Officials look at making NI Protocol 'less burdensome' EU and UK officials will explore ways in which the Northern Ireland Protocol can be made less burdensome by taking a more risk-based approach to ... Brexit • 16 Apr
EU to borrow €150bn a year to finance green plan The European Commission plans to borrow around €150bn annually until 2026 to finance the bloc's unprecedented plan to make its economy greener and more digitalised, ... Business • 14 Apr
Turkey says furniture met EU's demands Turkey's foreign minister has responded to a diplomatic mishap in which only one of two visiting European Union chiefs were given a chair at a ... World • 08 Apr
EMA: Blood clots should be listed as AZ jab side effect Europe's drug regulator has found a possible link between the Oxford/AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine and rare blood clotting issues in adults. Coronavirus • 07 Apr
Von der Leyen snubbed at EU-Erdogan talks A diplomatic faux pas that left European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen without a chair as male counterparts took their seats at a meeting ... World • 07 Apr
EU agrees on China sanctions over Uighur crackdown EU member states have agreed to impose sanctions on four Chinese officials and one state-owned entity over Beijing's crackdown on the Uighur minority, European diplomats ... World • 17 Mar
EU chief threatens tougher vaccine export curbs The European Commission has warned that it could restrict exports of Covid vaccines outside the EU if there is no reciprocal openness by other vaccine-producing ... Coronavirus • 17 Mar
EU Commission opens antitrust probe into Teva Israeli drugmaker is being investigated by EU antitrust regulators who are looking into whether it illegally hindered rivals' access to its multiple sclerosis medicine Copaxone. Business • 04 Mar
UK extends grace period for agri-food imports into NI The British government has unilaterally said the grace period for post-Brexit supermarket agri-food movements from the rest of the UK to Northern Ireland "will continue" ... Brexit • 03 Mar
NI Protocol 'here to stay' - Coveney Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said the Northern Ireland Protocol "is here to stay" despite opposition from unionist parties. Brexit • 28 Feb
EU approves Government's €26m airport aid scheme The EU has approved the Government's €26m Covid-19 aid package for airport operators here, finding it complies with temporary state aid rules. Business • 24 Feb
EU says UK must implement obligations of Protocol deal The European Commission vice president Maros Sefcovic has said the UK implementing what it had agreed to in December was a pre-requisite for any further ... Brexit • 23 Feb
Govt says Irish forecast unchanged after AZ issues The Government has said that its vaccination schedule is not affected by shortfalls in the supply of doses from AstraZeneca. Coronavirus • 23 Feb
EU sanctions to target Navalny arrest and Myanmar coup EU foreign ministers are expected to approve sanctions against those behind Russia's crackdown on Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and his supporters, as well as those ... World • 22 Feb
Attempt to trigger Article 16 a mistake - Šefcovic European Commission Vice President for Interinstitutional Relations Maroš Šefcovic has told an Oireachtas Committee that an attempt to trigger Article 16 of the Northern Ireland ... Brexit • 16 Feb
TikTok hit with consumer law breaches complaints Video-sharing app TikTok was hit with multiple complaints from EU consumer groups today for allegedly violating the bloc's consumer laws and for failing to protect ... Science and Technology • 16 Feb
NI Protocol: Lesson in history, geography and pork pies It's clear that the long journey of the Withdrawal Agreement is now being followed by another journey. This is one where European leaders are having ... Analysis and Comment • 13 Feb
UK can't have equivalence and divergence - McGuinness The European Union will strive for close co-operation with Britain on financial services, the EU Financial Services Commissioner Mairead McGuinness has said. Business • 11 Feb
Fear and loathing: Return of the NI Protocol There are concerns in Brussels and Dublin that both Boris Johnson and the DUP are manipulating a tense situation to undermine a Protocol. Given the ... Analysis and Comment • 06 Feb
Vaccines, Commission and NI Protocol: What went wrong? The rollout of vaccines in the EU, already beset with problems, took an explosive turn when the Commission triggered Article 16 of the Northern Ireland ... Analysis and Comment • 02 Feb
EU says it will make companies respect vaccine deals The European Union will make pharmaceutical companies respect contracts they have signed for the supply of Covid-19 vaccines, according to European Council President Charles Michel. Coronavirus • 24 Jan
EU gravely concerned over Covid-19 variants EU leaders have expressed grave concern over the emergence of new variants of the coronavirus and their potential impact on the pandemic in Europe. Coronavirus • 22 Jan
EU's ambassador to UK to be granted 'privileges' A spokesperson for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's spokesman has said the EU and delegation will receive the privileges necessary to do their work in ... Brexit • 21 Jan
EU sets out plans to built the power of the euro Europe is too vulnerable to the global power of the dollar and must ensure the international standing of its euro currency to challenge US dominance, ... Business • 19 Jan
EU faced 'unprecedented' challenge in pandemic response A review of the EU's handling of the coronavirus outbreak has found that its systems for responding to such a pandemic had faced an "unprecedented" ... EU • 18 Jan
