Spanish man on trial for murdering and eating mother Spanish prosecutors are demanding a 15-year sentence for a man who is accused of strangling his mother and eating her remains. Europe • 5 hrs
New EU measures on sustainability 'ground-breaking' European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and the Capital Markets Union Mairead McGuinness has described the package of new EU measures on sustainability as ... Business • 7 hrs
EU Parliament to vote to ratify EU-UK free trade deal The European Parliament will vote to ratify the EU-UK free trade deal next Tuesday, a source has told RTÉ News. Brexit • 6 hrs
Government to resist changes to EU treaties The Irish Government will resist any move to change EU treaties as a result of an upcoming conference aimed at reforming in the European Union, ... Europe • 8 hrs
European Commission reveals new 'green' system New EU rules aimed at clarifying which investments and economic activities are properly "green", and which can contribute towards Europe's carbon neutrality goals, could have ... Environment • 22 hrs
Majority say no united Ireland in next ten years - poll A majority of people in the Republic do not believe there will be a united Ireland inside the European Union within the next ten years, ... Ireland • 21 Apr
EMA: Benefits of J&J Covid-19 vaccine outweigh risks The European Medicines Agency has said the benefits of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine outweigh the risks. Coronavirus • 20 Apr
Greece to provide Saudi Arabia with air defence system Greece and Saudi Arabia have signed a deal to lend a Patriot air defence system to the Arab country, a Greek diplomat said today. World • 20 Apr
Juncker: 'I should not have listened to Cameron' The former president of the European Commission has said he "made a mistake" in listening to David Cameron after being told not to interfere with ... Brexit • 19 Apr
Lawyer says Navalny transferred to prison hospital A lawyer for jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said he was now at a prison hospital at a penal colony in the town of Vladimir ... World • 19 Apr
EU to ask citizens their views on European reform The European Union will today launch a new digital platform inviting citizens from across Europe to register their views on reforming the bloc. World • 19 Apr
EU may not order further AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines The European Union's internal markets commissioner Thierry Breton has hinted that the bloc might decide not to order AstraZeneca's coronavirus jab again following delays in ... Astrazeneca • 18 Apr
Riots, risk-management and the tortured arc of Brexit This week's meeting between Britain's David Frost and the EU's Maros Šefcovic could be seen by historians as the turning point in the long and ... Analysis and Comment • 17 Apr
EU 'concerned' over Navalny's health in penal colony The EU has said it is "deeply concerned" about reports that Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's health was failing in a Russian penal colony and called ... World • 18 Apr
€1bn aid for French farmers and winemakers after frost French Prime Minister Jean Castex has pledged more than €1 billion in aid for farmers and winemakers reeling from the worst frost in decades. World • 17 Apr
Italian politician to face charges over blocking ship An Italian court has ruled that far-right leader Matteo Salvini will face charges of kidnapping and abuse of office for blocking a migrant ship from ... World • 17 Apr
Natural gas leading source of EU's power emissions Gas power plants overtook lignite coal plants in 2020 to become the European Union's largest single source of emissions from electricity, an analysis of the ... World • 16 Apr
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
German top court throws out Berlin's disputed rent cap Germany's highest court said that a policy to freeze rents in Berlin for five years to combat soaring housing costs was unlawful in a ruling ... Europe • 15 Apr
Two years on, Notre-Dame site prepared for restoration Two years ago today, flames ripped through the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris sending its spire crashing through to the vaults below. News Lens • 15 Apr
No permanent Brexit checks at NI ports 'until 2023' Permanent facilities for post-Brexit checks at Northern Ireland ports will not be operating before 2023, Stormont Assembly members have been told. Brexit • 15 Apr
UK seeks more time over EU legal action on NI Protocol The UK has asked for more time to respond to the legal action taken by the European Union over its unilateral decision to ease the ... Brexit • 14 Apr
Time between Pfizer doses could be extended Health officials are looking at the possibility of extending the interval between the first and second Pfizer vaccine, to increase the number of people vaccinated ... Coronavirus • 13 Apr
Stolen ancient Roman statue found in antiques shop An ancient Roman sculpture stolen more than a decade ago has been recovered after two off-duty officers spotted it in an antiques shop in Brussels, ... Europe • 13 Apr
Belgian man sentenced for racial abuse of TV presenter A 32-year-old man accused of racially insulting a black TV presenter in Belgium, who had come out publicly against online abuse, has been handed a ... World • 13 Apr
