Republic of Ireland & António Costa

Republic of Ireland: Republic of Ireland began its six-month presidency of the Council of the European Union, hosting Volodymyr Zelenskyy and reaffirming its commitment to supporting Ukraine and advancing its EU membership application.

António Costa: António Costa, President of the European Council, visited Dublin alongside Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss priorities for Republic of Ireland's EU presidency.

Republic of Ireland: Republic of Ireland>>> is directly affected by the detention of its citizens, including Margaret Connolly>>>, by Israel>>>. The Irish government is monitoring the situation and providing consular assistance, and there are calls for it to enact the Occupied Territories Bill.

António Costa: António Costa, European Council President, expressed being 'appalled' by Itamar Ben-Gvir's treatment of aid flotilla members and called for their immediate release.

Republic of Ireland: Irish activists were among those detained, and Margaret Connolly criticized the Irish government for not imposing sanctions on Israel.

António Costa: António Costa, European Council President, expressed being 'appalled' by the treatment of activists and called for their immediate release, reinforcing the European Union's condemnation.

Republic of Ireland: Held EU presidency; facilitated crisis response.

António Costa: EU Council President; received joint letter.