Italy: General Election, September 2022
Introduction On Sunday 25 September Italy went to the polls to vote in a snap general election, following the collapse of Mario Draghi’s coalition government in July 2022. The centre-right…
50 Steps to 50 Years: 1993 – 2002
Fifty key moments during Ireland’s five decades in the European Union From the end of the marriage bar, the launch Erasmus, to joining the Euro, Ireland’s five-decade membership of the…
Sweden: General Election, September 2022
Introduction On Sunday, 11 September the Swedish electorate went to the polls to elect a new Riksdag. Prime Minister Magdelena Andersson’s centre-left Swedish Social Democratic Party was again the largest…
The State of the European Union 2022
The EU has faced many challenges over the past year including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a growing energy crisis, the continued effects of climate change and the fallout of…
Re-examining the Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland in turbulent times
The Withdrawal Agreement concluded between the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK) establishes the terms and arrangements of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, in accordance with Article…
The Common Agricultural Policy at 60
For sixty years the Common Agricultural Policy of the EU has sought to support European farmers by improving their standards of living and the quality of produce. It has also…
France: Parliamentary Elections 2022
On Sunday 19 June, the French people went to the polls in a second round of parliamentary elections for the National Assembly. Despite President Emmanuel Macron’s liberal coalition remaining the…
EU Sanctions Against Russia: Update, June 2022
The invasion of Ukraine by Russia on 24 February 2022 resulted in the EU rapidly implementing a significant set of sanctions against Russia. In this Just the Facts, the several…
REPowerEU Energy Plan
This Just the Facts examines the REPowerEU energy plan which was presented by the European Commission on 18 May 2022. Forming the basis of the discussion on energy at the…
The 2022 Eurovision Song Contest
Forty countries will participate at the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin between 10 – 14 May this year, after rock band Måneskin won for Italy in Rotterdam, the Netherlands in…