# European Council
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Last month
March 2024
EU summit
‘Go raibh maith agat Leo’: A lightness to the Taoiseach as his European colleagues bid him farewell
Jane Matthews
in Brussels
22 Mar
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Sideline diplomacy
Varadkar meets leaders of Malta, Slovenia and Spain at EU summit to talk Palestinian statehood
22 Mar
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THE MORNING LEAD
Varadkar in Brussels for final EU summit as Taoiseach, as Ukraine, defence and Gaza top agenda
21 Mar
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Holy Trinity
The EU is confusing - here's how all its bits work together
Muiris O'Cearbhaill
12 Mar
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This year
2024
Brussels
'A good day for Europe': European Council agrees €50b financial aid package for Ukraine
Updated
1 Feb
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Last year
2023
Viktor Orban
Explainer: Why did Hungary block the EU's €50 billion funding package to Ukraine?
15 Dec 2023
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European Council
Varadkar says EU needs to double down on political, military and financial support for Ukraine
27 Oct 2023
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THE MORNING LEAD
'I don't plan on raising it again': Varadkar rules out speaking to von der Leyen about Israel comments at EPP summit
Updated
26 Oct 2023
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European Council
Taoiseach in Brussels to meet EU leaders and take part in meeting with NATO chief
29 Jun 2023
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Brussels Summit
Wartime leader Zelenskyy tours Europe in search of fighter jets but will his calls be answered?
10 Feb 2023
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EU summit
Hailed as a hero at EU summit, Zelenskyy urges faster arms supplies
Updated
9 Feb 2023
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THE MORNING LEAD
EU parliament greets Zelenskyy with cheers as Ukrainian president wraps up European tour
Updated
9 Feb 2023
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All time
European Council
Taoiseach to travel to Brussels for European Council meeting on Ukraine and energy
20 Oct 2022
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Vaccines
Taoiseach says young people should be vaccinated ‘more quickly’ with AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson
25 Jun 2021
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Brexit
Von der Leyen says Northern Ireland trade problems are caused by Brexit, not the Protocol
25 May 2021
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Tourism
Taoiseach heads to Brussels for sign-off on return of travel between EU countries
24 May 2021
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European Council
EU takes step towards relaxing tourism travel for fully-vaccinated visitors
19 May 2021
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level playing fields
'This is move week': Where are post-Brexit trade talks at right now?
17 Nov 2020
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brexit trade talks
EU chief and Boris Johnson agree to ‘redouble efforts’ to reach a deal in trade talks
Updated
7 Nov 2020
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Stalemate
EU Summit: Today is Boris's deadline day for a trade deal - but talks are still stuck
15 Oct 2020
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Micheál Martin
European Council President Charles Michel to meet Taoiseach in Dublin
8 Oct 2020
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European Council summit
Taoiseach Micheál Martin says EU needs to show it has 'wherewithal' to deal with Covid-19 crisis
17 Jul 2020
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Brussels Summit
Taoiseach travels to Brussels for crunch EU summit, but will take 'special measures' upon return
17 Jul 2020
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euro star
It's a dirty, time-consuming job so why would Paschal want to become head of the Eurogroup?
11 Jul 2020
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European Council
Taoiseach to urge EU leaders to do more for member states battling Covid-19
23 Apr 2020
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the 27 musketeers
Did Varadkar worry that the EU would put pressure on him? 'It did cross my mind'
18 Oct 2019
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Who do EU want
Why are leaders deadlocked over the top EU jobs - and who's in the running?
2 Jul 2019
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Up All Night
EU suspends negotiations until tomorrow as Europe's leaders fail to agree who should get top jobs
1 Jul 2019
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plastics
'Ambitious' single-use plastic straws and cutlery ban approved by European Council
21 May 2019
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Tension
'Completely unacceptable': Britain angered after EU document calls Gibraltar a 'colony'
1 Feb 2019
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brexit roundup
After EU endorses Brexit deal, Theresa May tells UK: 'This is all there is'
Updated
25 Nov 2018
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Questions and Answers
Explainer: The EU is trying to force the UK to get real, here's how
28 Feb 2018
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enda the line
"The sooner the better" - Fine Gael's Alan Farrell wants to know when Enda will be calling time
1 May 2017
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No regrets
Enda Kenny says he doesn't regret the comments he made in the Dáil about Donald Trump
1 Jan 2017
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