Mercosur decision may be delayed until January, Thomas Byrne says
Talks are focusing on securing support of Italian government to get Mercosur deal done this week
European Union
Peace process for Ukraine closer than at any time since start of Russian invasion, says Merz
European leaders say proposed security guarantees agreed with US include a Ukrainian peacetime army of 800,000 troops and European-led military support force
Zelenskiy ready to give up Nato membership demands in exchange for security guarantees
Move aimed at advancing peace talks in Berlin
Opinions are hardening against Ireland in Britain and the US. How worried should we be?
Criticism of Ireland has spread across the Atlantic with two sharply critical commentaries in the influential Wall Street Journal
Why does Trump hate Europe?
A new security strategy influenced by Maga ideology has Ireland in its sights
Drones over Dublin Bay: What happened during Zelenskiy’s visit to Ireland?
Incident during Ukrainian president’s visit suggests the State is ill-equipped for new era of hybrid warfare and risks serious embarrassment next year
Donohoe vetoed proposal to borrow €100m for military equipment under EU plan
Department of Defence believed there was agreement at ministerial adviser level for Ireland to seek money under EU loan scheme
EU bypasses Orban veto on plan to fund Ukraine loan using frozen Russian assets
Changes to Russian sanctions rollover tees up bloc leaders' summit next week
Irish consumers to pay €3 charge on online orders worth less than €150 under new EU rules
Levy to be placed on small parcels entering bloc with low-cost platforms such as Temu and Shein likely to be most hit
Ukraine could join EU next year under draft peace plan
Move backed by Brussels would transform the bloc’s approach to admitting new members
Bulgaria faces political turmoil on the eve of euro entry
Snap election likely as prime minister resigns after less than a year running a minority government
Like Neville Chamberlain in 1938, Donald Trump is the errand boy of gangsters
The British leader pledged ‘peace in our time’ after appeasing a tyrant – will history repeat itself?
Tense negotiations, trad music sessions: How deal to extend nitrates derogation was done
EU Commissioner Jessika Roswall needed convincing to renew contested exemption for Irish farmers
The Irish Times view on nitrates and waterways: procrastinating towards disaster
Extending derogation is at odds with Ireland’s climate and biodiversity commitments
EU satellite images identified ‘dark vessel’ in Irish Sea that could be linked to rogue drones
Airborne devices appeared in Dublin Bay, close to flight path of Ukrainian president’s plane
Real loser in row over EU observer status for Northern Ireland is the centre ground
MEPs’ request to European Parliament was flimsy disguise for its true purpose, however
Europe is in danger of becoming a plaything, not a player
Donald Trump’s administration wants to erase the achievements of European integration and destroy the project
‘Considerable’ concern Ireland lacks means to defend itself ahead of EU presidency role
New report says State faces ‘most dangerous’ security situation in recent history
Advocates for Europe’s values are hard to find in asylum debate
Centre ground continues to shift rightward on migration policy
EU regulators raid Temu’s Dublin facility over concerns of Chinese state subsidies
Inspection comes as bloc plans to crack down on low-value ecommerce shipments
Europe’s failure to agree online child protection laws a ‘collective shame’, says Minister
Social media ban on under-16s a ‘sticking plaster on gaping wound’, Dáil hears
Drone sighting during Zelenskiy visit example of Russia’s hybrid attacks, says EU Council President
Taoiseach says incident fits in with ‘pattern’ of similar disruption in across Continent
Plan to verify people’s ages online with Government ID a ‘disproportionate response’
Civil liberty and digital privacy campaigners question legal basis for proposed digital wallets
Europe should reassess its relationships with Russia and China
Painful choices in Russia talks over Ukraine should not be left to US, while China’s status as a strategic rival deserves another look as Trump targets the EU
Trump increases pressure on Ukraine to accept US peace plan and calls for election
Kyiv readies ‘refined’ peace plan proposals amid intense diplomacy around Europe
Spain investigates origin of swine virus affecting pork exports
Farmers to cull 30,000 pigs near Barcelona in effort to contain outbreak of African Swine Fever found in wild boar
Ireland among seven EU leaders urging action on Ukraine reparations loan plan
Letter calls for bloc to ‘move quickly’ on proposals to use cash from Russia’s immobilised assets
EU needs fresh thinking as Trump calls time on US ‘propping up entire world order’
Trump administration’s recently published security strategy is hostile to the EU and no longer identifies Russia as an adversary
Up to €17m to be spent on technology to track and intercept drones
Incident during Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s visit is believed to have been intended to cause embarrassment to the Republic and highlight weak defences
Irish fretting about the triple lock seems faintly ridiculous in light of Russia threat
Ireland’s neutrality doesn’t bother EU allies. Our inability to defend ourselves does
US national strategy advocates ‘cultivating resistance’ in Europe
Document blames European officials for thwarting US efforts to end the war in Ukraine
Plan to verify ages of children using social media in Ireland to be considered by Cabinet
Instagram and Facebook start closing accounts of young people in Australia believed to be under 16 following ban
Coast guard rescue crews working 24-hour shifts but only 16.5 hours recorded, TD claims
Sinn Féin’s David Cullinane warns safety being put at risk as practice breaches EU working time directives
Ukraine urges West not to repeat ‘betrayal’ of Munich by appeasing Russia
Moscow vows to seize entire Donbas region and says EU use of its frozen assets to fund Kyiv could be ‘casus belli’
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