The EU's new Global Gateway project is a close counterpart to China's mammoth Belt and Road initiative

We owe gratitude to friends and family, to vaccines, and even to — whisper it — politicians who made unpopular decisions 

Ms Von der Leyen insisted that the increase in infections remains due “almost exclusively” to the Delta variant

Belarus has tacit approval from Russia to use migrants as pawns in their dispute with the EU, writes Liam Thornton

Europe — and Ireland — remains at a crossroads

A report found that 15 of the top 20 warmest years on record in Ireland have occurred since 1990, while the decade 2006 to 2015 was the wettest on record

Britain signed up to the protocol just seven months ago

The European Commission president said on Thursday that Brussels will “be creative and flexible” over the Northern Ireland Protocol “but we will not renegotiate”.

The branding of the Conference on the Future of Europe stipulates that the EU has a future but nobody has the faintest idea what this conference will be or do

EU must continue to monitor and ensure that the British hold up their side of the bargain

Prof Kingston Mills of TDC: 'Why wait and not immunise as many people as possible now with a single dose, and then go back and boost those when we have lots more supply of the vaccine?' 

More optimistic timescale for opening the economy may now be considered

The EU will receive 50m extra Pfizer vaccines this quarter

Taoiseach and other EU leaders hear that Covid-19 doses made in member states should remain within the Union — at least until the company can fully meet its commitments

However, Micheál Martin also says the UK needs to 'stop the argy-bargy' and engage with the European Union

This announcement mirrors the announcement made regarding the EU and UK yesterday

Government should create a reparations commission for survivors to ensure fairness

Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, yesterday announced she will present plans for a Covid vaccination passport on March 17

How can European Commission say it got it right 'in the end'?

It is not surprising that the Government plans legislation to allow the sale of public lands to the Land Development Agency with no proper scrutiny by elected representatives.

Everyday consumer issues cannot be discounted

This increase would see the country receive 400,000 of the 600,000 initial doses promised

Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca was questioned by the EU on Monday about last week's announcement it cannot meet delivery targets up to the end of March

Brexit talks could go right to the wire after the UK and European Union refused to set a new deadline following the decision to continue negotiating over a trade deal.

Micheál Martin said the coming days are 'very, very important' as the country hopes to avoid the shock of a no-deal Brexit.

EU president Ursula von der Leyen said it would be 'difficult' to reach a post-Brexit trade agreement

Micheál Martin has said the frank exchange of views between Ursula von der Leyen and Boris Johnson was a 'good thing'

Mood in Brussels is starting to shift towards contingency planning for a no-deal, says Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney

British prime minister Boris Johnson and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are expected to meet in person later this week in a bid to break the deadlock

European Commission says enhanced co-ordination and co-operation across Europe is essential as part of the Covid-19 response

Boris Johnson halts talks and accuses EU leaders of seeking to impose a series of 'unacceptable' demands 

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has told the European Commission president of the need to support Irish regions and sectors worst affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The fund is part of an overall package worth in total €1.85trn for the EU’s next long-term budget that would see the commission borrowing on the capital markets on a scale never seen before.

The European Commission has proposed a €1.85 trillion package to save Europe from economic devastation, as it pledged not to repeat past mistakes when millions were unemployed and countries were left nursing unsustainable debts.

Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar has welcomed the proposal today by the European Commission of a €750bn fund to help the bloc's economy through the recession induced by the Covid-19 pandemic.

There was an eloquent, if perhaps unintended, comment on the EU’s sustainability plans, at an important event in the US last week.

An EU Green Deal can be the motor for global economic recovery, writes Grace O’Sullivan.

There are some telltale signs that the EU clampdown on the use of pesticides is changing production patterns in the 27 member states.

The European Commission threatened twice in a weekend to sue Germany over a ruling by the country’s constitutional court challenging the European Central Bank’s monetary authority, raising the prospect of an institutional showdown on the continent amid the deepest recession in a century.

Are we supposed to feel hopeful about May 5th, when the government starts to lift restrictions?

A huge stimulus package to kick-start the EU economy once the pandemic ends is likely to feature a mix of loans and grants and be underpinned by private sector investments.

Blame is Trump’s favourite game and this is another attempt to deflect from his gross ineptitude and, in particular, his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

What are we to think of the EU’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic: A ‘make or break’ moment or business as usual?

After his coronavirus symptoms worsened, Mr Johnson was admitted to hospital yesterday