Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026

🇪🇺📑Today the Irish Presidency presents its revised proposal for an ambitious, modern and flexible EU budget.

➡️More info here: gov.ie/en/department-…

📸Highlights from today’s Informal Meeting of EU Development Ministers

📸 Buaicphointí ó Chruinniú Neamhfhoirmiúil Airí Forbartha an Aontais Eorpaigh inniu

🎥 Irish Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora @nealerichmond reflects on today’s Informal Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Development Policy in Dublin Castle.

🇮🇪🇪🇺 Tánaiste and Minister for Finance @SimonHarrisTD was in Luxembourg today to chair the Economics and Financial Affairs Council.

The Council reached agreement on the Market Integration and Supervision Package (MISP)

🔗Learn more: irish-presidency.consilium.europa.eu/en/news/result…

🤝Working Session 3 of the FAC Development Informal Meeting: Humanitarian Challenges

Live from Dublin Castle: Informal Meeting of Development Ministers
Press Conference:

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Informal Meeting of Development Ministers in Dublin Castle today

🎙️Live: Economic and Financial Affairs Council Press Conference with Tánaiste and Minister for Finance @SimonHarrisTD and Commissioner for Economy and Productivity, and for Implementation and Simplification @VDombrovskis starts now.

Watch here: video.consilium.europa.eu/event/en/28677

🤝Working Session 2 of the FAC Development Informal Meeting discussions continue on: Future of Development Cooperation

Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora @nealerichmond welcomes Heads of Delegation from Norway, Canada, Iceland and the UK to Dublin Castle.

🇮🇪🇪🇺Minister of State for European Affairs and Minister of State for Defence @ThomasByrneTD has welcomed the formal adoption of the Omnibus V (Defence) simplification package, helping to strengthen Europe's defence readiness.

🔗Learn more: consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press…

🇮🇪🇪🇺Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and Minister for Defence @HMcEntee welcomes the formal adoption of rules to boost defence readiness.

🔗 Learn more: consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press…

Tánaiste @SimonHarrisTD welcomes the agreement on the Market Integration and Supervision Package (MISP)

MISP is a key initiative within the EU's Savings and Investments Union & is a major step in delivering on the One Europe, One Market roadmap.

🔗More: irish-presidency.consilium.europa.eu/en/news/irish-…

🤝Working Session 1 of the FAC Development Informal Meeting:
Future of Development Cooperation

🇮🇪🇪🇺 Irish Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora @nealerichmond speaking ahead of the Informal Meeting of Development Ministers (FAC) in Dublin Castle.

Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora @nealerichmond welcomes EU Commissioner for International Partnerships @JozefSikela to Dublin Castle.

Irish Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora @nealerichmond welcomes EU Heads of Delegation to Dublin Castle.

"We need to be ambitious, we need to be brave, and we need to think like Europeans"

🇮🇪🇪🇺 Tánaiste and Minister for Finance @SimonHarrisTD speaking ahead of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council

🎥Watch the Tánaiste's remarks before the meeting: newsroom.consilium.europa.eu/events/2026100…

Take a look at the Agenda for the Informal Meeting of EU Development Ministers.

🇮🇪🇪🇺 Tánaiste and Minister for Finance @SimonHarrisTD is in Luxembourg today to chair the Financial and Economic Affairs Council.

🔗Agenda here: consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/ec…