The Irish Times

Hungary and Poland hold up EU decisions on oil and corporate tax

Delay risks slowing momentum for global OECD levy deal ahead of crucial midterm elections in the United States

Tue May 24 2022 - 19:30

EU prepares retaliatory options if Britain advances protocol Bill

EU ambassadors call for range of options to be ready if UK over-rides post-Brexit deal

Fri May 20 2022 - 08:01

EU warns China not to help Russia wage war

Beijing appears to criticise EU's use of sanctions and insists Moscow's concerns must be addressed after talks with Brussels

Fri Apr 01 2022 - 19:27

What does potential data transfer deal between EU and US entail?

Q&A: Will it face challenges from privacy campaigners?

Tue Mar 29 2022 - 13:33

Nato strengthens eastern flank as Ukraine says Russia will advance

Alliance warns of ‘severe consequences’ if Russia uses chemical or biological weapons

Thu Mar 24 2022 - 21:24

Russian invasion speeds up steps towards Ukraine’s integration into EU

EU works to connect electricity grid with Ukraine and Moldova

Mon Feb 28 2022 - 20:30

EU moves to sanction Russia over aggression towards Ukraine

Sensitive issue of EU gas dependence on Russia hinders clarity on sanctions

Mon Feb 21 2022 - 20:58

European leaders meet to co-ordinate response to Ukraine-Russia tensions

EU will quickly impose ‘robust’ sanctions on Russia if it invades Ukraine, Taoiseach says

Thu Feb 17 2022 - 14:21

Freedom Convoy scattered as European cities clamp down

Protests inspired by Canadian truckers peter out in Austria, Belgium and France

Tue Feb 15 2022 - 19:05

Global Covid: Is this the end of the pandemic?

What endemic Covid-19 will mean for the world remains highly uncertain

Sat Feb 12 2022 - 06:00

Omicron drives post-Christmas surge in western Europe

WHO warns rampant spread risks overwhelming testing and tracing systems

Fri Dec 31 2021 - 19:00

EU exploring potential ‘Omicron-specific’ vaccine, says Taoiseach

Manufacturers of mRNA vaccines can tweak them to cope with virus mutations, says Martin

Thu Dec 16 2021 - 09:59

Treatment of hooded men was ‘clear use of torture’, Taoiseach says

UK ruling on PSNI decision to drop investigation is a vindication for campaigners, Martin says

Thu Dec 16 2021 - 07:02

EU chief open to mandatory vaccination as Omicron spreads

Von der Leyen comments as signs Germany to join Austria in move towards obligatory jabs

Wed Dec 01 2021 - 14:29

Belarus hybrid ‘tactics’ show need for smarter defence, EU says

Tensions rise at border as guards use water cannons against restive crowds

Tue Nov 16 2021 - 19:32

Rome’s boar invasion a sign the city is losing its war on waste

Rubbish crisis has seen rise of dirty politics and downfall of anti-establishment mayor

Sat Nov 13 2021 - 05:01

Polish 'Savita' case sparks protests against restrictive abortion laws

Lawyer for the family of ‘Izabela’ likens death of 30-year-old to Savita Halappanavar case

Wed Nov 03 2021 - 19:45

US and EU end Trump-era steel trade war

Deal lauded as reset in relations under Biden administration that will boost trade

Sun Oct 31 2021 - 13:12

Biden meets pope as Francis urges ‘radical’ action on climate change

Catholic US president talks to pontiff amid calls for ambitious G20 and Cop26 accords

Fri Oct 29 2021 - 17:34

EU ready to fight back against Polish attack on bloc’s legal order

Fiery scenes at European Parliament as opposing sides entrench positions in speeches

Tue Oct 26 2021 - 13:26

The EU wants a rule of law battle it can win in row with Poland

Polish court’s bombastic ruling rejecting supremacy of EU law has politics at its heart

Wed Oct 20 2021 - 21:04

EU’s Brexit compromise a love letter to Northern Ireland

Commission convinced reluctant member states to make an exception for the North

Wed Oct 13 2021 - 21:00

Scramble to stop ‘de facto Polexit’

EU cash for Poland in question as European Commission gathers response

Fri Oct 08 2021 - 19:32

EU flirts with western Balkans despite growing fear of commitment

Europe Letter: Doubts about expansion fuelled by issues with existing members

Thu Oct 07 2021 - 12:35

Booster vaccines may be needed for vulnerable, says Europe’s medicines agency

‘Massive increase’ in unvaccinated teens being hospitalised in US due to Delta variant

Thu Sept 09 2021 - 17:52

Fences built along EU borders to curb migrant crossings

Attitudes harden ahead of expected increase of arrivals from Afghanistan

Fri Aug 27 2021 - 19:40

EU warns over post-Brexit data agreement with UK

Decision sustaining cross-border trade and services could terminate if personal data risked

Thu Aug 26 2021 - 19:14

European leaders fail to persuade US to extend time in Afghanistan

European capitals fear at-risk Afghans will be left behind as Washington perseveres with August 31st withdrawal date

Tue Aug 24 2021 - 23:46

Wildfires ravage Europe as temperatures rise

Villages are destroyed, thousands are forced to evacuate and vast areas of forest are set ablaze

Mon Aug 02 2021 - 19:21

Covid cases rise 500% in Netherlands and Perpignan as EU map turns red

Dramatic rises in infections among unvaccinated rein in reopening plans

Fri Jul 16 2021 - 18:48

MEPs Clare Daly and Mick Wallace punished for ‘fake election observation’

European Parliament says Irish MEPs undermined its work to promote democracy

Mon Jun 28 2021 - 21:27

Spread of Delta variant across EU raises concern over summer opening

Race to vaccinate as strain that emerged in India takes hold in UK and Portugal, and shuts schools in Israel

Mon Jun 21 2021 - 20:11

Poetry-lovin’ Joe Biden can’t seem to tell his Yeats from his Heaney

Europe Letter: Was quoting Easter, 1916 on the presidential trip to Europe a dig at Britain?

Wed Jun 16 2021 - 20:00

Ten years since Ireland’s bailout, how is the economy doing?

Europe Letter: Some unexpected winners from pandemic feature in EU assessment

Wed Jun 02 2021 - 20:00