State’s record on enforcing data protection rules under scrutinyMounting attention on record regarding Big Tech as commission says ‘change’ requiredFri Dec 03 2021 - 06:00
Blow to Hungary and Poland as ECJ adviser backs rule-of-law sanctionDevelopment nudges EU closer to being able to cut off flow of funds to wayward statesThu Dec 02 2021 - 20:24
Why Bulgaria has the lowest vaccination rate in the EUEurope Letter: Disinformation on social media fuels vaccine sceptic movementWed Dec 01 2021 - 20:00
EU chief open to mandatory vaccination as Omicron spreadsVon der Leyen comments as signs Germany to join Austria in move towards obligatory jabsWed Dec 01 2021 - 14:29
People arriving from southern Africa must quarantine as new variant prompts fresh restrictionsUS set to join other nations and introduce travel restrictions as Omicron ‘outperforms’ Delta in South AfricaFri Nov 26 2021 - 18:49
Sefcovic calls for ‘decisive push’ on talks with UK over Northern IrelandFrost warns British government is still prepared to resort to using Article 16Fri Nov 26 2021 - 17:25
EU edges forward on regulation of big techNew proposals would see platforms having to openly label political advertisingThu Nov 25 2021 - 19:40
Ireland in lead with vaccination coverage and lowest death rate in EUEU’s Covid-19 certificate is expected to be adjusted so it can display booster shotsTue Nov 23 2021 - 20:25
Europe faces winter of discontent after Covid-19 riotsAuthorities grapple with soaring infections and protests as hospitals come under pressureMon Nov 22 2021 - 21:18
Urgent solution needed for North in post-Brexit arrangements – SefcovicEuropean Commission vice president met with UK’s David Frost on FridayFri Nov 19 2021 - 17:47
Mobile phone data-retention practices used to convict Dwyer contrary to EU law – ECJ adviserGraham Dwyer was convicted in 2015 for murder of childcare worker Elaine O’HaraThu Nov 18 2021 - 13:14
‘No more bleeding hearts’: Kerry-raised NGO worker among those on trial in GreeceEurope Letter: Search and rescue worker Seán Binder gets caught in geopolitics of migrationThu Nov 18 2021 - 06:31
Belarus hybrid ‘tactics’ show need for smarter defence, EU saysTensions rise at border as guards use water cannons against restive crowdsTue Nov 16 2021 - 19:32
Britain’s pullback on article 16 creates ‘opportunity’ on protocol - CoveneyEU to offer proposals on medicines to allay supply concerns in the North, Minister saysTue Nov 16 2021 - 18:30
Lockdowns for the unvaccinated and mandatory jabs: How Europe is tackling Covid’s fourth waveVaccination strategies and return-to-office policies vary greatly from country to countrySat Nov 13 2021 - 06:00
Rome’s boar invasion a sign the city is losing its war on wasteRubbish crisis has seen rise of dirty politics and downfall of anti-establishment mayorSat Nov 13 2021 - 05:01
How counting murders of women changed the law in ItalyEurope Letter: Statistician Sabbadini pioneered measurement of gender inequalityWed Nov 10 2021 - 20:00
Government and EU try to dissuade UK from triggering article 16Dublin and Brussels officials fear move could result in trade war between sidesWed Nov 10 2021 - 01:00
Ireland has conflict of interest in regulating tech, says Facebook whistleblowerFrances Haugen calls for centralised European regulation of technology companiesTue Nov 09 2021 - 11:34
Italy is a country for old men. Can Mario Draghi change that?Prime minister has months to turn around Europe’s long-stagnant third economyFri Nov 05 2021 - 17:30
EU warns of ‘serious consequences’ if UK deploys article 16Engagements with Britain over Northern Ireland proposals ‘disappointing ’ – SefcovicFri Nov 05 2021 - 16:52
EU warns of ‘serious consequences’ for UK if it triggers Article 16Maros Sefcovic describes latest talks with David Frost as ‘disappointing’Fri Nov 05 2021 - 15:22
Jewish life in heart of Rome finds form in food traditionEurope Letter: Kosher restaurant quarter a thriving testament to 22-century-old historyThu Nov 04 2021 - 01:00
Polish 'Savita' case sparks protests against restrictive abortion lawsLawyer for the family of ‘Izabela’ likens death of 30-year-old to Savita Halappanavar caseWed Nov 03 2021 - 19:45
Cutting methane ‘quickest’ way to limit climate change, says G20Gas linked with beef industry in focus as leaders declare climate ambitions ahead of Cop26Sun Oct 31 2021 - 22:50
US and EU end Trump-era steel trade warDeal lauded as reset in relations under Biden administration that will boost tradeSun Oct 31 2021 - 13:12
G20 leaders sign off on global minimum 15% corporation tax dealReform aimed at fairer taxation of digital giants who have minimised their liabilitiesSat Oct 30 2021 - 19:21
G20 summit: Johnson says UK relationship with France has hit ‘turbulence’Draghi appeals for global cooperation as the ‘best answer to the problems we face today’Sat Oct 30 2021 - 15:35
Biden meets pope as Francis urges ‘radical’ action on climate changeCatholic US president talks to pontiff amid calls for ambitious G20 and Cop26 accordsFri Oct 29 2021 - 17:34
Biden jokes he is only Irish man pope has met ‘who’s never drank’ at Vatican meetingUS president meets pontiff amid efforts to set green agenda ahead of Cop26 summitFri Oct 29 2021 - 17:24
What Vienna’s experience can teach us about achieving climate transitionEurope Letter: Austrian capital’s solar power plans could fuel almost all Irish data centresThu Oct 28 2021 - 01:00
Irish banks will not be penalised by new EU reforms, says McGuinnessNew draft laws are final piece in tougher Basel III banking capital requirementsWed Oct 27 2021 - 15:31
McGuinness moves towards including gas and nuclear in green transitionIrish commissioner in eye of storm as member states row amid energy crisisTue Oct 26 2021 - 20:27
EU ready to fight back against Polish attack on bloc’s legal orderFiery scenes at European Parliament as opposing sides entrench positions in speechesTue Oct 26 2021 - 13:26
Ireland’s EU auditor warns of risk of wasting €750bn Covid-19 fundsTony Murphy urges caution over pressure to spend whether ‘a lot of added value or not’Mon Oct 25 2021 - 23:01
Covid grips Europe’s unvaccinated eastHundreds dying each day in Romania as crisis deepens in nations with low vaccine uptakeMon Oct 25 2021 - 19:03
Pleas to finance border walls rejected by European CommissionGroup of member states call for EU cash for barbed wire and fencing to halt migrantsFri Oct 22 2021 - 19:25
Taoiseach condemns ‘heinous’ use of migrants by BelarusMigrants transported to EU borders in retaliation to sanctions on MinskFri Oct 22 2021 - 11:10
Nightclubs and music venues given go-ahead to reopen with 100% capacityHospitality industry wins concessions from Government amid detiorating Covid situationFri Oct 22 2021 - 01:00
‘Slap in the face’: Taoiseach confronts Poland on judicial interferenceIreland breaks with likeminded countries to accuse Poland of going ‘too far’Thu Oct 21 2021 - 22:13
EU leaders bid to talk down Poland from challenge to legal orderIreland outspoken on issue as fellow member states try to de-escalate rowThu Oct 21 2021 - 21:33
The EU wants a rule of law battle it can win in row with PolandPolish court’s bombastic ruling rejecting supremacy of EU law has politics at its heartWed Oct 20 2021 - 21:04
British ECJ demands on NI protocol ‘not helpful’, says CoveneyMinister says UK government has obligation to comply with post-Brexit agreementMon Oct 18 2021 - 10:21
Irish leasing firms under pressure over alleged use of aircraft to traffic migrantsBelarussian airline Belavia accused of role in orchestrating migrant flows to EU bordersMon Oct 18 2021 - 09:47
UK warns ‘big gap’ with EU despite NI protocol offerIssue of border checks again on table if United Kingdom fails to abide by pactFri Oct 15 2021 - 20:09
EU offers to drop 80% of border checks to meet British demandsNew proposals ‘completely turned our rules upside down and inside out’, says SefcovicThu Oct 14 2021 - 04:29
EU’s Brexit compromise a love letter to Northern IrelandCommission convinced reluctant member states to make an exception for the NorthWed Oct 13 2021 - 21:00
Majority of checks on goods can go in bid to ease working of protocol, says SefcovicTaoiseach describes move by EU as ‘serious response’ to the challenges and concernsWed Oct 13 2021 - 19:11
EU to suggest plan to make operation of NI protocol easier but leave ECJ role in placeBrussels proposes to iron out differences over Brexit deal but UK wants bigger changeWed Oct 13 2021 - 01:00
London and Brussels at loggerheads over ECJ role in protocolCoveney frustrated as Downing Street insists court enforcement of rules ‘a central issue’Tue Oct 12 2021 - 02:40
