Counting for the European elections in Ireland ended on Sunday evening with no candidates confirmed as elected.
The leaders of Britain's two main political parties faced off in the first live TV debate of the general election campaign on Tuesday (4 June), a month before voters go to the polls and with predictions of a record win for the main opposition Labour party.
An initiative to secure EU mobility rights for British musicians is gaining traction after Labour's shadow economy minister spoke in favour on Tuesday (28 May).
As Irish voters head to the polls for local and European elections on 7 June, neither the ruling parties nor the opposition have a clear lead following the recent emergence of independent candidates, but the tables could still be turned as ‘hot ticket’ issues such as tackling immigration or housing become the campaign’s main focus.
The British government estimates it will spend at least 4.7 billion pounds (€5.5 billion) on implementing post Brexit border arrangements, after repeated delays in setting new rules, parliament's spending watchdog said on Monday (20 May).
Britain's opposition Labour Party affirmed its "ironclad" commitment to Ukraine during a visit to Kyiv on Monday (13 May) by the party's foreign and defence chiefs.
Britain set out its "roadmap" for authorising investment funds from the EU to offer products in the UK, a post-Brexit milestone that reflects how most funds sold to retail investors in the country are still listed in the EU.
Britain launched physical checks on fresh food products imported from the European Union on Tuesday (30 April) some three years after it left the bloc's single market and eight years after it voted to leave the EU.
Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf announced Monday (29 April) that he will leave office following his decision to dissolve the governing coalition between his Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) and the Scottish Greens last week.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak underlined the urgency of continued close collaboration on European security despite Brexit as they announced steps towards further alignment on Wednesday (24 April).
The UK parliament is expected to vote in favour of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill on Tuesday (16 April), which sets the ambitious target of the UK achieving smoke-free status by 2030, a decade ahead of the EU target.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party is set for a heavy defeat at a national election expected this year, according to a seat projection published on Wednesday (3 April) which showed the opposition Labour Party winning more than 400 seats.
More than 4,600 asylum seekers have arrived in Britain on small boats so far in 2024, a record total for the first three months of the year and giving Prime Minister Rishi Sunak a fresh political headache.
Ireland said on Wednesday (27 March) it would intervene in South Africa's genocide case against Israel, in the strongest signal to date of Dublin's concern about Israeli operations in Gaza since 7 October.
Leo Varadkar said on Wednesday he would step down as Ireland's prime minister and the leader of the governing Fine Gael party, in a surprise move which he said was for both personal and political reasons.
EU and UK science chiefs on Monday (12 February) launched a push to attract scientists to Europe's €95,5-billion Horizon research programme after warnings of high costs and red tape in Britain.
The UK Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is expected to share details regarding the deal to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland on Wednesday (31 January), though the deal will not bear any major changes to the Windsor Framework.
As EU decision-making remains plagued by disunity, Irish Foreign Minister Micheál Martin (Fianna Fáil, Renew) suggested that government abstaining from decisions they do not agree with could be a “creative” way for the bloc to avoid deadlock in the future.
The UK moved on Tuesday (5 November) to salvage its ‘cash for asylum seekers’ agreement with Rwanda by signing a new treaty with the East African country. UK ministers have also expressed hope that the revised pact will be a model for collaboration on migration control with EU states.
Construction on a high-voltage subsea cable able to carry enough power for 450,000 homes, with the aim of boosting energy security and helping to reduce bills, began on Monday between France and Ireland.
Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s migration speech in Washington on Tuesday – where she spoke about how laws have morphed from helping those fleeing persecution to those fearing bias elicited criticism from the Labour Party. Braverman called for a reform of the …
MEPs Ciarán Cuffe and Grace O’Sullivan will run again in the 2024 elections with a focus on social justice and improving the environment, the candidates told Euractiv on Monday. Cuffe and O’Sullivan were elected to the Parliament for the first time …
An amendment to the UK Procurement Bill, which would have granted powers for UK medical organisations to exclude suppliers based on involvement with forced organ harvesting, was rejected by the House of Commons on Wednesday. The amendment, which would have been …
Two memorandums of understanding signed at the British-Irish Energy Day between Ireland and the UK on Monday aim to increase cooperation in developing offshore renewable energy, explore further electricity interconnection opportunities and enhance the security of gas supplies, according to …
