Travel is of fundamental importance in our global world. People travel for personal reasons, to visit family or friends and for professional reasons, to visit clients or colleagues. Travel connects us, on a personal and on a professional level. In the EU, travel, or rather the freedom to travel – through the Freedom of Movement…
The emergence of COVID-19 has illustrated the importance of cooperation and coordination on healthcare. From European Union health efforts conducted by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC) to global health efforts conducted by the World Health Organisation (WHO), collaboration has proven to be an integral part of our…
The UK’s decision to withdraw from the EU has an effect on consumer protection and on the rights afforded to consumers. On 1 January 2021, the transition period, which required the UK to comply with EU consumer protection rules, ended. Despite the completion of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), UK consumer protection rules will, to an…
The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) provides a robust framework for trade between the EU and the UK. Despite this, trade will inevitably be less simple than it was before Brexit. The customs border created between the EU and the UK has implications for importers and exporters. In addition to customs declarations, checks and…
Over the last number of years, the European Commission has regularly published its Annual Report on Intra-EU Labour Mobility, which examines labour mobility flows and patterns in the EU (intra-EU). The core findings from the Commission’s reports highlight that East – West flows of labour has slowed over the course of the 2010s, while South…
In our increasingly interconnected, technological and internet-driven world, personal data has emerged as a form of currency, possessing public and private value. Data is an essential resource for the public and private sectors, aiding in economic development, competitiveness and innovation. In essence, data is a commodity, a commodity growing at an exponential rate. Globally, enormous volumes…
Recent events have introduced a degree of uncertainty for firms and consumers in the financial services sector. In addition to the economic complications created by the COVID-19 pandemic, financial services firms and customers will have to contend with disruptions created by Brexit. Ireland’s banking industry is expected to be impacted by Brexit in several ways.…
– CEO, Noelle O Connell Each year, European Movement Ireland honours an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the relationship between Ireland and the European Union. Past winners include former Taoisigh, Peter Sutherland, John Hume, Catherine Day and the Irish Defence Forces. Our recipient this year was Michel Barnier, the EU’s lead…
Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) held a virtual party conference to elect its new party chairperson on Friday and Saturday, 15 and 16 January, with Armin Laschet winning the vote. This Just the Facts explores the background to the vote, provides a profile of Laschet and assesses his chances of replacing Angela Merkel as Germany’s…
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…