EU red lines can be elastic when necessary
Short of options, Europe is forced to consider creative and politically hazardous ways to keep funding Ukraine
Belgium
EU leaders defer decision on Russian assets as Belgium balks
Ireland had supported move but decision among EU bloc pushed back to December
Return to Ireland fold worth the wait for Caitlin Hayes
After a challenging club move, Hayes is back in the mix for Ireland’s Nations League playoff against Belgium
Barry’s Tea, brack and quiet deals: the breakfasts where Europe’s leaders set the agenda
Ireland’s early morning pre-summit meeting with Nordic and Baltic States is now a fixture of Brussels diplomacy
Drones, frozen billions and a Hungarian villain: Copenhagen’s Scandi-noir summit
Reality rivals fiction as Denmark hosts EU leaders amid drone chaos and a €185bn Russian asset heist. Even Birgitte Nyborg would struggle to keep up
Belgium’s ghost town: ‘In the beginning it was beautiful’
Doel was supposed to be demolished years ago, but a handful of residents remain among the crumbling abandoned buildings
Belgium to recognise Palestinian state at UN General Assembly
Move comes as Israel considers West Bank annexation
Young Mothers review: The Dardenne brothers bring empathy to interlocking stories of underage mothers in Liège
The Belgian film-makers’ 13th feature deftly weaves together the lives of five young women
The Brussels street named after an anti-Semite and a woman who saved hundreds of Jews
There is poetic justice in Rue Edmond Picard is becoming Rue Andrée Geulen – although that hasn’t stopped some residents from grumbling
In pictures: From Laytown to Milan, here’s how Europeans are trying to stay cool in the heatwave
People are trying to lower the temperature as continent sizzles amid record-breaking highs
Are consultants really an utter waste of time and money?
Pioneering Belgian study takes a dispassionate approach to examine whether consultant input really does deliver value for business
Costs holding back Ireland as a renewables exporter, Nesc warns
‘To lead in clean energy, we need to invest strategically, contain costs and work more closely with our neighbours’
In Ozempic’s home town they fear two things: a new set of tariffs, and a company in Kinsale
Pharmaceutical giants in Europe brace themselves for a tariffs fight that is likely still to come
‘Apartments here are very reasonable for what you get, but eating out is expensive’: an Irishman on life in Antwerp
Wild Geese: Peter Shaffrey has changed careers and moved cities but is now settled in Belgium
Swap Barcelona for Malaga, Santorini for Milos: the best alternatives to the tourist hotspots
Over-tourism is ruining popular destinations, try these alternatives without compromising on experience
Belgian police face backlash after 11-year-old on e-scooter killed in chase through park
Death of Fabian prompts fresh anger over police treatment of immigrant communities in Brussels
‘This is like living the dream’: Communities turn builders to beat the housing crisis in Barcelona
Can Ireland learn lessons from how other European countries are building social housing?
Murder of Irish-American woman shocks wealthy Brussels suburb
Carmel Delaney’s killing in the ‘Blackrock’ of Belgian capital has griped locals
RTÉ requests breakdown of Eurovision public votes after high points awarded to Israel
Eurovision: Move comes after request from Spain for audit ‘to avoid external interference and manipulation’
Hay fever and asthma sufferers face more severe symptoms due to agricultural fertilisers - study
Increased nitrogen levels lead to higher concentrations of allergenic pollen
John Hemingway obituary: Last surviving Battle of Britain pilot
He was shot down twice in the space of eight days, but went on to outlive all his contemporaries
Tens of thousands protest in Belgium over pension reforms
Police use tear gas and water cannon in clashes
Belgium still coming to terms with colonial past
Europe letter: Veils shroud colonial depictions of Congolese in Belgium’s royal museum of Africa
I’ve worked in 60 countries – here is what people have said to me about Ireland
Belgian colleagues kindly explained the basics of how modern societies work; I adhered to a rule of never engaging Americans on Irish politics
Human remains found in Belgium could be Irish war hero Patrick Sarsfield
Sarsfield fled Ireland after Williamite Wars and died in 1693 in service of King Louis XIV of France
Fears grow for Brussels homeless during snow and freezing temperatures
Red Cross volunteers helping rough sleepers during cold snap feel like the ‘plaster on a broken leg’
Belgium becomes first EU country to ban sale of disposable vapes
Sale of disposable electronic cigarettes banned on health and environmental grounds from January 1st
How Brussels turns its vacant office buildings into housing
Office downsizing after remote work shift has led to boom of projects converting vacant offices into apartments
‘I stopped short of eating sheep brains’: Irish Times reporters abroad on their favourite foods and restaurants
To celebrate Food Month, Irish Times writers abroad reveal favourite foods and restaurants in their various postings
How the US ‘broke Congo’ is vividly retold in a pacy new documentary
Worldview: Johan Grimonprez’s Soundtrack to a Coup D’Etat weaves extraordinary archive footage, personal testimonies and jazz into a compelling account of the killing of Patrice Lumumba
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat: A fleet-footed chronicle that never lets up
Johan Grimonprez’s propulsive account of jazz, colonialism, and the murder of Patrice Lumumba
Charleroi airport cancels all outgoing flights due to strike
Brussels airport is major hub for Irish airline Ryanair
For one day a year, the streets of Brussels go car-free
Europe letter: Cyclists and pedestrians take over as cars banned from Brussels roads for the day
Airline accused of transporting Israeli-bound military goods through Irish airspace now rerouting flights
Challenge Group allegedly transported tonnes of military goods over Ireland in potential breach of law
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