Covid-19: Single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine could be cleared for use ‘in weeks’Company says it expects to begin supplying doses to EU in second quarter of 2021Tue Feb 16 2021 - 17:57
EU agency urges immediate and tough steps to prevent fresh Covid-19 waveECDC advises national authorities to speed up Covid vaccinations of highest risk groupsTue Feb 16 2021 - 08:04
New variants risk fresh Covid-19 surge, ECDC warnsHealth authority urges strong action to prevent new wave before vaccines are rolled outTue Feb 16 2021 - 03:01
Covid supports for businesses likely to be extended until mid year, says DonohoeMinister for Finance chaired Eurogroup meeting briefed by WHO on Covid-19 outlookMon Feb 15 2021 - 20:24
First Covid-19 stimulus funds expected by mid-yearMoney aims to underpin economic growth as EU aims to vaccinate most adults by September 21stFri Feb 12 2021 - 11:32
UK and EU appear to harden positions on implementing Northern Ireland protocolMichael Gove and Maros Sefcovic meet in London after EU commissioner rejects changesThu Feb 11 2021 - 22:55
Difficulties in the North due to Brexit, not protocol, insists BarnierEU’s chief negotiator says measure to prevent hard border is the solution, not the problemThu Feb 11 2021 - 17:23
Brexit: EU rules out sweeping changes to checks at Northern Ireland portsEuropean Commission says current checks on goods from Britain are inadequateWed Feb 10 2021 - 21:04
Von der Leyen turns abundance of Irish concerns into democratic deficitEurope Letter: Sinn Féin MEP was left addressing a chair as ‘madame president’Wed Feb 10 2021 - 20:30
Ursula von der Leyen brushes off appeals from Irish MEPs about Article 16‘Mistakes were made in the process leading up to the decision and I deeply regret that but in the end we got it right’Wed Feb 10 2021 - 12:59
Ursula von der Leyen set to take questions from MEPs in the European ParliamentCommission reviewing communication with Irish officials after triggering of Article 16Tue Feb 09 2021 - 20:49
EU hardens towards Russia after ill-fated diplomatic tripIrish MEPs among signatories of letter asking Josep Borrell to resign over ‘humiliation’Tue Feb 09 2021 - 20:22
EU handling of Covid has had lots of lows but critics ignore things it got rightPerhaps most importantly, the pandemic is a lesson to EU to stick to things it’s good atSat Feb 06 2021 - 01:01
Covid-19: EU unprepared for vaccine production, delivery challenges, says von der LeyenEuropean Commission president fails to explain why Article 16 of North protocol was citedFri Feb 05 2021 - 10:05
Irish MEPs demand answers from von der Leyen over use of article 16Mistake by European Commission destabilised new post-Brexit arrangements for NorthThu Feb 04 2021 - 20:03
UK right-wing still fuelled by rivalry with EU despite finalisation of BrexitPerils for Ireland in navigating fraught relationship between London and BrusselsWed Feb 03 2021 - 21:00
Switzerland declines to authorise AstraZeneca vaccine over insufficient dataMedical regulator deems there is insufficient data to reach firm conclusions on efficacyWed Feb 03 2021 - 16:29
Ireland in line to get 4.47m Covid-19 vaccine doses by end of JuneLegislation required before mandatory hotel quarantine for travellers can be enforcedWed Feb 03 2021 - 01:00
Shellshock in Brussels after Commission blunder‘A gift to the Brexiteers’ – surprise inclusion of contentious Article 16 stuns Irish officialsWed Feb 03 2021 - 01:00
Johnson calls for ‘urgent action’ from EU to resolve NI protocol problemsEU and UK to hold talks with Foster and O’Neill over security at North’s portsWed Feb 03 2021 - 00:50
Ireland in line to vaccinate half its population by end-June, EU data showsEuropean Union expects to receive over 400m vaccine doses by that dateTue Feb 02 2021 - 21:29
‘No evidence’ of paramilitaries behind port threats, says PSNIEuropean Commission tells its Northern Irish port staff told not to attend work over safety fearsTue Feb 02 2021 - 17:17
‘I regret that article 16 was mentioned’: Von der Leyen statement in fullQuestions put by The Irish Times to European Commission presidentTue Feb 02 2021 - 03:13
How European Commission made blunder of Northern Ireland protocolDespite available expertise and insight, EU oversight process failed spectacularlyTue Feb 02 2021 - 03:02
Von der Leyen expresses regret over use of article 16 in Covid vaccine exports rowEuropean Commission president ‘determined to ensure’ North protocol is upheldTue Feb 02 2021 - 03:01
Covid-19: Failure to self-isolate central to Ireland’s coronavirus control problemQuarantine for travellers gets the headlines but self-isolation is seen as most important pillarSat Jan 30 2021 - 01:56
Brussels vaccines move prompts backlash both sides of BorderMartin and Foster criticise protocol use to limit AstraZeneca supply to BritainSat Jan 30 2021 - 01:00
EU backs down on plan to control export of Covid-19 vaccines across Border into North amid outcryFoster describes move to trigger Article 16 of Northern Ireland Protocol as ‘act of hostility’Sat Jan 30 2021 - 00:25
AstraZeneca Covid vaccine wins approval from EU regulatorEMA approves use in all adults despite German caution on giving drug to older peopleFri Jan 29 2021 - 17:34
Germany set to limit AstraZeneca vaccine to under-65s‘Insufficient data’ from trials to determine efficacy of Covid-19 drug on elderlyFri Jan 29 2021 - 01:00
German vaccine committee recommends no AstraZeneca jab for over-65sEuropean Medicines Agency due to decide on vaccine on FridayThu Jan 28 2021 - 13:48
If the vaccines row wasn’t real, Boris Johnson would have to invent itEurope Letter: The pandemic will not end without international co-operationWed Jan 27 2021 - 21:02
British factories should make up AstraZeneca vaccine supply, EU saysDeepening row over vaccines risks bitter EU-UK falloutWed Jan 27 2021 - 15:49
EU decision on AstraZeneca due on Friday but age restriction possibleDepending on evidence, vaccines can be approved for use for certain age groups onlyTue Jan 26 2021 - 20:22
European Commission warns AstraZeneca on Covid-19 vaccine delayExecutive says company expects all deliveries to occur as agreed after it warns of delaysMon Jan 25 2021 - 21:57
Tough restrictions on travel within EU proposed amid fears over Covid variantsTravellers from ‘deep red’ countries such as Ireland would need test and quarantineMon Jan 25 2021 - 17:52
Covid-19: How are other EU countries dealing with schools?A few have moved to distance learning, with some exceptions for pupils with special needsMon Jan 25 2021 - 01:30
Covid-19 and travel: Quarantine and increased Garda checks near Dublin airport on cardsPublic health team says lockdown should continue until at least end of February Tighter restrictions on international travel under considerationSat Jan 23 2021 - 03:00
Belgium bans all non-essential trips as EU moves to curb travelIreland to fall into new ‘deep red’ category on EU traffic light map due to high infectionsFri Jan 22 2021 - 19:53
Coronavirus: 52 more deaths and 2,371 cases as EU vaccine plan hits fresh setbackLockdown compliance has led to ‘first signs of lower prevalence’, says HolohanFri Jan 22 2021 - 19:36
Taoiseach downplays scope for ‘two-island solution’ to Covid-19Government was in ‘exploratory and embryonic’ talks with BritainFri Jan 22 2021 - 19:26
AstraZeneca to fall short of initial EU vaccine delivery targetGlitch in production means initial volumes will be ‘lower than originally anticipated’Fri Jan 22 2021 - 19:07
Passengers arriving into Republic without valid PCR tests could face compulsory quarantineCabinet to consider tighter controls as Nphet says pre-flight Covid tests are not enoughFri Jan 22 2021 - 01:44
Growing pressure for ban on non-essential travel within EUHealth authorities warn capitals to prepare for surge in hospitalisations and deathsThu Jan 21 2021 - 19:07
Covid-19: Europe warned to prepare for surge in deaths due to British variantIreland at top of ECDC list charting 14-day infection rates across European UnionThu Jan 21 2021 - 18:56
Businesses must deal with post-Brexit trade ‘challenges’ – BarnierEU negotiator says new border controls must be implemented ‘carefully and precisely’Thu Jan 21 2021 - 13:11
Taoiseach to brief EU leaders on State’s Covid-19 situationIreland’s shift from one of Europe’s least affected to global hotspot caused deep concernThu Jan 21 2021 - 01:00
‘The hellhole says goodbye’: Glee and relief in Europe as Trump departsHigh hopes for Biden, but profound damage and US-EU policy differences set to endureWed Jan 20 2021 - 20:30
‘Brexodus’ of jobs from City of London to continue, says EU commissionerMairead McGuinness has launched a plan to strengthen EU’s financial system post-BrexitTue Jan 19 2021 - 19:53
Vaccinate 70% of adults against Covid-19 by summer, EU urgesMember states should receive an ‘impressive’ quantity of doses by MarchTue Jan 19 2021 - 19:16
