The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) is unique, as it focuses on limiting divergence rather than promoting convergence. The TCA provides for tariff-free and quota-free terms on all goods, providing that they comply with rules of origin requirements, reflecting most ambitious set of commitments ever to feature in an EU trade agreement in this…
Briefing on the Portuguese Presidency 📅 11.00 (GMT) | Thursday, 14 January 2021 | Online European Movement Ireland is delighted to invite you to a discussion on the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union. You are invited to join H.E. Mr. Miguel de Almeida e Sousa the Ambassador of Portugal to Ireland…
In this episode of Just the Chats for the 67th anniversary of the founding of the Irish Council of the European Movement, which later become European Movement Ireland, we sit down with one of our distinguished founding members, Denis Corboy. Denis shares an account of the early days of the organisation, how it played a…
On 6 December 2020 Romania went to the polls hoping that this election would bring stability after enduring four prime ministers in the past four years. The economy and public health have been the main talking points in the campaigns, with leading parties promising to improve the economy and increase health spending. Background to Romanian General Elections: Romania has a bicameral system, with both the Chamber of Deputies (Camera Deputaţilor),…
In this special EU Jobs episode of Just the Chats, our CEO Noelle O Connell sits down with Minister of State for European Affairs, Thomas Byrne TD, our own Graduate Jobs Programme manager, Ciarán Murray and two young Irish professionals working in the EU Institutions – Sophie McNamara, a language assistant with the European Commission,…
Ireland, the EU & the Circular Economy 📅 10:30am (GMT) | Tuesday 8 December 2020 | Online The European Commission Representation in Ireland, in co-operation with European Movement Ireland, is delighted to invite you to an online event ‘Ireland, the EU & the Circular Economy’. This online event will discuss key elements of the circular…
Know Your Eastern European Neighbours European Movement Ireland, in co-operation with the Embassy of Georgia, Embassy of the Republic of Moldovia and Embassy of Ukraine, were delighted to recently recorded an exchange on ‘Know your Eastern European Neighbours’. The recording, with Ambassadors each of the three Embassies, and chaired by our Deputy CEO Stephen O’…
Investing in a Green Future – Ireland’s transition to a Green Economy 📅 11:30am (GMT) | Monday 30 November 2020 | Online Together with the European Parliament Liaison Office in Ireland along with the German Embassy in Ireland, we are delighted to invite you to an online discussion on Investing in a Green Future –…
With Brexit negotiations reaching the endgame, Noelle O Connell sits down with newly appointed UK Ambassador to Ireland, Paul Johnston for an in-depth discussion on Brexit, his thoughts on the future of UK relations with Ireland, Europe and the US, his career as a diplomat to date and hopes and goals for his tenure as…
Something overlooked in much discourse and media coverage in relation to Brexit, is how it will impact LGBTQ+ people in the UK and, as a result, those in Northern Ireland. It is important to recognise the European dimension in work towards equality in Northern Ireland. That’s why European Movement Ireland is examining how Brexit will…