![French economy minister Bruno Le Maire insisted it would be possible to reach agreement on the digital tax before the country hands over the rotating EU presidency to the Czech Republic at the end of June. Photograph: Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP French economy minister Bruno Le Maire insisted it would be possible to reach agreement on the digital tax before the country hands over the rotating EU presidency to the Czech Republic at the end of June. Photograph: Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP](/polopoly_fs/1.4887320.1653417438!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Economy
- May 24, 2022, 19:30
Delay risks slowing momentum for global OECD levy deal ahead of crucial midterm elections in the United States
![There is a limited risk of another housing crash here, according to a review by the European Commission. Photograph: iStock There is a limited risk of another housing crash here, according to a review by the European Commission. Photograph: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.4886259.1653331715!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Construction
- May 23, 2022, 18:59
Strict lending rules have reduced risk in the financial system, Commission review concludes
![UK foreign secretary Liz Truss says the aim is not to scrap the protocol completely. Photograph: Marco Bertorello / AFP via Getty UK foreign secretary Liz Truss says the aim is not to scrap the protocol completely. Photograph: Marco Bertorello / AFP via Getty](/polopoly_fs/1.4884103.1653070381!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Politics
- May 21, 2022, 01:00
Within Belfast, Brussels, London and Dublin, politicians get to grips with the protocol problem
![Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney, Italy’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Luigi Di Maio and Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Marija Pejcinovic Buric in Turin. Photograph: Marco Bertorello/AFP via Getty Images Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney, Italy’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Luigi Di Maio and Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Marija Pejcinovic Buric in Turin. Photograph: Marco Bertorello/AFP via Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4884058.1653078559!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Politics
- May 20, 2022, 17:45
Work of Council of Europe will be dominated by continuing war in Ukraine, says Minister
![IMinister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney pictured in Turin. Photograph: Marco Bertorello/AFP via Getty Images IMinister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney pictured in Turin. Photograph: Marco Bertorello/AFP via Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4884047.1653064421!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Politics
- May 20, 2022, 17:32
Minister issues warning after meeting his UK counterpart Liz Truss in Turin
![EU officials have been preparing options on how to respond if the government of British prime minister Boris Johnson chooses to abandon talks and breach the international treaty. Photograph: JOHN THYS / AFP EU officials have been preparing options on how to respond if the government of British prime minister Boris Johnson chooses to abandon talks and breach the international treaty. Photograph: JOHN THYS / AFP](/polopoly_fs/1.4883701.1653030044!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Politics
- May 20, 2022, 08:01
EU ambassadors call for range of options to be ready if UK over-rides post-Brexit deal
![A woman walks amid destroyed Russian tanks in Bucha, in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine. Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo A woman walks amid destroyed Russian tanks in Bucha, in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine. Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo](/polopoly_fs/1.4883188.1652984149!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- May 19, 2022, 19:16
Resolution calls for co-operation by agencies to collect evidence swiftly to aid prosecutions
![European Commission executive vice-president Margrethe Vestager, high representative of the European Union for foreign affairs and security policy Josep Borrell and European Commissioner in charge of internal market Thierry Breton at a joint press conference on EU defence investment gaps, in Brussels on Wednesday. Photograph: Stephanie Lecocq European Commission executive vice-president Margrethe Vestager, high representative of the European Union for foreign affairs and security policy Josep Borrell and European Commissioner in charge of internal market Thierry Breton at a joint press conference on EU defence investment gaps, in Brussels on Wednesday. Photograph: Stephanie Lecocq](/polopoly_fs/1.4882193.1652900875!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- May 18, 2022, 20:08
Foreign affairs chief urges co-ordination of defence spending to reduce fragmentation
![A photograph of a cast of the sculpture in the studio of artist of Elizabeth O’Kane. A photograph of a cast of the sculpture in the studio of artist of Elizabeth O’Kane.](/polopoly_fs/1.4882115.1652894922!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Politics
- May 18, 2022, 18:24
Bronze bust is the work of Dublin-based sculptor Elizabeth O’Kane
![In the Dáil, Taoiseach Micheál Martin was highly critical of the British move to depart from the Stormont House agreement on dealing with the legacy of the Troubles. Photograph: Collins In the Dáil, Taoiseach Micheál Martin was highly critical of the British move to depart from the Stormont House agreement on dealing with the legacy of the Troubles. Photograph: Collins](/polopoly_fs/1.4881363.1652822282!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Politics
- May 18, 2022, 01:00
Taoiseach accuses Johnson of abandoning agreements to pursue domestic political goals
![US president Joe Biden and Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan fist bump during a plenary session of a Nato summit in Brussels last June. Photograph: Olivier Matthys/AFP via Getty Images US president Joe Biden and Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan fist bump during a plenary session of a Nato summit in Brussels last June. Photograph: Olivier Matthys/AFP via Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4881278.1652816350!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- May 17, 2022, 20:00
Europe Letter: Erdogan wants leverage and allies to take Ankara’s concerns seriously
![It’s not that the European Union is deaf to the concerns about the Protocol in Northern Ireland and its political sensitivities. It’s more that London is not believed to be representing these concerns in good faith. Photograph: iStock It’s not that the European Union is deaf to the concerns about the Protocol in Northern Ireland and its political sensitivities. It’s more that London is not believed to be representing these concerns in good faith. Photograph: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.4881224.1652808616!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- May 17, 2022, 18:31
EU hopes UK chooses not to pursue current path any further and return to table to find solution
![“We don’t want to nix it, we want to fix it and we will work with our EU partners to do it,” Boris Johnson said. Photograph: Andrew Matthews / POOL / AFP “We don’t want to nix it, we want to fix it and we will work with our EU partners to do it,” Boris Johnson said. Photograph: Andrew Matthews / POOL / AFP](/polopoly_fs/1.4881190.1652821878!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- UK
- May 17, 2022, 13:27
EU has ‘significant concerns’ about UK’s intention to change the protocol. Sefcovic says
![British prime minister Boris Johnson: ‘To have the insurance we need, we need to proceed with a legislative solution at the same time.’ Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire British prime minister Boris Johnson: ‘To have the insurance we need, we need to proceed with a legislative solution at the same time.’ Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire](/polopoly_fs/1.4880136.1652735012!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Politics
- May 17, 2022, 01:00
Johnson insists post-Brexit deal will not be scrapped but ‘fixed’ after visit to North
![Tory top brass: British prime minister Boris Johnson (2nd left), and foreign secretary Liz Truss (right) with justice secretary and deputy prime minister Dominic Raab (left), chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak, and home secretary Priti Patel in the House of Commons, London, last week. ‘London is seen to have instigated unnecessary drama at a time when other matters are more pressing.’ Photograph: Jessica Taylor/AFP/Getty Tory top brass: British prime minister Boris Johnson (2nd left), and foreign secretary Liz Truss (right) with justice secretary and deputy prime minister Dominic Raab (left), chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak, and home secretary Priti Patel in the House of Commons, London, last week. ‘London is seen to have instigated unnecessary drama at a time when other matters are more pressing.’ Photograph: Jessica Taylor/AFP/Getty](/polopoly_fs/1.4880168.1652743900!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Politics
- May 17, 2022, 01:00
Key British figures convinced Russia’s invasion will push EU members to keep London happy
![Hungary’s foreign minister Peter Szijjarto: ‘It’s a rightful expectation from Hungary ... that the EU should offer a solution: to finance the investments and compensate.’ Photograph: John MacDougall/AFP via Getty Hungary’s foreign minister Peter Szijjarto: ‘It’s a rightful expectation from Hungary ... that the EU should offer a solution: to finance the investments and compensate.’ Photograph: John MacDougall/AFP via Getty](/polopoly_fs/1.4880147.1652732876!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- May 16, 2022, 21:28
Sanctions require the unanimous agreement of the 27 member states in order to pass
![MEPs Mick Wallace and Clare Daly have lodged legal proceedings against RTÉ. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill MEPs Mick Wallace and Clare Daly have lodged legal proceedings against RTÉ. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill](/polopoly_fs/1.4875975.1652299693!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Politics
- May 11, 2022, 21:08
Media freedom NGOs issue alert about defamation action against RTÉ by MEPs
![British prime minister Boris Johnson with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen. Photograph: Aaron Chown/AFP/Getty British prime minister Boris Johnson with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen. Photograph: Aaron Chown/AFP/Getty](/polopoly_fs/1.4875960.1652298034!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- May 11, 2022, 20:43
Europe Letter: Spoils of northern elections claimed by every facet of post-Brexit debate
![British prime minister Boris Johnson speaking during the first day of a debate on the queen’s speech, in the House of Commons on Tuesday. Photograph: Jessica Taylor/AFP via Getty Images British prime minister Boris Johnson speaking during the first day of a debate on the queen’s speech, in the House of Commons on Tuesday. Photograph: Jessica Taylor/AFP via Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4875047.1652246102!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- May 11, 2022, 01:00
Individuals will have to co-operate with commission for reconciliation and information
![European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán in Budapest on Monday. Photograph: Vivien Benko Cher/EPA European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán in Budapest on Monday. Photograph: Vivien Benko Cher/EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4875025.1652214149!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- May 10, 2022, 21:22
Efforts to persuade Orbán’s government to back latest round of measures fail
![European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen with French president Emmanuel Macron and European Parliament president Roberta Metsola (centre) during the closing event of the Conference on the Future of Europe. Photograph: EPA/Ronald Wittek European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen with French president Emmanuel Macron and European Parliament president Roberta Metsola (centre) during the closing event of the Conference on the Future of Europe. Photograph: EPA/Ronald Wittek](/polopoly_fs/1.4873985.1652124333!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- May 10, 2022, 01:25
European Citizens’ Assembly concludes with proposals for major reform, which may go nowhere
![Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky urged EU states to act together on the latest sanctions against Russia. Photograph: Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/EPA Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky urged EU states to act together on the latest sanctions against Russia. Photograph: Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4871591.1651865584!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- May 6, 2022, 20:34
Kyiv and allies to discuss war effort as Kremlin prepares Red Square military parade
![‘Such a theft cannot be tolerated.’ Photograph: Getty ‘Such a theft cannot be tolerated.’ Photograph: Getty](/polopoly_fs/1.4871232.1651853484!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Transport & Tourism
- May 6, 2022, 15:30
Most of aircraft worth a combined $10bn are registered in Ireland and Bermuda
![Sofia Sapega (24) was flying with her boyfriend Roman Protasevich, a dissident blogger critical of Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, on a Ryanair flight from Athens to Vilnius in May 2021 when it was diverted to Minsk by Belarusian authorities. Photograph: Leonid Shcheglov/Belta/AFP via Getty Images Sofia Sapega (24) was flying with her boyfriend Roman Protasevich, a dissident blogger critical of Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, on a Ryanair flight from Athens to Vilnius in May 2021 when it was diverted to Minsk by Belarusian authorities. Photograph: Leonid Shcheglov/Belta/AFP via Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4871168.1651850247!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- May 6, 2022, 11:25
Sofia Sapega sentenced to six years following forced landing of plane in May 2021
![Leaders at the donors’ conference in Warsaw where pledges of support for Ukraine were made. Photograph: Rafal Guz/EPA Leaders at the donors’ conference in Warsaw where pledges of support for Ukraine were made. Photograph: Rafal Guz/EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4870535.1651767441!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- May 5, 2022, 17:17
Zelenskiy tells leaders at conference of need for ‘practical steps’ towards EU membership
![European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen proposed that Sberbank, Russia’s biggest lender, and two smaller banks be barred from the Swift international payments system. Photograph: Patrick Hertzog/AFP via Getty Images European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen proposed that Sberbank, Russia’s biggest lender, and two smaller banks be barred from the Swift international payments system. Photograph: Patrick Hertzog/AFP via Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4869605.1651694991!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- May 4, 2022, 21:10
Oil imports, top bank and alleged war crimes perpetrators targeted by new measures
![Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed by a car bomb on October 16th, 2017: ‘Laws . . . designed to protect people who are genuinely hurt are being used as a tool of abuse and aggression by people in power.’ Photograph: Darrin Zammit Lupi Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed by a car bomb on October 16th, 2017: ‘Laws . . . designed to protect people who are genuinely hurt are being used as a tool of abuse and aggression by people in power.’ Photograph: Darrin Zammit Lupi](/polopoly_fs/1.4869609.1651743546!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- May 4, 2022, 21:00
Campaigners fear State will grow as hub for ‘libel tourism’ in wake of UK exit from EU
![European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said the new sanctions ‘send another important signal to all perpetrators of the Kremlin’s war: we know who you are, and you will be held accountable’. Photograph: Julien Warnand/EPA European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said the new sanctions ‘send another important signal to all perpetrators of the Kremlin’s war: we know who you are, and you will be held accountable’. Photograph: Julien Warnand/EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4869440.1651681604!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- May 4, 2022, 17:27
Fresh sanctions to phase out Russian oil imports and bar Sberbank from Swift system
![Italian prime minister Mario Draghi. Photograph: Fabio Frustaci/EPA Italian prime minister Mario Draghi. Photograph: Fabio Frustaci/EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4868643.1651605188!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Economy
- May 3, 2022, 19:49
Aid package of €14bn also approved with tax breaks for energy-intensive industries
![Fuel tanks belonging to Russian multinational energy corporation Lukoil at its Belgian headquarters in Brussels. Photograph: Stephanie Lecocq/EPA Fuel tanks belonging to Russian multinational energy corporation Lukoil at its Belgian headquarters in Brussels. Photograph: Stephanie Lecocq/EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4868558.1651604809!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Energy & Resources
- May 3, 2022, 18:57
Breakthrough in German position sets stage for agreement by countries
![Pipework at a PGNiG gas storage facility in Poland. Companies across Europe are scrambling to find sanctions-compliant ways to keep gas supplies moving. Photograph: Bartek Sadowski/Bloomberg Pipework at a PGNiG gas storage facility in Poland. Companies across Europe are scrambling to find sanctions-compliant ways to keep gas supplies moving. Photograph: Bartek Sadowski/Bloomberg](/polopoly_fs/1.4864199.1651155664!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Energy & Resources
- April 28, 2022, 09:05
Companies operating on basis that rouble payment structure is sanctions-compliant
![European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen insists Russia has “failed once again in its attempt to sow division among member states”. Photograph: Kenzo Tribouillard European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen insists Russia has “failed once again in its attempt to sow division among member states”. Photograph: Kenzo Tribouillard](/polopoly_fs/1.4863671.1651093933!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- April 28, 2022, 04:01
Moscow’s move seen as warning it may stop flow to countries such as Germany
![The PCK oil refinery in Schwedt, Germany. Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty The PCK oil refinery in Schwedt, Germany. Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty](/polopoly_fs/1.4863540.1651083949!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- April 27, 2022, 20:00
Europe Letter: Hardball Kremlin tactics could again serve to unify western countries
![A community hub for refugees in south Dublin. Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien brought a memo to Cabinet outlining plans to provide longer-term accommodation of refugees from Ukraine. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times A community hub for refugees in south Dublin. Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien brought a memo to Cabinet outlining plans to provide longer-term accommodation of refugees from Ukraine. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times](/polopoly_fs/1.4862728.1651013745!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Social Affairs
- April 27, 2022, 02:00
Each council could be mandated to develop a significant housing centre in their area
![‘The investigations right now point towards a link to adenovirus infection,’ says the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Photograph: iStock ‘The investigations right now point towards a link to adenovirus infection,’ says the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Photograph: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.4862562.1650994505!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Health
- April 26, 2022, 18:36
Illness has killed one child and led to 17 others requiring liver transplants
![Delegates sit in the plenum of the Ukraine Security Consultative Group meeting at Ramstein air base, Germany. Photograph: Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images Delegates sit in the plenum of the Ukraine Security Consultative Group meeting at Ramstein air base, Germany. Photograph: Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4862293.1651000994!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- April 26, 2022, 10:52
US convenes meeting of 40 countries amid reports Finland and Sweden applying to join Nato
![Slovenia’s former prime minister Janez Jansa distinguished himself in November 2020 by congratulating Donald Trump for a ‘triumph’ in the US election, and suggesting that mainstream media were attempting to deny him victory. Photograph: Darko Bandic/AP Slovenia’s former prime minister Janez Jansa distinguished himself in November 2020 by congratulating Donald Trump for a ‘triumph’ in the US election, and suggesting that mainstream media were attempting to deny him victory. Photograph: Darko Bandic/AP](/polopoly_fs/1.4861292.1650891584!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- April 25, 2022, 13:18
Analysis: Results in France and Slovenia show threat of populism not as strong as feared
![EU commissioner Mairead McGuinness: ‘It is better that private investment in gas and nuclear aligns with the strict criteria set out in the taxonomy.’ File photograph: Alan Betson EU commissioner Mairead McGuinness: ‘It is better that private investment in gas and nuclear aligns with the strict criteria set out in the taxonomy.’ File photograph: Alan Betson](/polopoly_fs/1.4858735.1650574527!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Politics
- April 22, 2022, 01:00
McGuinness seeks to use EU taxonomy of environmentally sustainable activities
![German authorities have impounded one of the world’s largest yachts, the Dilbar, at an estimated value of $735 million. Photograph: Valery Hache/AFP/Getty Images German authorities have impounded one of the world’s largest yachts, the Dilbar, at an estimated value of $735 million. Photograph: Valery Hache/AFP/Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4858813.1650638679!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- April 21, 2022, 22:13
Some states have frozen very few assets of sanctioned oligarchs and companies
![Italian prime minister Mario Draghi in Algiers: Draghi says he will not block EU sanctions on Russian gas and has moved to secure alternative supplies from Algeria. Photograph: Algerian presidency handout/ EPA Italian prime minister Mario Draghi in Algiers: Draghi says he will not block EU sanctions on Russian gas and has moved to secure alternative supplies from Algeria. Photograph: Algerian presidency handout/ EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4857638.1650475649!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- April 20, 2022, 20:00
Europe Letter: Italian prime minister works his magic as Italy takes tough stance on Ukraine
![Mick Wallace and Clare Daly have become staples of state-controlled media in the Russian, Chinese, and Arabic language. File photograph: Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images Mick Wallace and Clare Daly have become staples of state-controlled media in the Russian, Chinese, and Arabic language. File photograph: Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4853971.1650117902!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- April 16, 2022, 06:00
A new Irish Times investigation shows the MEPs’ outsized profile in regime-controlled media
![Polish servicemen help a family return to Ukraine at the border crossing in Medyka, southeastern Poland. Photograph: Sergei Grits/ AP Photo Polish servicemen help a family return to Ukraine at the border crossing in Medyka, southeastern Poland. Photograph: Sergei Grits/ AP Photo](/polopoly_fs/1.4853939.1650044974!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- April 15, 2022, 18:49
Women, children and elderly return despite warnings of further Russian attacks
![The naval flagship Moskva. It was a key part of Russia’s dominance of the Black Sea. Photograph: Getty Images The naval flagship Moskva. It was a key part of Russia’s dominance of the Black Sea. Photograph: Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4853058.1649974628!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- April 14, 2022, 21:04
Vindication of so-called porcupine strategy has lessons for Ireland
![Finnish foreign minister Pekka Haavisto: Since the invasion, support for Nato membership has ballooned in Finland, which shares a long border with Russia and has been invaded by its neighbour in the past. Photograph: Olivier Hoslet/ EPA Finnish foreign minister Pekka Haavisto: Since the invasion, support for Nato membership has ballooned in Finland, which shares a long border with Russia and has been invaded by its neighbour in the past. Photograph: Olivier Hoslet/ EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4850246.1649705305!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- April 11, 2022, 20:28
June set to be crucial month as enlargement may be considered at back-to-back summits
![Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney (left) in Luxembourg on Monday. Photograph: EPA/Julien Warnand Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney (left) in Luxembourg on Monday. Photograph: EPA/Julien Warnand](/polopoly_fs/1.4849814.1649671934!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- April 11, 2022, 11:12
Oxfam says vital food supplies were at risk of being exhausted as war in Ukraine continues
![A Ukrainian policeman bends over bodies covered with tarpaulin after a rocket attack at a train station in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, that was being used for civilian evacuations. Photograph: Fadel Senna/AFP via Getty Images A Ukrainian policeman bends over bodies covered with tarpaulin after a rocket attack at a train station in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, that was being used for civilian evacuations. Photograph: Fadel Senna/AFP via Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4848431.1649451744!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- April 9, 2022, 01:00
Children among the dead as western leaders condemn the strike as an atrocity and a war crime
![A man pushes his bike through debris and destroyed Russian military vehicles on a street in Bucha, Ukraine. Photograph: Chris McGrath/Getty Images A man pushes his bike through debris and destroyed Russian military vehicles on a street in Bucha, Ukraine. Photograph: Chris McGrath/Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4847524.1649363020!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- April 8, 2022, 03:00
Moscow expels two Irish diplomats in retaliation for expulsion of four Russians
![Ukraine’s ambassador to the UN Sergiy Kyslytsya addresses the United Nations General Assembly meeting where member countries voted to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council. Photograph: Jason Szenes/EPA Ukraine’s ambassador to the UN Sergiy Kyslytsya addresses the United Nations General Assembly meeting where member countries voted to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council. Photograph: Jason Szenes/EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4847353.1649373317!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- April 7, 2022, 17:09
US-led push garnered 93 votes in favour, while 24 countries voted no and 58 abstained
![The European Parliament has voted by an overwhelming majority to approve an EU rule change to ensure medicines can continue to flow into Northern Ireland seamlessly from Britain. File photograph: PA Wire The European Parliament has voted by an overwhelming majority to approve an EU rule change to ensure medicines can continue to flow into Northern Ireland seamlessly from Britain. File photograph: PA Wire](/polopoly_fs/1.4847213.1649340979!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- April 7, 2022, 15:16
North is granted a derogation in bid to resolve ‘main issue’ with NI protocol
![Man pushes his bike through debris and destroyed Russian military vehicles on a street in Bucha, Ukraine. Photograph: Chris McGrath/Getty Images Man pushes his bike through debris and destroyed Russian military vehicles on a street in Bucha, Ukraine. Photograph: Chris McGrath/Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4846972.1649352120!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- April 7, 2022, 06:51
Alliance ‘ready to do more’ but wary of being drawn into direct confrontation with Russia
![President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Bucha. The Ukrainian government has accused Russian forces of committing a “deliberate massacre” as they occupied and eventually retreated from Bucha, 25km northwest of Kyiv. Photograph: Efrem Lukatsky/AP President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Bucha. The Ukrainian government has accused Russian forces of committing a “deliberate massacre” as they occupied and eventually retreated from Bucha, 25km northwest of Kyiv. Photograph: Efrem Lukatsky/AP](/polopoly_fs/1.4846446.1649279441!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- April 6, 2022, 13:33
Descriptions of searches for documents and tattoos match multiple accounts by Ukrainians
![A temporary metal security door at 5 Belgrave Square in London on Monday, after people protesting the invasion of Ukraine occupied the mansion, reportedly owned by members of billionaire Oleg Deripaska’s family. Photograph: Jason Alden/Bloomberg A temporary metal security door at 5 Belgrave Square in London on Monday, after people protesting the invasion of Ukraine occupied the mansion, reportedly owned by members of billionaire Oleg Deripaska’s family. Photograph: Jason Alden/Bloomberg](/polopoly_fs/1.4846020.1649265011!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Energy & Resources
- April 6, 2022, 10:46
Oleg Deripaska could be subject to asset freezes
![French finance minister Bruno Le Maire at the start of a finance ministers meeting in Luxembourg. Photograph: Julien Warnand French finance minister Bruno Le Maire at the start of a finance ministers meeting in Luxembourg. Photograph: Julien Warnand](/polopoly_fs/1.4845239.1649176959!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Economy
- April 5, 2022, 15:15
Warsaw alone vetoes directive at meeting of finanace ministers
![Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskiy (centre) in Bucha, northwest of Kyiv: ‘We know thousands of people have been killed and tortured with extremities cut off, women raped, children murdered.’ Photograph: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskiy (centre) in Bucha, northwest of Kyiv: ‘We know thousands of people have been killed and tortured with extremities cut off, women raped, children murdered.’ Photograph: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP](/polopoly_fs/1.4844578.1649105245!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- April 5, 2022, 01:00
Russia denies atrocities and accuses Kyiv of staging images of dead civilians
![European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde talks to Minister for Finance and Eurogroup president Paschal Donohoe at the start of a meeting of finance ministers in Luxembourg on Monday. Photograph: Julien Warnand/EPA European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde talks to Minister for Finance and Eurogroup president Paschal Donohoe at the start of a meeting of finance ministers in Luxembourg on Monday. Photograph: Julien Warnand/EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4844567.1649103947!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Economy
- April 4, 2022, 20:50
Paschal Donohoe warns of slowdown in economic growth due to war in Ukraine
![Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban waves to supporters. Photograph: Zoltan Fischer/EPA Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban waves to supporters. Photograph: Zoltan Fischer/EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4844442.1649092296!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- April 4, 2022, 18:15
Orban’s ‘unfair’ election victory brings potential headaches for Brussels’ war response
![Bodies were discovered strewn across streets in Bucha in the wake of a pullback by Kremlin troops. Photograph: Ivor Prickett/The New York Times Bodies were discovered strewn across streets in Bucha in the wake of a pullback by Kremlin troops. Photograph: Ivor Prickett/The New York Times](/polopoly_fs/1.4844198.1649077055!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- April 4, 2022, 00:00
European leaders vow to support efforts to prosecute possible war crimes
![A Ukrainian soldier walks near destroyed Russian tanks, on the outskirts of Kyiv, on Friday. Photograph: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images A Ukrainian soldier walks near destroyed Russian tanks, on the outskirts of Kyiv, on Friday. Photograph: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4842468.1648848281!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- April 1, 2022, 22:10
Attempt to evacuate civilians from Mariupol cut short while Chernihiv faces ‘catastrophe’
![European Council president Charles Michel: ‘We hope China will take into account the importance of its international image.’ Photograph: EPA/Olivier Matthys / Pool European Council president Charles Michel: ‘We hope China will take into account the importance of its international image.’ Photograph: EPA/Olivier Matthys / Pool](/polopoly_fs/1.4842378.1648837553!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- April 1, 2022, 19:27
Beijing appears to criticise EU's use of sanctions and insists Moscow's concerns must be addressed after talks with Brussels
![A subsidiary of Gazprom Germania, Astora GmbH, controls many of the country’s largest gas storage facilities. Photograph: John MacDougall/AFP via Getty Images A subsidiary of Gazprom Germania, Astora GmbH, controls many of the country’s largest gas storage facilities. Photograph: John MacDougall/AFP via Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4842431.1648841347!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Energy & Resources
- April 1, 2022, 16:52
Russia’s Gazprom to sell German gas companies to fend off nationalisation threat
![Russian president Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to make overseas buyers pay for Russian gas in roubles rather than euro or dollars. Photograph: Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik Russian president Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to make overseas buyers pay for Russian gas in roubles rather than euro or dollars. Photograph: Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik](/polopoly_fs/1.4841589.1648792378!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Energy & Resources
- April 1, 2022, 01:00
‘Historic release’ of 180 million barrels of oil from US stockpile in bid to cool crude prices
![Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on aviation via a video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow on Friday. Photograph: Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on aviation via a video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow on Friday. Photograph: Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4841619.1648765841!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 31, 2022, 22:00
US releases one-third of its oil reserves in effort to stabilise crude prices
![A man in military uniform carries bags as Ukrainian refugees depart from the border crossing in Medyka, southeastern Poland, on Wednesday. Photograph: Sergei Grits/AP Photo A man in military uniform carries bags as Ukrainian refugees depart from the border crossing in Medyka, southeastern Poland, on Wednesday. Photograph: Sergei Grits/AP Photo](/polopoly_fs/1.4840458.1648667740!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 31, 2022, 06:02
Europe Letter: London hopes for new dawn of ‘understanding’ to ease protocol rollout
![Neighbours look at a group of villagers after arriving in Brovary, on the outskirts of Kyiv, on Tuesday, evacuated by the Ukrainian government due to heavy fighting against Russia. Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo Neighbours look at a group of villagers after arriving in Brovary, on the outskirts of Kyiv, on Tuesday, evacuated by the Ukrainian government due to heavy fighting against Russia. Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo](/polopoly_fs/1.4839504.1648591587!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 29, 2022, 20:00
Ukrainian negotiators at talks in Istanbul flag territorial concessions for first time
![US deputy secretary of the treasury Wally Adeyemo, left, and European Commissioner for Financial services Mairéad McGuinness. Photograph: Johanna Geron/Pool photo via AP US deputy secretary of the treasury Wally Adeyemo, left, and European Commissioner for Financial services Mairéad McGuinness. Photograph: Johanna Geron/Pool photo via AP](/polopoly_fs/1.4839481.1648578528!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 29, 2022, 19:29
US deputy treasury secretary says capital is fleeing from Russia as Moscow pushes back
![Data privacy campaigner Max Schrems has already indicated that he expects the deal not to fix the problems found by the court in 2020, and the commission is anticipating future challenges Data privacy campaigner Max Schrems has already indicated that he expects the deal not to fix the problems found by the court in 2020, and the commission is anticipating future challenges](/polopoly_fs/1.4839242.1648584323!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Economy
- March 29, 2022, 13:33
Q&A: Will it face challenges from privacy campaigners?
![Russian president Vladimir Putin. Photograph: Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik/Kremlin Pool Photo via AP Russian president Vladimir Putin. Photograph: Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik/Kremlin Pool Photo via AP](/polopoly_fs/1.4839206.1648577383!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Energy & Resources
- March 29, 2022, 12:50
G7 nations call Moscow’s bluff in stand-off over natural gas deliveries
![A train from Odesa carrying mainly women and children arrives at Przemysl in Poland on Monday. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images A train from Odesa carrying mainly women and children arrives at Przemysl in Poland on Monday. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4838593.1648498353!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 28, 2022, 21:15
Co-ordination needed to protect women and children, with refugee numbers set to double
![European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said the deal with the US was a ‘big step’ in reducing dependency on Russia fuel. Photograph: John Thys/AFP via Getty Images European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said the deal with the US was a ‘big step’ in reducing dependency on Russia fuel. Photograph: John Thys/AFP via Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4836434.1648240855!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 25, 2022, 20:41
Discussions on electricity prices follow Biden announcement of deal for US to supply LNG
![Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Ukraine’s president, via video link at the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany. Photograph: Liesa Koppitz-Johanssen/Bloomberg Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Ukraine’s president, via video link at the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany. Photograph: Liesa Koppitz-Johanssen/Bloomberg](/polopoly_fs/1.4836398.1648239137!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 25, 2022, 19:28
Ireland has declined to provide lethal aid but has been a strong supporter in other ways
![Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaking online at a meeting of the European Council. Photograph: AFP via Getty Images Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaking online at a meeting of the European Council. Photograph: AFP via Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4835915.1648239560!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 25, 2022, 09:02
Move by Ireland on international crimes is welcomed Ukrainian minister
![US president Joe Biden, French president Emmanuel Macron and British prime minister Boris Johnson at Nato headquarters in Brussels on Thursday. Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/POOL/AFP via Getty Images US president Joe Biden, French president Emmanuel Macron and British prime minister Boris Johnson at Nato headquarters in Brussels on Thursday. Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/POOL/AFP via Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4835589.1648190264!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 24, 2022, 22:25
Calls from Kyiv for intervention rebuffed but West vows more aid for Ukrainian resistance
![Protesters during a rally against the Russian invasion of Ukraine at Independence Square in front of the Parliament Palace in Vilnius, Lithuania. Photograph: Petras Malukas/AFP/Getty Protesters during a rally against the Russian invasion of Ukraine at Independence Square in front of the Parliament Palace in Vilnius, Lithuania. Photograph: Petras Malukas/AFP/Getty](/polopoly_fs/1.4835568.1648156588!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 24, 2022, 21:24
Alliance warns of ‘severe consequences’ if Russia uses chemical or biological weapons
![US president Joe Biden being welcomed by European Council president Charles Michel at the start of European Council summit in Brussels. Photograph: Olivier Hoslet/EPA US president Joe Biden being welcomed by European Council president Charles Michel at the start of European Council summit in Brussels. Photograph: Olivier Hoslet/EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4835537.1648153918!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 24, 2022, 20:15
Brussels meetings on Ukraine war illustrate drawbacks but also benefits of constraints
![Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez: Madrid has led calls for the electricity pricing market to be changed to remove the role of gas. Photograph: Fernando Calvo/ La Moncloa/AFP Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez: Madrid has led calls for the electricity pricing market to be changed to remove the role of gas. Photograph: Fernando Calvo/ La Moncloa/AFP](/polopoly_fs/1.4834568.1648070644!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 23, 2022, 21:27
Europe Letter: Energy to spark difficult debate as 27 EU leaders meet in Brussels
![A food distribution point for the elderly and needy in Kyiv on Saturday, March 19th. Photograph: Ivor Prickett/The New York Times A food distribution point for the elderly and needy in Kyiv on Saturday, March 19th. Photograph: Ivor Prickett/The New York Times](/polopoly_fs/1.4832663.1647899469!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 21, 2022, 21:51
Fears raised of instability and famine in vulnerable countries as food prices soar
![The United Nations in New York: Their tweet describing my initial story as “fake” has now been deleted. Photograph: Justin Lane/EPA The United Nations in New York: Their tweet describing my initial story as “fake” has now been deleted. Photograph: Justin Lane/EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4822769.1646855336!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 9, 2022, 19:49
Vigilante ‘fake news’ watchdogs roamed the internet demanding people delete my story
![Newly arrived refugees are assisted by volunteers to board a train bound for Krakow just after crossing the border into Poland from Ukraine. Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP via Getty Newly arrived refugees are assisted by volunteers to board a train bound for Krakow just after crossing the border into Poland from Ukraine. Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP via Getty](/polopoly_fs/1.4822375.1646865555!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 9, 2022, 13:49
UN staff were instructed not to use ‘war’ or ‘invasion’ in regard to Ukraine
![People carry a wounded woman during the evacuation by civilians of the city of Irpin, northwest of Kyiv, on Tuesday. Photograph: Getty People carry a wounded woman during the evacuation by civilians of the city of Irpin, northwest of Kyiv, on Tuesday. Photograph: Getty](/polopoly_fs/1.4821437.1646772035!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- March 8, 2022, 13:02
Email on communications policy reminds worker of responsibility to ‘be impartial’
![EU Commissioner Mairead McGuinness: ‘Recent events highlight the urgency of regulating crypto-assets.’ Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire EU Commissioner Mairead McGuinness: ‘Recent events highlight the urgency of regulating crypto-assets.’ Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire](/polopoly_fs/1.4818746.1646421277!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Economy
- March 4, 2022, 19:15
Concerns grow that cryptocurrencies will be used to evade effect of economic sanctions
![Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks to US secretary of state Antony Blinken after a meeting of foreign ministers at the Nato headquarters in Brussels. Photograph: Olivier Douliery/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks to US secretary of state Antony Blinken after a meeting of foreign ministers at the Nato headquarters in Brussels. Photograph: Olivier Douliery/Pool/AFP via Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4818409.1646422131!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 4, 2022, 10:09
Russia accused of war crimes for indiscriminate bombing of civilian areas as it besieges cities
![Refugees from Ukraine arrive at the Polish-Slovakian border crossing in Kroscienko, Poland, on Thursday. Photograph: Wojtek Radwanski/AFP via Getty Images Refugees from Ukraine arrive at the Polish-Slovakian border crossing in Kroscienko, Poland, on Thursday. Photograph: Wojtek Radwanski/AFP via Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4817850.1646340008!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 3, 2022, 20:40
Refugees arrive at western European stations as UN describes exodus from Ukraine
![Russian president Vladimir Putin with Fifa president Gianni Infantino at the 2018 World Cup final in Moscow. Photograph: Alexander Nemenov/AFP/ Getty Images Russian president Vladimir Putin with Fifa president Gianni Infantino at the 2018 World Cup final in Moscow. Photograph: Alexander Nemenov/AFP/ Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4817745.1646343716!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Sport
- March 3, 2022, 18:45
Minister of State calls on sporting bodies to ‘act in unison in solidarity’ with Ukraine
![Mr Donohoe said that neutrality had been the cornerstone of Irish international diplomacy Photograph: Dave Meehan/The Irish Times. Mr Donohoe said that neutrality had been the cornerstone of Irish international diplomacy Photograph: Dave Meehan/The Irish Times.](/polopoly_fs/1.4817707.1646328977!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- March 3, 2022, 17:36
Finance Minister says he expects the public debate around neutrality is going to continue
![A Member of European Parliament wears a shirt in support of Ukraine during an extraordinary session on Ukraine. Photograph: Virginia Mayo A Member of European Parliament wears a shirt in support of Ukraine during an extraordinary session on Ukraine. Photograph: Virginia Mayo](/polopoly_fs/1.4817406.1646302368!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 3, 2022, 10:13
More sanctions will be imposed in bid to target Russian economy, says Donohoe
![A superyacht in the port of Barcelona, Spain. Photograph: iStock A superyacht in the port of Barcelona, Spain. Photograph: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.4816839.1646254525!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 2, 2022, 21:00
Kleptocrats and oligarchs use expensive lawyers to censor reporting
![The EU has announced fresh rounds of sanctions designed to punish the regime of Russian president Vladimir Putin. Photograph: iStock The EU has announced fresh rounds of sanctions designed to punish the regime of Russian president Vladimir Putin. Photograph: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.4816804.1646255059!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Economy
- March 2, 2022, 20:19
Nicolas Schmit warns that invasion may lead to years of high inflation
![Ukrainian refugees rest in the school building near the Polish-Ukrainian border in Medyka, Poland on Tuesday. Photograph: Darek Delmanowicz/EPA Ukrainian refugees rest in the school building near the Polish-Ukrainian border in Medyka, Poland on Tuesday. Photograph: Darek Delmanowicz/EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4815703.1646202590!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 2, 2022, 01:00
Dead civil servants pulled from rubble of attack on regional government building in Kharkiv
![A Member of European Parliament clad in Ukraine colours during a session on Ukraine at the European Parliament in Brussels, on Tuesday. Photograph: AP A Member of European Parliament clad in Ukraine colours during a session on Ukraine at the European Parliament in Brussels, on Tuesday. Photograph: AP](/polopoly_fs/1.4815621.1646166164!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- March 1, 2022, 20:25
Standing ovation at extraordinary European Parliament session but West rules out no-fly zone
![Cars are stopped at a roadblock set by Ukraine’s civil defence in central Kyiv on Monday. Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP Cars are stopped at a roadblock set by Ukraine’s civil defence in central Kyiv on Monday. Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP](/polopoly_fs/1.4814626.1646125292!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- February 28, 2022, 22:00
Talks fail to halt war that has already sent 500,000 Ukrainians fleeing to EU states
![Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy (centre) posing with prime minister Denys Shmyhal (right), and chairman of the parliament Ruslan Stefanchuk with a signed application for Ukraine’s membership to the EU. Photograph: EPA Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy (centre) posing with prime minister Denys Shmyhal (right), and chairman of the parliament Ruslan Stefanchuk with a signed application for Ukraine’s membership to the EU. Photograph: EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4814578.1646080849!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- February 28, 2022, 20:30
EU works to connect electricity grid with Ukraine and Moldova
![European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell make a joint press statement at EU headquarters in Brussels on Sunday. File photograph: Stephanie Lecocq, Pool Photo via AP European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell make a joint press statement at EU headquarters in Brussels on Sunday. File photograph: Stephanie Lecocq, Pool Photo via AP](/polopoly_fs/1.4814474.1646071362!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- February 28, 2022, 18:02
It was hard to keep up as bloc taboos were broken in quick succession this weekend
![European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels on Sunday. Photograph: Stephanie Lecocq/Pool photo via AP European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels on Sunday. Photograph: Stephanie Lecocq/Pool photo via AP](/polopoly_fs/1.4813682.1645997583!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- February 27, 2022, 21:33
Ireland opts out of spending on weapons, but agrees funds for non-lethal assistance
![Ukrainian refugees at the train station in Przemysl, southeast Poland, on Sunday. Photograph: Darek Delmanowicz/EPA Ukrainian refugees at the train station in Przemysl, southeast Poland, on Sunday. Photograph: Darek Delmanowicz/EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4813666.1645994635!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- February 27, 2022, 20:45
EU to buy arms for Kyiv and aim sanctions at banks, media, air travel and oligarchs
![Ukrainians arrive at a border crossing into Hungary: 368,000 people have fled so far, according to the UN. Photograph: Janos Kummer/Getty Images Ukrainians arrive at a border crossing into Hungary: 368,000 people have fled so far, according to the UN. Photograph: Janos Kummer/Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4813650.1645992932!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- February 27, 2022, 20:16
Poland and Hungary open their borders to receive families fleeing invasion
![Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said “there are dead and wounded among our comrades”, without offering any numbers. Photograph: PA/Focke Strangmann Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said “there are dead and wounded among our comrades”, without offering any numbers. Photograph: PA/Focke Strangmann](/polopoly_fs/1.4813579.1645989128!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- February 27, 2022, 07:39
Ukraine and Russia agree to talks without preconditions at Belarus border
![Protest at Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, on Saturday. Photograph: Clemens Bilan/EPA Protest at Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, on Saturday. Photograph: Clemens Bilan/EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4813275.1645908944!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- February 26, 2022, 20:56
Rallies target Russian embassies and landmarks to call for more action to help Kyiv
![‘I didn’t feel at the time that voting in favour of the resolution would help the situation,’ said Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan. ‘Now I think there’s nothing to lose. If the vote was today I’d support it.’ ‘I didn’t feel at the time that voting in favour of the resolution would help the situation,’ said Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan. ‘Now I think there’s nothing to lose. If the vote was today I’d support it.’](/polopoly_fs/1.4813249.1645902627!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- February 26, 2022, 19:10
Just six of Ireland’s 13 MEPs voted for supportive European Parliament resolution
![Ukrainian service members in Kyiv on Saturday. Photograph: Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Ukrainian service members in Kyiv on Saturday. Photograph: Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty](/polopoly_fs/1.4813241.1645917296!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- February 26, 2022, 06:33
EU foreign ministers to meet to adopt further measures in support of Ukraine
![Russian President Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has sent shockwaves across Europe. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has sent shockwaves across Europe.](/polopoly_fs/1.4812013.1645792745!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Europe
- February 26, 2022, 06:00
Years of naivety, complacency and fuel dependency have left the EU strategically weak