Just The Facts: Abolition of roaming charges in the EU, June 2017
On Thursday 15 June, a new EU Regulation relating to roaming charges for mobile phone users within the European Union (EU) and the wider European Economic Area (EEA) came into…
Just the Facts: UK General Election, June 2017
A parliamentary election took place in the United Kingdom (UK) on Thursday, 8 June 2017. The Conservative Party had held a majority since the previous election in May 2015. Conservative…
French Presidential Elections 2017
Presidential elections took place in France over the course of two rounds in as many weeks, with the first round of voting taking place on Sunday, 23 April 2017. Outgoing President, François Hollande, had…
Just the Facts: Special European Council on Article 50 Negotiations, 29 April 2017
On Saturday 29 April 2017, the EU27 leaders met in Brussels for a Special European Council where they adopted guidelines for the Article 50 negotiations on the withdrawal of the…
Just The Facts: The Rome Declaration
On Saturday 25 March 2017, the leaders of 27 EU Member States met in Rome, Italy, to mark the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome. At the ceremony, EU…
60 years on from the Treaty of Rome
60 years ago this Saturday, the leaders of France, Belgium, Luxembourg, West Germany, the Netherlands and Italy gathered in the Palazzo dei Conservatori to sign the Treaty of Rome; it was the Treaty which…
Brexit – ‘All EU need to know’: Article 50 explained
What is Article 50? Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union (EU) gives any EU Member State the right to leave the Union. Simply put, triggering Article 50 is…
Just the Facts: European Parliament Presidential Elections, January 2017
Elections took place in the European Parliament on Tuesday, 17 January 2017 to replace the outgoing President, Martin Schulz. President Schulz, a member of the Socialists and Democrats group, had…
Just the Facts: The Paris Agreement Enters into Force
At the Paris climate conference in December 2015, 197 Parties, including Ireland and the EU, agreed the first universal, legally binding climate deal. The Agreement sets out a global action…
The Apple-Ireland State Aid Investigation
On 30 August 2016, the European Commission “concluded that Ireland granted undue tax benefits of up to €13 billion to Apple”, the multinational technology company. This is considered by the…