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Trick or Treat? Brexit's Halloween reprieve

Brexit Republic Episode Eighteen - Special Edition

An Taoiseach and UK Prime Minister Theresa May meeting Salzburg

Brexit Republic Podcast: Episode Nine

RTÉ's Europe Editor Tony Connelly and Deputy Foreign Editor Colm Ó Mongáin take an in-depth look at the Brexit discussions at this week's EU summit in Salzburg.

Brexit • 20 Sep 18

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (L) with Italian PM Giuseppe Conte during the EU summit

EU leaders agree hard-fought migration deal in Brussels

European leaders reached a deal on migration in the early hours of this morning after tense and lengthy talks, but the pledges made to strengthen borders were vague and German Chancellor Angela Merkel conceded differences remained.

Europe • 29 Jun 18

Enda Kenny was responding to a newspaper report that the European Commission had not ruled out further investigations into Ireland's tax

Kenny: Suggestion of EC probe into Ireland 'wrong'

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has condemned as "mischievous, misleading and wrong" any suggestion that the European Commission had opened any other state aid investigations into Ireland.

News • 21 Oct 16

Last night was David Cameron's final appearance at an EU summit

'If the UK leaves, Scotland leaves' - Spanish PM

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said she was given a "sympathetic" hearing in Brussels when making her case for finding a way to keep Scotland in the European Union after Britain voted to leave the bloc last week.

News • 29 Jun 16

Boats of migrants captured off Libya ordered to head for the city of Misrata east of the capital Tripoli

Thousands of migrants rescued near Libyan coast

The Italian coastguard has said it had coordinated the rescue of more than 2,150 migrants as they sailed across the Mediterranean on rickety boats, bringing the number of people rescued this weekend to 5,800.

News • 03 May 15

Angela Merkel said the EU was ready to support Ukraine's new government financially

EU to widen list of Russians for sanctions

European Union leaders have agreed to widen the list of Russian officials subject to personal sanctions over Moscow's seizure of Crimea from Ukraine.

News • 20 Mar 14

EU leaders agreed to spend €6bn over the next two years to support job creation

EU leaders agree youth unemployment steps

EU leaders have agreed on steps to fight youth unemployment and promote lending to credit-starved small businesses.

News • 28 Jun 13

EU summit to focus on too high levels of youth unemployment

Europe eyes training to fight youth unemployment

European leaders will use a summit this week to examine how to use billions of euros to fight soaring youth unemployment.

Business • 26 Jun 13

EU leaders met in Brussels to discuss tax fraud and tax evasion measures

Progress reported in EU crackdown on tax fraud

European Union leaders are reported to have made progress at a summit in Brussels on several initiatives to crack down on tax fraud and tax evasion.

News • 22 May 13

The summit is focused on reviewing economic policy

Barroso hails 'business-like' EU talks

The President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, has described talks with EU leaders in Brussels on creating economic growth and jobs as “the most business-like discussion" in a long time.

News • 14 Mar 13

Francois Hollande makes first speech as French president to the European Parliament in Strasbourg today

Hollande warns of tough EU summit

The French President has said the euro currency zone must develop an exchange rate policy to protect the currency from "irrational movements".

Business • 05 Feb 13

Deal on Anglo note ''likely'' before end of March

Finance Minister Michael Noonan has said a deal on the Anglo promissory notes was "likely" before the end of March.

Business • 12 Dec 12

Enda Kenny said individual countries should not block a deal agreed in June

Kenny seeks action over EU debt deal

The issues of individual countries should not be used as a reason for delaying measures to agree a bank deal, Taoiseach Enda Kenny has told a meeting of European politicians.

News • 19 Oct 12

Merkel, Monti and Hollande attend the EU meeting

Support for Greece to remain in the eurozone

European Union leaders have re-iterated that they want Greece to hold onto the euro, as long as it honours its commitments to fiscal consolidation and structural reforms.

News • 24 May 12

Eu Summit