Biden needs to be the last Irish-American US president

In desperately seeking to maintain its privileged position in Washington, successive Irish governments have unintentionally sabotaged their credibility within the EU.

The French hate Paris. Thatโ€™s good for the far right.

Marine Le Penโ€™s National Rally party has harnessed the countryโ€™s widespread discontent with the elite in the capital.

Transatlantic blame game: Trump, Merkel, Biden and the danger of Germanyโ€™s dependence on Huawei

Donald Trump tried to prod Germany to ban the Chinese tech giant, but former Chancellor Angela Merkel defied him. As Germany grows increasingly anxious about China, Biden is trying to do the same with Merkelโ€™s successor.

Germany expects major investments worth โ‚ฌ80bn despite economic slowdown

Amid an economic downturn which has prompted fears of deindustrialisation, German economy minister Robert Habeck emphasised the strengths of the German economy and said that major investments of around โ‚ฌ80 billion are in the pipeline.ย