Brussels Connection November 2017

You are here:

Home
Past Events
Brussels Connection November 2017

Venue: Permanent Representation of Ireland to the EU, Brussels

Speakers:

Category: Past EventsNovember 27, 2017 Leave a comment

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

The UK Internal Market Bill, what happens next?
The United Kingdom Internal Market Bill contains controversial proposals that will override parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol. What path does it take through the UK legislative system? This Just the Facts explores the next steps in the parliamentary process of the bill. What is the UK Internal Market Bill? The Northern Ireland Protocol,…
September 28, 2020
Brexit may be bleak but Ireland has many allies throughout Europe and beyond
Brexit; it never really went away, but developments over the last number of weeks have certainly seen it come back with a bang. Despite having negotiated and then ensured that the Withdrawal Agreement was approved by UK parliament earlier in January of this year, now, eight months later, the UK government seems to have embarked…
September 24, 2020
Hopes and Expectations of the State of the European Union 2020
Tomorrow, Wednesday, 16 September, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will deliver her inaugural State of the Union address, a speech delivered annually by the President of the European Commission to the European Parliament plenary. The address is intended as an instrument for accountability and a forum for discussion, and affords the President the…
September 15, 2020
What to expect from the 2020 State of the European Union
During a turbulent year that has tested solidarity among EU Member States, the State of the Union address by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to the European Parliament will be watched keenly by citizens across Europe and further afield. This Just the Facts examines the importance of this annual event in the EU’s…
September 14, 2020
Somewhere over the Rainbow: LGBTI+ Rights in the EU
With anti-LGBTI+ laws and rhetoric coming to the fore in some EU Member States, it is clear that LGBTI+ rights remain deeply divergent across the EU. In this Just the Facts, we examine the chequered legal landscape for LGBTI+ people across the EU. Introduction: What protections exist under EU law? Article 21 of the EU…
September 7, 2020
From Pills to Gills: Brexit Preparations in the Pharmaceutical and Fishing Industries
Pharmaceuticals, a high-tech industry reflecting the new modern Ireland, and fisheries, an important traditional industry – while these industries lie at opposite ends of the economic scale, both will be greatly impacted by the outcome of Brexit negotiations. In this Just the Facts we explore how the two industries are now preparing for all outcomes.…
September 1, 2020