Country before Party? Ioannis Asimakopoulos (DCU Brexit Institute) While preparations for a no-deal Brexit have intensified, while May’s deal has already been voted against twice, and with time running out,…
On 22 March Professor Federico Fabbrini gave a speech on “The Future of Europe” at Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon Portugal at a Conference entitled “Where is Europe Going?” which featured…
The European Council Shrewdly Grants the UK a Short, Conditional Brexit Extension Ian Cooper (DCU Brexit Institute) Last night in Brussels, the leaders of the EU-27 made a cool, rational…
‘May vs Erskine May’ – Brexit and the Speaker of the House of Commons Ian Cram (School of Law, Leeds University) This blog takes as its focus the ruling by…
A new book co-edited by Professor John Doyle, Director of the Institute for International Conflict Resolution and Reconstruction and Cornelia-Adriana Baciu, Ph.D. Candidate in Politics and International Relations, School of…
Brexit in the Spirit of the Treaties Ton van den Brink (University of Utrecht) A new phase of Brexit uncertainty has started now that the British Prime Minister has asked…
The EU Should Insist on a Long Extension of Article 50 Nicolai von Ondarza (SWP) After the renewed rejection of Theresa May’s withdrawal agreement and the symbolic rejection of a…
A Week is a Very Long Time in Brexitland Alan S. Reid (Sheffield Hallam University) Brexit continues to surprise, dismay and amaze in equal measure. Like any good soap opera,…
Fog in Channel – The Continent is Confused Pietro Manzini (University of Bologna) Perhaps the famous headline ‘Fog in Channel – the Continent is cut off’ is a fake, but…
No Extension without Election European Parliament Elections as an Obstacle to Article 50 Extension Mauro Gatti After the 12-13 March 2019 parliamentary votes on Brexit, it would seem that the…