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…
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…
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…
Emmanuel Macron was re-elected as President of France on Sunday, 24 April after winning 58.5% of the vote in the second round of the 2022 French presidential election. His re-election…
Slovenia held a general election on Sunday, 24 April to elect members of its parliament, the National Assembly. Provisional results show that the ruling Slovenian Democratic Party, which is led…
Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz Party won a fourth successive term in office after the Hungarian general election that took place on Sunday, 3 April 2022. In yet another ‘super-majority,’ Fidesz continues…
Malta, the EU’s smallest Member State, held its general election on Saturday, 26 March 2022 to elect 65 members of its House of Representatives. Since gaining independence from the UK…
This Just the Facts examines the Strategic Compass for Security and Defence which was agreed by EU leaders at the European Council in March 2022. Introduction EU defence cooperation has…
In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Ukraine applied to join the EU. Since it was founded in 1957 the EU has enlarged seven times, growing…
Policy never changes in a vacuum. External factors and events are as important as policy makers. This was evident when Ireland changed its position on corporation tax. Global developments presented…
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 four…