EU leaders gather Monday in Brussels to thrash out over dinner how to distribute the bloc’s top jobs, with Ursula von der Leyen seemingly on track...
The tricky distribution of top jobs is the next chapter after the elections to the European Parliament. ADVERTISEMENT The post-election game of horse trading faces its...
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Taoiseach Simon Harris has yet to secure support of his Coalition allies for Ireland to back Ursula von der Leyen for a second term as European...
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Ursula von der Leyen should be “judged by her record in the round”, according to Ireland’s Commissioner Mairead McGuinness as she defended her European People’s Party...
Following the elections to the European Parliament, the 27 leaders are set to haggle over the bloc’s political leadership for the next five years. ADVERTISEMENT Ursula...
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Brussels is pushing ahead with Chinese electric vehicle tariffs that are set to bring in more than €2 billion a year, brushing aside German government warnings...
Re-appointing Ursula von der Leyen as EU executive chief won’t be a walk in the park, as the European Council president expects long, protracted negotiations on...
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It was all very civilised After the periodic mayhem of the Midlands North West RTÉ debate, last night’s Ireland South election debate was relatively low key...