Ursula Von Der Leyen

Ukraine to loom large over European leaders’ meetings with Chinese president as Xi seen as key influence on Putin with potential role in ending war

The outcome of the war in Ukraine will be central to the shape of the new engagement

Irish carrier calls on commissioner to protect travel during air traffic control strikes

Paschal Donohoe urges leaders to push ahead with legislation to create cross-border EU banking industry

EU ethics controversies ‘play into the hands of Eurosceptics and anti-vaxxers’, says European Ombudsman

Dublin unworried by DUP vote against Windsor agreement

Notable progress has been made toward Europe’s financial integration in the past two decades. Now it is time to show greater ambition

German investigators have identified a yacht likely to have transported perpetrators whose nationality is unknown

The nous shown by the UK prime minster in resolving the protocol impasse might save Tories from annihilation

From Rishi Sunak’s warmth to the EU’s Ursula von der Leyen to Steve Baker’s emotional BBC interview calling for an end to populism, there has been a clear shift in tone

Party appears to be grasping at any straw to delay resumption of powersharing at Stormont

New system a ‘decisive breakthrough’ claims Sunak while deal has ‘removed any sense of a border in the Irish Sea’, says von der Leyen

Plaudits for Rishi Sunak in British press as analysis turns to DUP position on new deal

All eyes are on Jeffrey Donaldson’s party after UK and EU sign deal on Northern Ireland protocol

Prime minister urges hardline Brexiteers in his party to back Windsor Framework as it would help Britain to ‘take back control’

Protocol deal is ‘workable and durable’, says Varadkar

Both sides hail ‘decisive breakthrough’ of Windsor framework to replace Northern Ireland protocol

Long-running dispute on post-Brexit trade rules has led to political stalemate in Northern Ireland but EU and UK are close to deal

We will soon find out if the European Research Group is strong enough to hobble another British prime minister

Focus will shift to DUP and Donaldson who must decide whether to back the agreement and restore powersharing

EU digs in on backing Kyiv on grim one-year anniversary since Russian tanks rolled in

With 2023 designated as the European Year of Skills, Ireland is well placed to capitalise and reap an investment benefit, says Dave Flynn of Skillnet Ireland

British PM under pressure from Boris Johnson and hardline Tory Eurosceptics over expected agreement

‘Imposition of EU law on Northern Ireland’ remains ‘fundamental issue’ for DUP, says Sammy Wilson

Planet Business: A chocolate factory safety breach; the end of Lilt; and Twitter’s next chief executive

Kyiv’s troops ‘holding the line’ on eastern front as EU unveils €11bn in new Russian sanctions

Zelenskiy grabs the headlines, but the focus of EU leaders is firmly on borders and migration

Member states agree to use tough measures to seal border and speed up deportations of failed asylum seekers

Germany has evidence of war crimes ‘in three-digit range’, says prosecutor

The Tuam band’s manager is writing a play about an unlikely success and a colourful moment in Galway life

US unveils military aid package that includes rockets with a 150km range for the first time

Attacks continued on Saturday when Russian missiles struck the city of Kostyantynivka in eastern Ukraine

EU should be using funds already approved instead of seeking more money, say opponents

Davos 2023: Taoiseach says Ireland will be a voice against protectionism as EU leaders weigh response to US’s $369 billion of incentives for climate-related programmes

EU Commission president also called for a more robust response to China

DUP’s Jeffrey Donaldson positive after Varadkar meeting, noting FG leader’s ‘better understanding’ of North’s ‘difficulties’

Europe Letter: Invasion of Ukraine has brought the EU closer to Nato and exposed the continued reliance on the US for security

Taoiseach set to travel to Belfast on Thursday for meetings with the leaders of the main political parties

Croatian PM says country will not erect physical barriers between itself and its three eastern neighbours

Analysis: The EU is not effective enough in offering viable solutions to ever-growing problems