Brexit Bites: Consumer Rights
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…
Brexit Bites: Trade & Business
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…
EMI Analysis: Mobility in the EU’s Labour Market: Selected Trends
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).…
Brexit Bites: Data Protection
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…
Brexit Bites: Personal Finance
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…
Why Michel Barnier is our European of the Year
– 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…
Armin Laschet: The Man To Replace Merkel?
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.…
The EU-UK Trade & Cooperation Agreement: Explained
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,…
What is the EU’s Digital Services Act package?
With the digital technology industry a major contributor to the Irish economy, it is important to understand the EU’s new Digital Services Act. On 15 December 2020, the European Commission…
Romanian General Election, December 2020
On 6 December 2020 Romania went to the polls hoping that this election would bring stability after enduring four prime ministers in the past four years. The economy and public health have been the main talking points in the…