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The parliament's lawsuit comes as the Commission and Poland are locked in a struggle over Warsaw's adherence to EU legal and democratic norms

European Parliament sues Commission over rule of law

The European Parliament has launched a lawsuit against the European Commission for perceived delays in applying a mechanism linking EU funds to rule of law in member states.

World • 29 Oct 21

A new agriculture reserve with an annual budget of at least €450m will be introduced to ensure income resilience for EU farmers

EU Commissioner outlines CAP impact on Irish farming

The EU Commissioner for Agriculture has said the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is good news for Irish farmers.

Ireland • 26 Oct 21

Collision course: Why Poland threatens EU legal order

The stand-off over Poland and the supremacy of EU law has presented national capitals with an enormous political and legal headache.

Analysis and Comment • 23 Oct 21

Simon Coveney said he believed a deal was possible, but negotiations could not continue forever

EU will not negotiate on NI Protocol forever - Coveney

EU negotiations with the UK over the Northern Ireland Protocol may end at the end of the year if no progress is being made, Simon Coveney has warned.

Brexit • 22 Oct 21

A number of EU member states facing influxes on their borders have ramped up pressure for the bloc to use its budget to finance barriers

EU chief says no funds for border 'barbed wire, walls'

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has said Brussels would not pay to build barriers on the bloc's borders to keep out migrants, despite demands from a string of countries.

World • 22 Oct 21

EU states weary of NI Protocol, Brexit and UK bad faith

Above all, member states are tired of the protocol and Brexit, but they are also tired of what they see as British bad faith.

Analysis and Comment • 16 Oct 21

The EU intends to pass legislation to enable trade of medicines between Britain and Northern Ireland to continue

From agri-food to medicines: What's new in EU proposals

The EU has produced four separate papers aimed at addressing the practical difficulties around the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Brexit • 13 Oct 21

Energy prices have risen this year as economies bounce back from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic

EU outlines measures to target high energy prices

The European Commission has outlined measures the EU could use to combat surging energy prices, and said it would explore joint gas purchasing among countries as a way to cushion price spikes.

World • 13 Oct 21

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet: EU braces for post-Merkel era

It is a measure of the influence of Angela Merkel that the German election campaign may be decided on which candidate can appear most like her.

Analysis and Comment • 24 Sep 21

NI Protocol: How will medicines dilemma be cured?

As a result of the Protocol, Northern Ireland has effectively been turned into a worryingly small market for medications. This is creating additional complications for the pharmaceutical supply chain.

Analysis and Comment • 18 Sep 21

The European Commission has said it will seek 'creative solutions' to difficulties in trade

EU says it will not renegotiate Brexit NI deal

Britain has demanded that the EU agrees to rewrite a deal overseeing the post-Brexit trade involving Northern Ireland just a year after it was agreed with the bloc, a call immediately rejected by Brussels.

Brexit • 21 Jul 21

EU Commissioner for financial services, Mairead McGuinness

EU to set up anti money-laundering agency

The EU is to set up a stand-alone agency to crack down on money laundering across Europe where major banks have been hit by a wave of dirty money scandals.

Business • 20 Jul 21

The company is also creating 80 new jobs across the EU as part of the development

ServiceNow gives customers option of keeping data in EU

Digital workflow software company, ServiceNow, is to begin offering customers the option to have their EU hosted data always handled exclusively in the EU.

Business • 07 Jul 21

Teething troubles for EU Digital Covid Certificate

Europe Editor Tony Connelly takes a look at how the EU's Digital Covid Certificate will work this summer.

Coronavirus • 07 Jul 21

The EU wants to eliminate its net emissions by half way through the century

EU to use finance to create climate neutral continent

The European Union has said it will harness banks and markets to funnel hundreds of billions of euros annually into sustainable investments and create the first "climate-neutral continent" by 2050.

Business • 06 Jul 21

Mr O'Leary sought confirmation that the system will be immediately activated here

O'Leary criticises Govt over Covid cert implementation

The Ryanair group chief executive has issued a stinging rebuke to the Government over its failure to implement the EU Digital Covid Certificate (DCC), saying it is causing untold damage to tourism and the economy.

Business • 02 Jul 21

A Green card is an internationally recognised insurance document

EU to admit UK into green card free zone

Green cards will soon no longer be required for UK registered motor vehicles, including those from Northern Ireland, travelling to the Republic of Ireland or any other EU country.

Business • 30 Jun 21

Under the Northern Ireland Protocol, meats, including sausages and mince, were due to be banned if entering from Britain

UK and EU agree extension of chilled meat grace period

The EU has agreed to grant a three-month extension to the grace period for chilled meats entering Northern Ireland from Great Britain, and will change EU legislation in order to ensure there is an undisrupted supply of medicines into Northern Ireland.

Brexit • 30 Jun 21

The Covid-19 recovery fund is known as NextGenerationEU

EU hands out first payments from Covid-19 recovery fund

The European Union today handed out the first cash from its huge Covid-19 recovery fund, in the form of grants to create jobs and support businesses in economies worst hit by the pandemic.

Business • 28 Jun 21

The Commission said the data would benefit 'from an essentially equivalent level of protection to that guaranteed under EU law'

EU recognises UK data protection rules as 'adequate'

The European Commission has granted the UK access to EU data in a key decision that will have significant bearing on post-Brexit relations.

Brexit • 28 Jun 21

Angela Merkel said that leaders had agreed to maintain and develop a 'dialogue format' with Russia

EU leaders reject German-French push for Putin summit

European Union leaders have rejected a push from Germany and France to restart meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said.

World • 25 Jun 21

A man holds a placard during a demonstration against Hungary's Anti-LGBT Law in Amsterdam

Nations voice 'grave concern' at Hungary anti-LGBTQ law

Thirteen of the EU's 27 member states, including Ireland, voiced their "grave concern" at a new law in Hungary they said discriminates against LGBTQ people while claiming to protect children.

World • 22 Jun 21

Mairead McGuinness, European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets

EU wants NI Protocol implemented in full - McGuinness

The European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets, has said the EU wants to see the Northern Ireland Protocol implemented in full.

Business • 21 Jun 21

NI Protocol: Chilled meats and Frost thawing?

Following the bruising encounters of the G7, and Joe Biden's ministrations on the Protocol, the UK may have calculated that a cooperative approach is wiser.

Analysis and Comment • 19 Jun 21

Maroš Šefčovič welcomed a British bid to co-operate over sausages imported to Northern Ireland

Clock ticking on implementing NI Protocol - Šefčovič

Britain should show "unwavering commitment" to implementing the Northern Ireland Protocol, rather than "continually putting it into doubt", Maroš Šefčovič said in a speech at the College of Europe.

World • 19 Jun 21