‘All EU Need To Know’: The Common Travel Area Explained
What is the Common Travel Area? The Common Travel Area (CTA) is an open borders area comprising the UK (including the Channel Islands and Isle of Man) and Ireland. Within…
European Council Summit, 17-18 October 2018
On Thursday, 18 October, the European Council met in Brussels to discuss migration, internal security and external relations. Following the morning session, EU27 leaders held a Euro Summit to discuss…
Informal European Council Meeting, 19-20 September 2018
The European Council met in Salzburg, Austria for an informal meeting under the Leaders’ Agenda on 19-20 September to discuss migration, internal security, and Brexit. The informal summit was hosted…
State of the European Union Address 2018
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…
‘All EU Need To Know’: UK White Paper on Legislating for the Withdrawal Agreement between the UK and the EU.
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
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
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
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
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
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…