Netherlands and Luxembourg join Ireland as wary of digital taxLeo Varadkar highlights need to not weaken EU competitiveness with ‘flawed’ taxationFri Mar 23 2018 - 01:00
US retreats on trade as EU backs UK on RussiaDonald Trump’s move weakens Ireland’s line of attack on proposed tax on digital firmsThu Mar 22 2018 - 21:27
EU to be exempt from US steel and aluminium tariffsEU leaders had earlier been briefed on the prospect of a dangerous escalation of trade retaliationThu Mar 22 2018 - 16:30
Digital tax plan faces resistance at EU summitLeo Varadkar to say timing of tax initiative is ‘poor’ given US-EU trade tensionsThu Mar 22 2018 - 01:37
The tyranny of unanimity voting is allowing the tail to wag the dogEurope Letter: Some member states feel beholden to foreign powers above and beyond the solidarity that should be due first and foremost to EU partnersWed Mar 21 2018 - 20:57
European Commission proposes 3% turnover tax for digital companiesTax could raise €5 billion for member states, commission saysWed Mar 21 2018 - 16:52
Digital tax explainer: Tech firms are growing far faster than EU economy at largeAccording to the Commission, digitalised businesses face an effective tax rate of only 9.5%, compared to 23.2% for traditional business modelsWed Mar 21 2018 - 12:55
Tusk tells EU leaders that tax system is ‘not fit for purpose’Ireland wary of any changes that seem to favour larger countriesTue Mar 20 2018 - 13:10
Britain commits to talks on open border fallback plan‘Backstop’ deal will keep North under EU rules in the event of no-deal BrexitTue Mar 20 2018 - 01:00
Brexit analysis: Deal is a holding of the line for IrelandWe now return to the pre-Withdrawal Agreement treaty text and the ‘fudge’ that was December’s agreementMon Mar 19 2018 - 18:19
Brexit transition agreement paves way for new phase of talksFate of Northern Irish Border among disagreements to be dealt with in negotiationsMon Mar 19 2018 - 15:24
Skripal poisoning: EU to back UK in call for Russia to explain nerve attackForeign ministers to press for enforcement of chemical weapons conventionMon Mar 19 2018 - 05:08
Hopes for EU backing on Brexit transition plan ‘may be premature’Differences on transition and Withdrawal Agreement still unresolved, sources warnThu Mar 15 2018 - 15:04
Europe Letter: My personal jihadist was a strange fishThe man’s anger showed he had absorbed some of the spirit of Brussels’ alienated young MuslimsThu Mar 15 2018 - 01:00
EU ministers attack commission over ‘unfair’ comments on taxIreland among seven states denying policies undermine integrity of single marketTue Mar 13 2018 - 16:02
Greece on track to exit bailout programme after receiving EU approvalMinisters also press ahead with internal reforms of European Monetary UnionMon Mar 12 2018 - 19:59
Social media firms should self-regulate on fake news, says EU reportReport is part of commission’s consultation process on controlling ‘disinformation’Mon Mar 12 2018 - 18:18
Moves are afoot to review Irish neutralityFine Gael MEPs look for a new definition of what it means in practiceMon Mar 12 2018 - 01:00
Patrick Smyth: Europe’s crisis of social democracyItalian left is the latest casualty in the meltdown of a once-dominant movementSat Mar 10 2018 - 06:00
Clocks in 25 countries to make up for lost timeClocks using national grids went out of sync in January due to dispute between Serbia and KosovoFri Mar 09 2018 - 16:40
UK’s red lines severely limit EU Brexit options - TuskOnly free trade agreement left, adds European Council presidentThu Mar 08 2018 - 01:00
Just like the old days as journalists accuse Jean-Claude Juncker of a cover upEurope Letter: Brussels backlash over Martin Selmayr’s appointmentThu Mar 08 2018 - 01:00
Draft Brexit resolution likely to get strong backing from MEPsResolution insists UK must keep to commitments to ensure there is no harder borderWed Mar 07 2018 - 18:44
Donald Tusk sets out possible framework for Brexit agreementOnly remaining possible model is ‘free trade agreement’, says EUWed Mar 07 2018 - 17:11
European Council links Irish Border commitment with trade deal for UKEurope warns Britain against ‘cherry-picking’ of EU rulesWed Mar 07 2018 - 13:30
DUP tells Barnier current EU proposals on Brexit are unacceptableArlene Foster also highlights alleged rewriting of the scope of North-South bodiesTue Mar 06 2018 - 15:45
Italy may be governed by populist partyEurope concerned at rise of Eurosceptic and anti-immigrant political forcesTue Mar 06 2018 - 01:00
Mattarella stuck in quagmire over creation of Italy’s governmentBoth Five Star and alliance of centre-right and right claim status of largest partyMon Mar 05 2018 - 19:03
Italy faces political gridlock as voters back populist Five Star MovementWidespread anger over poverty, unemployment and migrants hits Democratic PartyMon Mar 05 2018 - 13:18
Brussels gives Theresa May’s Brexit speech a cautious welcome‘Cherry-picking’ will not help Britain’s plans to access the EU market – warns BarnierFri Mar 02 2018 - 18:06
Trump’s says trade wars ‘easy to win’ as EU promises retaliationSeries of early-morning tweets by the president defended his move to impose steep tariffs on steel and aluminium importsFri Mar 02 2018 - 11:09
Brexit: UK’s ‘fallback’ must protect Belfast AgreementPolitical undertakings at the end of phase one talks included safeguards on NorthThu Mar 01 2018 - 17:47
Brexit: EU says UK ‘closing the doors’ on its negotiating optionsMichel Barnier happy to hear if Britain has ‘better ideas’ on how to avoid a hard BorderThu Mar 01 2018 - 16:33
Theresa May gets dose of buyer’s remorse but without returns policy on Border issueBritish leader signed up to set of binding commitmentsThu Mar 01 2018 - 01:00
North may control goods from rest of UK post-Brexit, Barnier saysEU chief Brexit negotiator insists controls would not be border on island of IrelandWed Feb 28 2018 - 18:24
Corporate tax issue rears its head again for IrelandEurope Letter: Digital economy has changed the playing fieldWed Feb 28 2018 - 17:27
Brexit transition deal far from a ‘sure thing’, Barnier warnsEU set to publish draft withdrawal agreement, with focus on text dealing with BorderTue Feb 27 2018 - 16:13
Brexit withdrawal text an ‘intolerable interference’ in UK affairsDiane Dodds (DUP) says North-South regulatory alignment would be ‘economically catastrophic’Tue Feb 27 2018 - 11:21
British PM sought phone call with Taoiseach ahead of EU draft Brexit pactCall comes days before release of withdrawal deal providing ‘backstop’ for no hard borderMon Feb 26 2018 - 22:03
Juncker’s promotion of his right-hand man stirs unrestMartin Selmayr’s elevation to EU’s top civil service post has had a significant falloutMon Feb 26 2018 - 15:46
Brexit lingers heavily in EU talks, but sympathy for UK still scarcePatrick Smyth: Officials insist no sign of divisions opening up in ranks of the EU27Sat Feb 24 2018 - 01:00
Taoiseach rejects tax change to plug EU budget gap after BrexitVaradkar says Ireland will pay more but will not sign up to common corporation tax baseSat Feb 24 2018 - 01:00
Most EU leaders support funding of union’s post-Brexit shortfallUpbeat summit talks revolve around Brexit deficit of €7bn, border controls and migrantsSat Feb 24 2018 - 01:00
Varadkar pledges extra €4m for EU backing of anti-jihad Africa forceTaoiseach among 24 EU chiefs to commit €50m to battle poverty, terror in Sahel G5Fri Feb 23 2018 - 16:29
UK insists it wants to see firm date agreed for Brexit from time transition beginsAnalysis: London and EU negotiators believe agreement on transition text straightforwardWed Feb 21 2018 - 19:49
Juncker’s right-hand man made secretary general of European CommissionMartin Selmayr replaced as president’s chief of staff by Clara Martinez AlberolaWed Feb 21 2018 - 19:09
Donohoe withdraws Lane from race for senior ECB jobMinister says he made decision in interests of consensus for ECB vice-president roleMon Feb 19 2018 - 18:45
Irish Border issue is a legitimate threat to the Brexit talksThe UK is showing signs of buyer’s remorse over what it agreed to in DecemberMon Feb 19 2018 - 05:17
Italians set to oppose Spanish minister for ECB job, according to reportsSpain’s economy minister Luis de Guindos is running against Central Bank governor Philip LaneSun Feb 18 2018 - 13:41
Fear of migrants feeds growth of Italy’s far rightA plethora of rising political parties will contest Italy’s election on March 4thSat Feb 17 2018 - 06:00
