Time to Stand Up for the Rule of Law in Europe
The rule of law within the European Union is under threat. At a time when the EU strives to defend this universal value globally, it risks being gravely undermined from…
Fit For 55 – Climate Target Action Plan
On 14 July 2021, the European Commission published its environmental package ‘Fit for 55’, as part of the effort to cut EU greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030, compared…
Bulgarian General Election, July 2021
While anti-establishment parties gained ground in Bulgaria’s second general election this year on Sunday, 11 July 2021, no clear winner has emerged. Following the election in April, no party was able to form a government, resulting in a snap election in which a fragmented…
EU Recovery and Gender Equality, June 2021
In this Just the Facts, we will look at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women and make a timely assessment of how gender equality is part of the…
Cypriot General Election 2021
On Sunday 30 May 2021, Cyprus went to the polls in the Parliamentary elections as 56 Cypriot seats were contested by 20 political parties. With a turnout of 65.72%, the…
Corporate Taxation in the EU
While taxation is a responsibility of Member States, recent attempts have been made to coordinate corporate tax regimes at the EU and OECD level. How does Ireland’s policy here compare…
A Fresh Look at the EU Vaccines Strategy
In this Just the Facts, we examine the current state of play of the EU’s Vaccines Strategy, the challenges, criticism and lessons from the EU’s response, and give an overview…
EU must learn lessons from the past as it consults citizens on its future
– Written by CEO of EM Ireland, Noelle O Connell Conference on the Future of Europe cannot engage citizens by decree – it must inspire The use of Citizens’ Assemblies…
The Conference on the Future of Europe: How EU citizens will have their say
In European Movement Ireland’s Ireland and the EU Poll 2021, carried out in March 2021, 52% of respondents agreed that “now is the time to hold a Conference on the…
Bulgarian General Election 2021
Bulgarian parliamentary elections for the National Assembly (‘Narodno sŭbranie’) are held every four years. As a unicameral parliamentary, representative democratic republic, Bulgaria’s assembly has 240 seats, with members elected through a ‘proportional representation’ system across 28…