Record heat withered crops, strained businesses and upended everyday life. It happened faster than anyone expected, write David Luhnow, Stacy Meichtry and Ed Ballard, The Wall Street Journal.
Trump’s tariffs, threats against Greenland spurred a rebellion by top leaders; the limits of "flattery diplomacy". By Joe Parkinson, Drew Hinshaw and Daniel Michaels, The Wall Street Journal.
Competing spending priorities and the repayment of debt contracted after Covid leave gaps to be filled under the Irish presidency of the EU. Jonathan Keane reports from Brussels and Thomas Hubert from Mullingar.
As Ireland prepares to preside over EU budget talks, an Irishman is already scrutinising the €2tn proposals on the table. ECA President Tony Murphy discusses changes in auditing and why more Irish people should work in European institutions.
To roll out a European savings and investments union, the debate on centralised vs national supervision could land on a middle-ground solution. Will Ireland and Luxembourg accept it?
Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered a warmer tone at this year’s Munich Security Conference, but European officials say the trans-Atlantic fissure remains, writes Yaroslav Trofimov, The Wall Street Journal.
US President rules out using force to take control of Greenland and calls off promised tariffs on European nations, write Alex Leary, Daniel Michaels, Bertrand Benoit and Robbie Gramer, The Wall Street Journal.
Beyond the culture-war rhetoric, the Trump administration's positioning is positive for Irish energy supply and ineffectual on EU politics – but worrying on defence.
The Taoiseach targets business simplification, “a bigger budget”, and enlargement during Ireland’s leadership of the Council of the EU in the second half of next year. He has a Brussels ally in party colleague and Commissioner Michael McGrath.
Relaxed deadlines and evolving standards for European green obligations give businesses some breathing space. Concrete examples show how companies can use this time productively.
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