07 May 2024 Letter from Brussels - May 2024 Back in 2019, the EU Commission launched its Green Deal strategy to make Europe the first carbon-neutral... Continue reading
09 April 2024 Letters from Brussells - April 2024 Amidst the wave of farmer protests spread right across Europe, 60 farm and co-operative leaders have... Continue reading
06 March 2024 Letter from Brussels - March 2024 In her State of the Union Address in Autumn 2023, EU Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen committed... Continue reading
07 February 2024 Letter from Brussels - February 2024 The sight of thousands of German tractors lined up at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin in January was... Continue reading
04 January 2024 Letter from Brussels - January 2024 Happy new year from Brussels. I joke that there are only two seasons here, winter and summer. Continue reading
05 December 2023 Letter from Brussels - December 2023 As I stop to catch breath after the fastest year of my life in new surroundings, I am happy to look... Continue reading
06 November 2023 Letter from Brussels - November 2023 It is over 30 years since the Maastricht Treaty was implemented. Central to it was the introduction... Continue reading
09 October 2023 Letter from Brussels - October 2023 Brussels has the second-highest number of lobbyists in the world behind Washington DC. Continue reading
06 September 2023 Letter from Brussels - September 2023 The European quarter in Brussels went into sleep mode in August. The institutions virtually shut up... Continue reading
02 August 2023 Letter from Brussels - August 2023 “Never go food shopping on an empty stomach.” It was the most practical advice I took from a... Continue reading
05 July 2023 Letter from Brussels - July 2023 This time next year we will have voted in the 2024 European Elections. From June 6 to June 9, tens... Continue reading
08 May 2023 Letter from Brussels - June 2023 “How are you settling in?” It’s a question I am asked regularly. I am six months in my new role here... Continue reading
08 May 2023 Letter from Brussels - May 2023 This year, Ireland is celebrating 50 years’ membership of the European Union (EU) – formerly the European... Continue reading
04 April 2023 Letter from Brussels - April 2023 One thing you notice when chatting to counterparts from across Europe is the commonality of issues... Continue reading
27 March 2023 Letter from Brussels - February 2023 The war in Ukraine has had a devastating impact, first and foremost, on the country’s innocent people.... Continue reading
08 March 2023 Letter from Brussels - March 2023 The sign draping the side of one corner of the iconic Berlaymont EU Commission building here in Brussels... Continue reading