Costa’s budget tour ends in Berlin’s rebuke
Germany accuses Council president of losing touch with reality
Irish Presidency
V4 is back – and it wants one voice in the EU budget fight
In Bratislava, Visegrad leaders showed where they will start pushing Brussels as talks on the next Multiannual Financial Framework get serious
EU enlargement commissioner cancels Serbia visit over Mladić honours
Marta Kos says the military reception of the convicted war criminal’s remains and the glorification around his death are incompatible with the values required for accession
Slovakia blocks year-long extension of EU sanctions targeting Russian oligarchs
Bratislava seeks shorter renewal period and removal of specific names as EU diplomats race against 15 September deadline
Irish-hosted ministerial to mark renewed push to tap frozen Russian assets
Belgium's defence minister stated that the idea of transferring those funds for Ukraine’s benefit is not open for discussion
The Brussels press corps is not shrinking in bodies. It is shrinking in owners
Consolidation is not only a media-market story. It is a story about who is allowed to explain the EU to whom
EU shows solidarity with Cyprus as Turkey excludes Nicosia from COP31 events
Ankara says Cyprus had been invited to all COP31-related events under the coordination of the U.N., but not to events organised by Turkey independently
Speed bumps could impact Ireland’s upcoming EU Presidency
The Irish Government is anxious to build on the record of the past seven successful Irish presidencies
Ireland puts “One Europe roadmap“, security and Ukraine at heart of its presidency agenda
The Irish presidency invoked a traditional Irish proverb to underscore the presidency's overarching message: "There is strength with unity"
Kaja Kallas’s Dublin visit: Ireland faces heat over aluminium exports to Russia
The timing is particularly awkward as Ireland prepares to assume the EU’s rotating presidency of the Council of the EU
