Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said progress had been made during a meeting with US envoys in Ireland, hailing a prisoner swap deal and a decision to include Europeans in the next round of peace talks with Russia.

Ireland’s top envoy said European Union funding for Ukraine in its war against Russia should be shouldered by every member state as leaders gather to discuss financing.

Political changes in the US and elsewhere are creating a “window of opportunity” to discuss peace with Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said ahead of talks with US envoys in Dublin.

Thousands of schools in Europe were targeted by bomb threats, leading to evacuations and adding to the recent disruption across the continent that grounded planes and saw supermarket fridges hacked.

Ireland’s government reached a tentative pay agreement with public sector unions, averting a strike planned for Thursday by around 300,000 workers that would have affected schools, hospitals and local authorities.

Protests against data centers continued across Europe on Saturday as citizens took to the streets to voice their concerns about the impact on society and the environment.

France’s politicians need to “get on and fix” the problems facing their economy, Irish central-bank Governor Gabriel Makhlouf said, ruling out immediate intervention by the European Central Bank to shore up the country’s debt.

A strike on Wednesday by Irish public sector workers demanding higher pay to cope with rising living costs is causing disruption across the country.

European Central Bank Governing Council member Gabriel Makhlouf declined to rule out an interest-rate hike in October if circumstances require it.

Europe needs a change in mindset on innovation and technology and must take bolder action or it will fall further behind economic powerhouses like the US and China, according to Ireland’s prime minister.

Russian aggression has reached “existential” and “reckless” levels for the European Union, Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin said Thursday, two days after Germany blamed Moscow for a failed drone attack at a Leipzig airport.

Ireland unveiled details of new savings accounts that aim to encourage retail investment with tax incentives and unlock some of large proportion of household assets held in cash.

An investigation into alumina exports from Ireland to Russia has not found conclusive evidence linking a production plant to the manufacture of weapons in Russia, Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin said.

Ireland’s government is planning for €1.5 billion in tax cuts ($1.7 billion) in its budget later this year, using some of its fiscal bounty to help workers.

A new Amazon transatlantic fiber-optic link is symbolic of the country’s tech economy, but also of its chronic lack of defense spending.

A new Amazon transatlantic fiber-optic link is symbolic of the country’s tech economy, but also of its chronic lack of defense spending.

Few countries punch above their weight as much as Ireland does. Culturally, the tiny island nation of just 5 million people boasts award-winning actors such as Cillian Murphy, world renown brands like Guinness, and some of the best butter anywhere. Ireland’s leader is practically guaranteed a White House meeting with the US president every year on St. Patrick’s Day.

The European Central Bank is intent to get inflation back to its goal, Governing Council member Gabriel Makhlouf said, refusing to say if that will require an interest-rate increase next month.

The European Central Bank is intent to get inflation back to its goal, Governing Council member Gabriel Makhlouf said, refusing to say if that will require an interest-rate increase next month.

Fine Gael, a member of Ireland’s governing coalition, and the Social Democrats won seats in two by-elections Sunday.