Letters from Brussells - April 2024
Amidst the wave of farmer protests spread right across Europe, 60 farm and co-operative leaders...
Letter from Brussels - March 2024
In her State of the Union Address in Autumn 2023, EU Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen...
Letter from Brussels - February 2024
The sight of thousands of German tractors lined up at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin in January...
Letter from Brussels - January 2024
Happy new year from Brussels. I joke that there are only two seasons here, winter and summer.
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...
Letter from Brussels - November 2023
It is over 30 years since the Maastricht Treaty was implemented. Central to it was the...
Letter from Brussels - October 2023
Brussels has the second-highest number of lobbyists in the world behind Washington DC.
Letter from Brussels - September 2023
The European quarter in Brussels went into sleep mode in August. The institutions virtually shut...
Letter from Brussels - August 2023
“Never go food shopping on an empty stomach.” It was the most practical advice I took from...
Letter from Brussels - July 2023
This time next year we will have voted in the 2024 European Elections. From June 6 to June 9,...
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...
Letter from Brussels - May 2023
This year, Ireland is celebrating 50 years’ membership of the European Union (EU) – formerly the...
Letter from Brussels - April 2023
One thing you notice when chatting to counterparts from across Europe is the commonality of...
Letter from Brussels - February 2023
The war in Ukraine has had a devastating impact, first and foremost, on the country’s innocent...
Letter from Brussels - March 2023
The sign draping the side of one corner of the iconic Berlaymont EU Commission building here in...