Brexit and the World – Brexit Institute

Director Federico Fabbrini speaks at the European Parliament’s AFCO

February 25, 2021

On Thursday 25 February, Federico Fabbrini, Full Professor of EU Law at Dublin City University (DCU) and Founding Director of the DCU Brexit Institute, delivered a presentation of his report…

The Brexit Deal and the Environment: Pretty Ambitious yet Pretty Irrelevant?

February 16, 2021

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Viviane Gravey (Queen’s University Belfast) Brexit watchers received an early Christmas present when UK and EU negotiators finally reached an agreement on 24 December 2020. 1246 pages to set a…

Britain’s Nordic Allies Confront the Brave New World of Post-Brexit Europe

February 10, 2021

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Daniel F. Schulz (University of Agder) It has finally happened. After more than four years of transition with numerous missed deadlines and extensions, the United Kingdom’s exit from the Single…

Brexit, EU Criminal Law and the Common Law Deficit

January 13, 2021

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Liz Heffernan (Trinity College Dublin) The EU-UK Agreement on Trade and Cooperation marks a milestone in the laborious and controversial process of the UK exiting the EU. While the bulk…

New Year, But the Brexit Story is Not Over

January 4, 2021

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Federico Fabbrini (DCU Brexit Institute) Since 1st January 2021, the United Kingdom (UK) has exited the European Union (EU)’s internal market and customs union, as well as its area of freedom…

Why the EU Avoided the Cliff Edge Brexit that Many had Feared

December 27, 2020

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Simon Sweeney (University of York) Prime Minister Boris Johnson achieved his aim: ‘Canada Plus’, no tariffs or quotas on merchandise trade. The Plus is continued cooperation in security, transport, and…

Christmas’ Eve Brexit Deal

December 24, 2020

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Federico Fabbrini (DCU Brexit Institute) On 24 December 2020, Christmas’ Eve, the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK) have reached a deal on the framework of their future…

Johnson’s ‘Oven Ready’ Brexit is a Slow Burner

December 14, 2020

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Feargal Cochrane (University of Kent) Boris Johnson won last year’s general election, in part, because of his claim to have an ‘oven ready’ Brexit. ‘We’ve just got to put it…

The EU-UK Agreement on the Implementation of the Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland

December 11, 2020

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Rory Montgomery (former Permanent Representative of Ireland to the EU) As I write, prospects for an EU-UK future relationship agreement hang in the balance. Pessimism seems prevalent. Even if a…