State of the European Union Address 2018

Just The FactsBy andre@thecreativeworks.ieSeptember 12, 2018Leave a comment

State of the European Union Address President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, delivered his fourth and final annual ‘State of the European Union’ address at the European Parliament in…

Swedish General Election 2018

Just The FactsBy andre@thecreativeworks.ieSeptember 10, 2018Leave a comment

Swedish General Election The Swedish electorate went to the polls on Sunday, 9 September to elect a new Parliament. Sweden traditionally has a high voter turnout, and this year was…

‘All EU Need To Know’: UK White Paper on Legislating for the Withdrawal Agreement between the UK and the EU.

Just The FactsBy andre@thecreativeworks.ieJuly 24, 2018Leave a comment

UK White Paper on Legislating for the Withdrawal Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union On Tuesday, 24 July, the UK government released a White Paper on Legislating…

‘All EU Need To Know’: UK White Paper on the Future Relationship between the UK and the EU

Just The FactsBy andre@thecreativeworks.ieJuly 16, 2018Leave a comment

What is the UK White Paper? On Thursday, 12 July, the UK government published a 98-page White Paper outlining its proposals for the future relationship between the United Kingdom (UK) and the…

‘All EU need to know’: Migration and the Refugee Crisis

Just The FactsBy RyanJuly 2, 2018Leave a comment

The United Nations defines migrants as people who choose to move to another country mainly to improve their lives by finding work, or in some cases for education, family reunion,…

Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, July – December 2018

Just The FactsBy andre@thecreativeworks.ieJuly 1, 2018Leave a comment

Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union On 1 July, Austria took over the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union from Bulgaria, marking the third time Austria…

European Council Summit, 28-29 June 2018

Just The FactsBy andre@thecreativeworks.ieJune 29, 2018Leave a comment

European Council Summit On Thursday, 28 June, the European Council met in Brussels to discuss a wide range of issues including migration, security and defence, jobs, growth and competitiveness. On Friday, 29 June,…

‘All EU Need to Know’: UK EU Withdrawal Bill Amendments

Just The FactsBy RyanJune 15, 2018Leave a comment

What is the EU Withdrawal Bill? The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill is currently being debated in the UK Houses of Parliament.  Effectively, it seeks to copy EU law into UK…

Slovenian General Election, 3 June 2018

Just The FactsBy andre@thecreativeworks.ieJune 3, 2018Leave a comment

Slovenian General Election The Slovenian electorate went to the polls on Sunday to elect a new Parliament. 25 political parties contested the election, with nine expected to have secured enough…

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Just The FactsBy RyanMay 22, 2018Leave a comment

On Friday, 25 May 2018, a new EU Regulation, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), relating to the protection of citizens’ right to privacy, and the modernisation of data protection…