Border Carbon Adjustments – The EU Parliament Resolution
The Northern Ireland Protocol and the Future of the Union
“No Banquo at this Feast” NATO Ministerial Meeting, Brussels, 23rd – 24th March 2021
Bulgaria’s 4 April Parliamentary Election: The End of Borissov’s Rule?
Brexit, Market Adjustment and the Irish Sea
The UK-EU Vaccine Spat is an Intra-EU Tussle not an Act of Brexit-Induced Spite
What do the elections tell us about Dutch EU policy?
Human Rights and Equality Provisions under the Northern Ireland Protocol
Believe in Britain: The Simple Message that Won Brexit Still Works Wonders for Boris Johnson
Northern Ireland, Brexit & Jumping Scales
Welcome to the Magic World of International Law
Could the European Parliament Kill Off the Brexit Deal?
Conferencing about the Future of Europe
The Conference on the Future of Europe: Relaunching the EU after Brexit and Covid-19
Italy Under Mario Draghi, Guarantor and Builder in Europe
Cross-Border Data Protection After Brexit
Britain’s Nordic Allies Confront the Brave New World of Post-Brexit Europe
Brexit Deal: Implications for the Financial Services Industry and FinTech Start-ups
After Brexit: UK Citizens Living in Europe
Immigration, Free Movement and Brexit
Brexit ‘not done’ for Data Protection
New Year, But the Brexit Story is Not Over
Last-Minute Legislating as the Brexit Deal is Concluded
Why the EU Avoided the Cliff Edge Brexit that Many had Feared
Christmas’ Eve Brexit Deal
The EU-UK Agreement on the Implementation of the Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland
The Letter that Lord David Frost, the UK’s Brexit Negotiator, will not Address to the British Public
Attack of the Clones: Three Clarifications Regarding the UK-Canada Trade Agreement
The Interim UK-Canada FTA: Good News for British Exporters
Taking Stock of What a Joe Biden Presidency Means for Brexit Negotiations
After the US Elections: Brexit Reality Check
Historicising the Role of the EU in the Northern Ireland Peace Process
The End of the post-Brexit Transition and the Global Pharmaceutical Sector
Post-Brexit UK Fund Regulation: Equivalence, Divergence or Convergence?
Rishi Sunak: Brexit Britain’s Future?
Deal or No Deal? EU-UK Negotiations Have Hit the Wall, but the End is Not in Sight
Post-Brexit Fisheries Access and the 1666 Bruges Privileges: A Curiosity Without Legal Significance?
An Unpopular View on Brexit and EU Defence
The Trust Deficit and the Internal Market Bill: Challenges for a Post-Brexit Dispute Resolution Regime Between the EU and the UK
Backstop, Frontstop, Full Stop?
The Rejection of the Referendum to end EU – Switzerland Free Movement of Persons: a Good News for Europe
The Rule of Law, the UK’s Advocate-General and Brexit
Forward, Back, or Standing-still? EU-UK Negotiations on the Future Relationship: Round Eight
The July 21 Big Deal: Towards an Ever Closer Union
A New Eurogroup President – Does it Matter?
Rule of Law in EU’s Asylum Policy in front of The ECJ
The Karlsruhe Judgement: More Consequences Outside the Eurozone than Inside?
Europe at 70: New Challenges Ahead
Beyond the Pandemic: More Integrated EU-wide Public Debt Instruments?
The European Fintech Industry after Brexit
‘The Thin Ice’: Three Questions on Emergency and the Rule of Law
Covid-19: New crisis, New Existential Challenge for the EU?
The Conference on the Future of Europe: Reforming the European Union?
Weimar-on-Danube: on the Hungarian Enabling Act, the European response, and the future of the Union
Keir Starmer Wins Election for Labour Leadership
How a Public Health Crisis Became an Aggravation of the Rule of Law Crisis in the European Union
The Humanitarian Crisis at the Greek-Turkish border: The Result of an ‘Explosive’ Mix
General Election 2020 – Change and the non Brexit election
Ireland, Brexit, and the 2020 General Elections
The Future of Europe Beyond Brexit
The Difficult Dilemma of Spain’s New Government
Back to the Future with the VDL Commission
What lies ahead for the new European Commission: Brexit and beyond
“With or without you”: a new Commission with or without the UK?
The November 10th elections in Spain: last chance for left-wing parties to make a government?
Every Brexit impasse costs the UK dearly: ‘No-deal preparations’ are a procurement blackhole, but who’s counting?
The Achilles Heel(s) of the EU and UK Criminal Justice System in the Brexit saga
What To Expect (From the EU Council) When You Are Expecting A Brexit Deal
Could the European Council grant the UK a new extension?
Some Consequences of a Brexit for EU Decentralised Agencies
The Politics of Blame in the UK’s Relationship with the EU
Growing Momentum for a Deal
The New European Commission and the Future of the EU
An Historical Perspective on Brexit: Six Theories
Undermining Our European Way of Life: the von der Leyen Commission Takes the Low Road
Brexit and the UK Political and Constitutional Crisis: The Europeanisation of British Politics
The Italian political crisis: a new government or snap elections?
Political polarization in Spain and the election of the Prime Minister
Self-Rule in the 21st century: How UK Citizens Lose Influence Through Brexit
New Leaders and Old Problems: Brexit and the Rule of Law Crisis
Brexit’s Implications for UK-EU Relations in Justice and Home Affairs
Von der Leyen’s Paper-Thin Election: Will She Keep her Promises?
As Brexit Advances, Grexit Recedes: The Greek Elections and the New Normal
Not United, but Linked in Negotiations with the EU: Switzerland and the UK
The New EU Top Jobs and the Future of Europe
Switzerland-EU Bilateralism: From Pragmatism to Mutual Frustration
Brexit, Spain and British Gibraltar
Brexit, the Euro Summit, and Eurozone Governance Reform
The Spitzenkandidaten Process: Requiem for a Misguided Eurodream?
Event Report: ‘Which Brexit After the European Elections?’
Facing the Rights and Equality Crisis: Achieving a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland in the wake of Brexit
European Elections: A European Perspective – Deadlock or a New Beginning?
European elections – The Italian perspective: Italian populist nationalism changes but remains in charge
European Elections – the UK Perspective. Brexit and the Unsettling of the Two-Party System
European elections, European values, and Brexit
European Elections: The Silence of the Lambs and the Dangerous Political Resignation – The Portuguese Perspective
European Elections: A political earthquake which will not solve the Brexit saga
May Day: Brexit & the Future of Europe
Event Report: ‘Brexit and the European Parliament Elections 2019’
European Parliament elections in times of (delayed) Brexit
The Ireland-European Election Conundrum
European Parliament Elections 2019 and the European demos in the midst of difficult challenges
The Composition of the 2019-24 EU Parliament – Challenges in Light of Brexit
What your vote in the European elections will and won’t change on Brexit
Brexit: the 2019 General Elections in Spain and British Gibraltar
Years Into the Brexit Process, the UK Still Faces Fundamental Choices for its Future Relationship with the EU
Would British citizens vote differently now that they know more about the EU-27’s response to Brexit?
Ad Kalendas Graecas? The Future of Brexit and Its Consequences for the EU
Thirty-Four Months On: What Next For BREXIT?
Event Report: High – Level Policy Dialogue, 4 April 2019
Event Report: Brexit, the terms of Withdrawal and the Framework of future EU-UK Relations
All-Island Customs Union: No Cure-All for the Irish Border Neither
An alternative to the Irish Backstop? An “All-Ireland Common No-Custom Area” as a Frontier Traffic Area under Art. XXIV GATT for products originating in the island
The European Council Shrewdly Grants the UK a Short, Conditional Brexit Extension
Brexit in the Spirit of the Treaties
The EU Should Insist on a Long Extension of Article 50
A Week is a Very Long Time in Brexitland
Fog In Channel – The Continent is Confused
The ‘European Renewal’ of French President Emmanuel Macron
UK and EU Intelligence Communities in an Age of Durable Disorder After Brexit
The Effects of Brexit on the Future of European Security Order and NATO: An Assessment
The Show Must Go On: Understanding the Brexit Theatre
Brexit and the UK’s Self-Exile from Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny of Europol
The Affective Understanding of Post-Brexit European Integration
Emerging Post-Brexit Relations of Switzerland with the EU and the UK: New Year, New Treaties?
The Future of UK-EU Development Cooperation After Brexit: Finding a New Point of Departure
The Narrow Road to the Deep North: A Norwegian Escape Route for Post-Brexit Britain?
Article 50 After Brexit: Reforming Withdrawal and Opt-Outs from the EU
The ECJ Confirms that Article 50 Notification can be Unilaterally Revoked
Defence, Security and Brexit: Ireland’s Dilemma
Can Brexit be Reversed? The Advocate General’s Opinion on the Revocability of Article 50 TEU
The Brexit Deal and the UK-EU Security Relationship
The Brexit Deal and Gibraltar
The Art of the Deal: The European Council and Brexit
The Brexit Deal: The Final Steps to Its Approval
The Brexit Deal
We Need to Talk About Brexit and Aviation
Brexit and Aviation: The Fate of the Emissions Trading Scheme
Merkel’s Slow Exit, Ireland and Brexit
After a No-Deal Brexit, Would the UK Remain in the EEA by Default?
Politics, Not Interests, Will Shape the UK-EU Security Relationship
Some Reflections on the Current UK and EU Positions on Brexit
Scrutinizing Brexit in Europe’s Parliaments
Event Report: Brexit by Design or by Default?
History and Brexit
The German Bundestag and Brexit
The Oireachtas and Brexit
The Military Dimension of Brexit: A No-Deal on Defence?
The Parliamentary Dimension of Brexit
Five Reasons the May-Macron Meeting Won’t Change the French Position on Brexit
Preparedness and Contingency: The Commission Starts to Plan for a No-Deal Brexit
The White Paper’s Answer to the ‘Brexit Trilemma’ (Part II)
The White Paper’s Answer to the ‘Brexit Trilemma’ (Part I)
The UK’s White Paper is a Serious Offer: Ireland and the EU Should Give a Flexible Response
The Seven Circles of Brexit
The “Known Unknowns” of Brexit
Brexit, Ireland and the June European Council
SLOVENEXIT? Brexit and the Slovenian Elections
Norway’s EU Lessons — How Transferable Are They to the UK?
The Institutional Consequences of a Hard Brexit – Key Findings
Brexit, the OECD and Financial Markets
On Brexit, the EU’s Demand for a Short Transition is Short-Sighted
The European Council Confronts the Post-Brexit Future
The European Parliament and Brexit (Part II)
The European Parliament and Brexit (Part I)
The Italian Five Star Movement and Brexit Britain: From Love to Friendship
On February 15, 2018, the DCU Brexit Institute held an event on “Brexit, Climate and Energy Policy” organised in partnership with the Irish Environmental Protection Agency and the Political Studies Association of Ireland. The event was hosted by Arthur Cox.
Opening Keynote Speech by Enrico Letta (former Italian Prime Minister and Dean of the Paris School of International Affairs, Sciences Po Paris)
Enrico Letta spoke about Brexit being one of the most important challenges of our times, even though, as he reminded the audience, it is not as important in France and Italy as it is in Ireland. Before continuing, he gave warning that the topic is complicated and he cannot see a happy end of Brexit. The Union risks and will lose most in the area of energy and climate. In these topics the UK had a big leading role and therefore losing the UK is a loss for the EU.
Event “Brexit, Climate and Energy Policy”
On February 15, 2018, the DCU Brexit Institute held an event on “Brexit, Climate and Energy Policy” organised in partnership with the Irish Environmental Protection Agency and the Political Studies Association of Ireland. The event was hosted by Arthur Cox.
Opening Keynote Speech by Enrico Letta (former Italian Prime Minister and Dean of the Paris School of International Affairs, Sciences Po Paris)
Enrico Letta spoke about Brexit being one of the most important challenges of our times, even though, as he reminded the audience, it is not as important in France and Italy as it is in Ireland. Before continuing, he gave warning that the topic is complicated and he cannot see a happy end of Brexit. The Union risks and will lose most in the area of energy and climate. In these topics the UK had a big leading role and therefore losing the UK is a loss for the EU.
What will Brexit mean for climate change?
Opinion: Brexit is causing deep uncertainty across a range of policy spheres so what will it mean for Europe’s efforts to combat climate change?
The scale of the decarbonisation challenge facing the world is nothing short of daunting. According to the UN Environment Emissions Gap Report 2017, climate change policy pledges made by governments around the world cumulatively amount to only approximately one-third of what is required to limit global warming to two degrees Celsius, a key danger threshold set by climate scientists.
Inaugural Event “Brexit, Ireland and the Future of Europe”
On January 25, 2018, the DCU Brexit Institute held its Inaugural event on “Brexit, Ireland and the Future of Europe”, organised in partnership with European Movement Ireland and Dublin City University. The event was opened by a Keynote Address by his Excellency Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland, followed by keynote speeches by Hillary Benn, Chairman of the UK House of Commons Committee on Exiting the EU, and Herman Van Rompuy, first President of the European Council. After a panel of academics and representatives of civil society, the event will be concluded by a final Keynote Address by Simon Coveney, Tánaiste and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Public Procurement and Brexit: The Risk to Ireland
Public procurement refers to the purchase of goods, works and services by the public sector (and organizations funded in the main through public monies).
In Ireland, as undoubtedly in many other countries, interest in public procurement appears to be inversely related to the fortunes of the economy. In times of economic prosperity the procurement of goods and services by public sector organizations has tended not to be a primary consideration for politicians, policy makers or industry representative groups. However, in recent years public procurement has moved center stage for both the public and private sectors of the economy. For central government, the strategic management of procurement across the public sector has assumed priority status. Expenditure by public sector organizations on a range of goods and services is coming under increasing scrutiny with a view to realizing cost savings.
Workshop on Moving on? from Divorce to Future EU – UK Relations
On 7 December 2017 the DCU Brexit Institute organised, in partnership with Ibec, a workshop on “Moving on? From the Divorce to Future EU – UK Relations”. This was a general survey of the first phase of the Brexit talks, concluding a series of workshops addressing the three key issues which had to be addressed before moving on to the second phase. (As it happens, on 8 December, the morning after the workshop, it was revealed that an agreement had been reached that apparently signalled sufficient progress to allow the talks to move on to Phase 2.)
Sufficient Progress? Ireland’s Brexit Conundrum
Next week, on 14-15 December 2017 the European Council is set to decide whether sufficient progress has been made in the negotiations on the UK withdrawal from the EU to begin a discussion on the terms of the future relations between the UK and the EU. As is well known, the European Council concluded in October 2017 that, given the uncertainties of the UK Government, not enough progress had taken place by then in the negotiations and that therefore the beginning of phase 2 in the Brexit talks had to be postponed.
Workshop on Brexit, the Financial Settlement and the Future of EU Finances
On November 23, the DCU Brexit Institute organized a workshop on the subject, “Brexit, the Financial Settlement and the Future of EU Finances.”
This was the third in a series of workshops addressing the three key issues of the first stage of the Brexit talks. The previous two workshops were concerned with citizens’ rights (October 6) and the Irish border question (October 26).
The Brexit ‘Divorce Bill’ and the Future of EU Finances: the financial background
The question of the financial settlement is looming large over the Brexit negotiations. At its December summit, the European Council must decide whether ‘sufficient progress’ has been made on this question (along with citizens’ rights and the Irish border) in order to proceed to the next stage of the Brexit talks. Here is a short introduction to the UK’s contribution to EU finances, the likely effect of Brexit and the possible contours of the ‘divorce bill’.
Brexit and the Harmonisation of Corporate Tax
On the 4th October 2017, the European Commission referred Ireland to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for failing to collect tax debts from Apple, following a Commission decision deeming the tax reliefs provided amounted to a breach of EU Competition Law. Ireland allowed Apple to pay between 0.05% and 2% in tax from 2003 to 2014, which, according to the Commission, amounted to up to €13 billion in illegal state aid. Luxembourg was also referred to the ECJ, after giving Amazon €250 million in tax breaks was also deemed to be illegal state aid. Neither country collected the debt, resulting in the recent referrals, and Ireland has appealed the decision to the ECJ.
Workshop on Brexit, the Border and the Internal Market
The DCU Brexit Institute hosted an event on “Brexit, the Border and the Internal Market” on 26 October 2017, supported by the European Commission Representation in Ireland. The event addressed the issue of the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland, which is arguably the most sensitive of the three items in the withdrawal negotiations, and considered also questions concerning the access by the UK to the EU internal market post Brexit.
Two of a kind? Similarities and differences between Brexit and secession processes
TThe processes initiated by the UK government to withdraw from the EU and the search for separation from their original states of Catalan and, to a certain extent, Scottish secessionists, possess several similarities.
Firstly, both show a similar degree of dissatisfaction with accommodation within multilevel polities or multilevel governance. In fact, both show the limitations of the policies of accommodation within these multilevel polities. The UK had obtained partial derogations of the EU acquis (starting with the European Social Charter and continuing with all other treaties since then). Regions (either Catalonia or Scotland) has also seen their devolved powers increased significantly in the last decades. Yet, in neither of these two cases were these mechanisms for accommodation of their differences enough to contain the desire for a total exit from the polity.
Brexit and the Future of Europe
In 2016, some would claim that the European Union was doomed. The UK vote for Brexit was seen as the trigger for others to follow, in particular those where national elections were due to be held and where anti-EU populists were perceived to be gaining ground.
Reality proved them wrong.
Workshop on Brexit, Citizens Rights and their Protection
The DCU Brexit Institute hosted an event on “Brexit, Citizens Rights and their Protection” on 5 October 2017, which was organised jointly with the European Parliament Representation in Dublin. The event addressed one of the three main issues which are currently being negotiated between the United Kingdom and the European Union: the rights of EU citizens in the UK and those of the UK citizens in the EU after the withdrawal.
Everything you wanted to know about Brexit and citizenship…but were afraid to ask
Exactly one year ago, Prime Minister Theresa May expatiated on the subject of citizens’ rights in the post-Brexit EU and UK, memorably telling the Conservative Party Annual Conference that “if you believe you are a citizen of the world, you are a citizen of nowhere. You don’t understand what citizenship means.” Taken in the context of a conference dominated by the decision of the British public to leave the European Union, the audience was left with no doubt that Brexit would represent a re-casting of citizens’ rights, a re-assertion of the exclusivity of United Kingdom citizenship, and a rejection of the creeping internationalism of citizenship that the EU was seen to represent, though the form this transformation would take was still a matter of some conjecture.
What are the Best Brexit Podcasts? A Listener’s Guide
If you want to keep up with Brexit news, but find you have limited reading time, try listening to podcasts.
There are already a number of podcasts exclusively devoted to Brexit. The oldest (A Diet of Brussels, with 200+ episodes) has been around since May 8, 2015, the day after David Cameron’s Conservatives won a parliamentary majority, the event which made it inevitable that there would be a referendum on Brexit. Many more sprang up after the referendum, and they have chronicled the various twists in the Brexit story – the triggering of Article 50, the subsequent UK election and the resulting hung parliament, and the ongoing negotiations with the EU.
Citizens’ Rights After Brexit: The uncertain future status of EU citizens in the UK – and vice versa
At the conclusion of the third round of Brexit negotiations on Thursday, 31st August 2017, there was a palpable sense of frustration evident between both sides during the joint press conference, with little indication that any substantive progress has been made in respect of citizens’ rights once the United Kingdom leaves the European Union.
Brexit, Citizenship and the Court of Justice: Explaining the EU’s position
On 20 July 2017 it became clear that the European Commission and in particular its chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, is becoming frustrated with the United Kingdom and its lack of preparation. In order to make progress, both sides need to know the positions and proposals of the other. The EU has done this, through various policy papers, it’s now the UK’s turn, seemed to be the implication. In the joint press conference Michel Barnier called for clarification on the UK’s understanding of its financial obligations in any separation agreement and how it may be calculated. Without this, there is, Barnier implied, little point in continuing to discuss on this issue. The so-called ‘Brexit Bill’ was the issue in need of clarification most stressed by Barnier but he also flagged to the lack of detail on Northern Ireland and the Common Travel Area and the issue of disentangling current legal arrangements.