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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Appointing a new European Commissioner
As part of our ongoing Just the Facts publications in relation to the nomination and appointment of officials to the EU institutions, such as one here on the College of…
Finding the Right Words: Why Communication is Central to Europe’s Future
COVID-19 has had an unparalleled impact on the way in which we work, a survey by Eurofound – a European Union agency focused on research and information and based in…
From Helsinki to Brussels to Dublin – Reflections on the EU
While we were unable to meet in person over the last few months, we at European Movement Ireland have held and taken part in a number of webinars on various…
From Lynch to Martin – The Future of Ireland, the UK and the EU
EU leaders have had much to contend with in 2020 – coordinating efforts to deal with the economic fallout of a global pandemic and tackling democratic backsliding in EU countries,…