The Latest Breaking News from European Union

Expert explains new travel rules to RTE's Claire Byrne as thousands of Irish holidaymakers face ban

Eoghan Corry explained how the new rules will work and how they could potentially be a "nightmare" for some travellers

Irish Mirror · Jan 31, 2022

Ukraine crisis: Why is Germany out of step with the US, Europe?

Germany has refused to send weapons to Ukraine and adopted a relatively softer line on Russia.

Al Jazeera · Jan 31, 2022

Brexit has been ‘big success’ says government – despite 60% of exporters struggling with red tape

Top business body calls for ‘urgent action’ to ease trading barriers

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2022

Ukraine crisis: UK considering further military deployments and ‘unprecedented’ sanctions – as it happened

British foreign secretary Liz Truss says ‘those in and around the Kremlin will have nowhere to hide’

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2022

Group Urges EU to Stop Returning Migrants to Libya

A leading rights group on Monday urged the European Union to reverse its migration policy on Libya, saying the approach helps return migrants to “hellish” conditions in the North African country. Amnesty International said in a statement more than 82,000 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya in the past…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 31, 2022

The post-Brexit economic crisis never materialised – Labour is right to move on

The unpopular truth is that leaving the EU has not magically transformed Britain, but nor has it been calamitous, says Larry Elliott, the Guardian’s economics editor

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2022

Hungarian PM Orbán to visit ally Putin in Moscow

Seen as Putin’s closest EU ally, his meeting with Russian president will be watched nervously in Europe’s capitals

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2022

Portugal’s center-left Socialists get landslide election win

The center-left Socialist Party has won a landslide victory in Portugal’s general election

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2022

‘Brexit Britain’ leading opposition to Russia as EU countries ‘drag their feet’, claims minister

Treasury minister also insists Tory party ‘has not taken money from the Russians’

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2022

Ivermectin shows ‘antiviral effect’ against COVID, Japanese company says

Japanese trading and pharmaceuticals company Kowa Co Ltd on Monday said that anti-parasite drug ivermectin showed an "antiviral effect" against Omicron and other coronavirus variants in joint non-clinical research.

Reuters · Jan 31, 2022