Jean Claude Juncker
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The Irish Times view on Ursula von der Leyen’s agenda: a challenge to EU capitals
- Editorial
- September 16, 2020, 18:45
Ursula von der Leyen’s channelling of Margaret Thatcher – “Britain does not break treaties. It would be bad for Britain, bad for relations with the re(...)

Hogan’s account crumbled and destroyed von der Leyen’s trust
- Politics
- August 28, 2020, 01:00
Ireland’s former commissioner Phil Hogan had to resign because he destroyed trust with his boss, commission president Ursula von der Leyen, by holding(...)

From Kilkenny to Brussels and Clifden: The rise and fall of ‘Big Phil’ Hogan
- Politics
- August 26, 2020, 20:13
Given the heights to which Phil Hogan has soared in Irish and EU politics over a lengthy and sometimes colourful career, it was inevitable that any fa(...)

The $6bn judgment pitting Nigeria against Irish businessmen
- Energy & Resources
- July 13, 2020, 09:56
In January 2010, two Irish businessmen secured a 20-year contract to turn Nigeria’s vast gas reserves into power. But the government never built a pro(...)

European project and Ursula von der Leyen face an existential threat in Covid-19
- Economy
- May 18, 2020, 16:51
Ursula von der Leyen delivered a stark message to the EU’s commissioners on Thursday evening at their first in-person meeting for many weeks. She told(...)

Ireland after Brexit: Where do we stand in the EU?
- Europe
- January 31, 2020, 01:00
In 1975, only two years after Ireland, the UK and Denmark joined the then European Economic Community (EEC), Garret FitzGerald, minister for foreign a(...)

UK always welcome back in EU after Brexit, says Timmermans
- UK
- December 26, 2019, 09:18
Britain has been unnecessarily damaged by Brexit and “more will follow”, the vice-president of the European Commission has written in a “love letter” (...)

Day of long goodbyes in Brussels as Tusk and Juncker depart
- Europe
- November 29, 2019, 17:21
Donald Tusk channelled Alfred Hitchcock in his farewell to hundreds of European Council staff and journalists in the vast atrium of the Justus Lipsius(...)

Brussels welcomes re-election of pro-EU Romanian president
- Europe
- November 25, 2019, 17:27
The European Union has welcomed the re-election of Romanian president Klaus Iohannis on pledges to fight corruption and work closely with the bloc, as(...)

Trump will not impose auto tariffs on EU, says Juncker
- Economy
- November 8, 2019, 07:11
US president Donald Trump will not impose tariffs on European Union automotive goods next week as threatened, European Commission president Jean-Claud(...)