wolves may be present in the 27 EU member states

How studying abroad for a semester can benefit Irish students: ‘I made friends with international students from all over the world’

Defence ministers from bloc members set to meet in Toledo on Tuesday alongside representatives of Nato and the US

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Funding part of programme aimed at supporting communities negatively affected by transition away from fossil fuel-intensive industries

Wopke Hoekstra is not known for his good-natured bridge-building

Devastating conflict that began in Sudan in April has claimed thousands of lives and displaced four million people, more than one million of whom have left the country

The north African country, a hotspot on ‘the deadliest migration route in the world’, is a microcosm of a global problem

Migration and security central topics of upcoming election as Mateusz Morawiecki’s ruling Law and Justice party seeks to retain power

Concerns rise over detention conditions of ousted president Mohamed Bazoum

Although it has been strained in recent years, the link between trade and political liberalisation still holds

Europe Letter: Ireland has played a role in EU efforts to shore up fragile states of Africa’s Sahel region

Catholic Primate Eamon Martin said Monsignor Rolando Álvarez was a victim of Daniel Ortega’s authoritarian regime

Two-thirds of party delegates back Maximilian Krah, a controversial 46-year-old lawyer and former member of Germany’s centre-right Christian Democratic Union

British government urged to ‘get on with’ negotiating outstanding issues on Windsor framework

The Fianna Fáil leader’s decision about Europe could influence Irish politics for the rest of the decade

EU decries Moscow’s ‘barbarian attitude’ after more deadly and destructive strikes on Ukrainian ports

Diplomatic row erupted after use of ‘Islas Malvinas’ title in declaration

Ireland’s base of operations in Brussels headquarters played small role in breaking diplomatic impasse

Joint declaration with Latin American and Caribbean countries condemns ‘untold suffering’ of transatlantic slave trade

Former Fine Gael MEP has been serving as European commissioner for financial services, financial stability and capital markets union since 2020

System aims to combat deforestation by enabling people buying wooden products to trace wood back to individual trees

Brazil’s Lula says he intends to conclude long-stalled trade deal with EU 'this year'

Agreement comes as Tunisian president Kais Saied pursues domestic hardline anti-migrant policies

Intensive farming in particular is considered inimical to biodiversity and responsible for the substantial loss in this feature of the natural environment

Reforms to curb soaring prices could increase fossil fuel use and send the wrong signal to investors

Washington’s allies in Europe and Asia were initially outraged by its new industrial policy. Now they are scrambling for ways to catch up

If the EU wants to subsidise key industries, any such subsidy should come from the bloc, not national governments

Environmental Protection Agency says higher transport activity post-Covid is eroding the impact of electric vehicles

Carbon budget consumption figures indicate higher reductions will be required in years up to 2030

North-West Irish Sea SPA to stretch along coasts of counties Dublin, Meath and Louth and become Ireland’s largest protected area for bird species

Previous vote against operations in 2019 a ‘stain’ on the parliament, plenary session told

French firm Mistral could gain a competitive advantage over US firms through regulation that balances protection and innovation

A right-wing victory may mean the Spanish EU presidency puts the brakes on the green deal

Online retail giant files legal action against proposed legislation designed to rein in Big Tech