Tony Connelly

Europe Editor

A diesel fuel pump on a pier in Stonington, Maine, US

EU nations to hold emergency meeting on diesel prices

EU energy officials will meet today amid a growing standoff between Europe and the United States over diesel prices.

Europe • 2 hrs

EU energy officials to meet over soaring cost of diesel

EU energy officials will meet tomorrow amid a growing standoff between Europe and the United States over diesel prices.

Europe • 13 hrs

Defence Minister Helen McEntee makes statements to the press ahead of the first official meeting of Defence ministers of European Union countries after the summer break in Brussels, Belgium on September 28, 2026

Use of Russian assets should be 'kept on table' - McEntee

The Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee has said the issue of several hundred billion euro in frozen Russian assets should be "kept on the table" as the EU looks for ways to meet Ukraine's defence needs as winter approaches.

Europe • 28 Sep

European flags in front of headquarters of European commission in Brussels

EU ministers meet in Brussels as budget talks intensify

European affairs ministers are meeting in Brussels as discussions on the next seven year budget intensify under Ireland's EU presidency.

Europe • 22 Sep

Canadian flags hang on display outside the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council building in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

EU-Canada: Marriage of convenience or red rag to Trump?

Ursula von der Leyen's startling offer for Canada to become "the first associate member" of the EU took many by surprise - not least the member states whose approval would be required for such an outcome.

Analysis and Comment • 19 Sep

Von der Leyen promotes EU resilience despite great perils

Ursula von der Leyen made a bold pitch for European resilience and independence in her longer-than-usual State of the Union speech in Strasbourg.

Analysis and Comment • 16 Sep

The Qoornoq Inuit settlement in Greenland

Greenland islanders embrace the geopolitical spotlight

In the summer of 2025, officials at Kangerlussuaq Airport on the west coast of Greenland were told that the Danish military had set up an evacuation plan in case of invasion, writes our Europe Editor Tony Connelly.

Analysis and Comment • 12 Sep

Taoiseach Micheál Martin welcomed by Slovak prime minister Robert Fico at government headquarters in Bratislava

'Extremely challenging' to agree EU budget - Taoiseach

Taoiseach Micheal Martin has said it will be "extremely challenging" to agree a seven-year EU budget by the end of the Irish EU presidency.

Europe • 10 Sep

The rules will clarify if measures by local authorities to restrict short term or holiday rentals, often managed through Air BnB, clash with EU law

Cities could restrict short-term rentals under EU rules

Cities could have a new legal tool to crack down on short-term rentals and long vacancy properties under new EU rules being proposed today to alleviate the housing crisis.

Europe • 09 Sep

Officials walk through the streets of Nuuk, Greenland

EU gives Greenland €200m funding boost amid Trump threats

The EU and Greenland will sign a new joint partnership involving a substantial increase in EU funding and investment.

Europe • 07 Sep