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Just The Facts Archives

2021

Title	Category	Publishing Date
Bulgarian General Election November 2021	Just the Facts	24 November 2021
COP26 – A Step in the Right Direction	EMI Blog	22 November 2021
The Rule of Law in the EU	Just the Facts	08 November 2021
What is Article 16?	Just the Facts	01 November 2021
Housing and the Future of Europe	EMI Blog	28 October 2021
The Czech General Election 2021	Just the Facts	18 October 2021
The German General Election 2021	Just the Facts	28 September 2021
HERA – The European Health Emergency preparedness and Response Authority	Just the Facts	21 September 2021
The State of the European Union 2021	Just the Facts	13 September 2021
EMI Analysis: Looking ahead to Germany’s federal election	Just the Facts	03 September 2021
Time to Stand Up for the Rule of Law in Europe	EMI Blog	30 August 2021
Fit for 55 – Climate Target Action Plan	Just the Facts	22 July 2021
Bulgarian General Election, July 2021	Just the Facts	14 July 2021
EU Recovery and Gender Equality, June 2021	Just the Facts	14 June 2021
Cypriot General Election 2021	Just the Facts	09 June 2021
Corporate Taxation in the EU	Just the Facts	27 May 2021
A Fresh Look at the EU Vaccines Strategy	Just the Facts	24 May 2021
EU must learn lessons from the past as it consults citizens on its future	EMI Blog	20 May 2021
The Conference on the Future of Europe: How EU citizens will have their say	Just the Facts	10 May 2021
Bulgarian General Election 2021	Just the Facts	12 April 2021
Brexit Bites: Education	Just the Facts	22 March 2021
Brexit Bites: Energy	Just the Facts	22 March 2021
The Dutch General Election 2021	Just the Facts	19 March 2021
Disinformation and the EU	Just the Facts	15 March 2021
Brexit Bites: Travel	Just the Facts	07 March 2021
Brexit Bites: Healthcare	Just the Facts	07 March 2021
Brexit Bites: Consumer Rights	Just the Facts	22 February 2021
Brexit Bites: Trade & Business	Just the Facts	22 February 2021
EMI Analysis: Mobility in the EU’s Labour Market: Selected Trends	Just the Facts	11 February 2021
Brexit Bites: Data Protection	Just the Facts	07 February 2021
Brexit Bites: Personal Finance	Just the Facts	07 February 2021
Why Michel Barnier is our European of the Year	EMI Blog	25 January 2021
Armin Laschet: The Man to Replace Merkel?	Just the Facts	18 January 2021
The EU-UK Trade & Cooperation Agreement: Explained	Just the Facts	15 January 2021
What is the EU Digital Services Act package	Just the Facts	11 January 2021

2020

Title	Category	Publishing Date
Romanian General Election, December 2020	Just the Facts	17 December 2020
Covid-19 vaccines, Ireland and the EU	Just the Facts	30 November 2020
How Brexit will impact Ireland’s LGBTQ+ community?	EMI Blog	22 November 2020
Are Albania & North Macedonia ready for EU membership?	Just the Facts	16 November 2020
Lithuanian General Election, October 2020	Just the Facts	02 November 2020
EU Infringement Procedures and the UK Internal Market Bill	Just the Facts	20 October 2020
The Landbridge, Ireland and Brexit	EMI Blog	06 October 2020
The UK Internal Market Bill, what happens next?	Just the Facts	28 September 2020
Brexit may be bleak but Ireland has many allies throughout Europe and beyond	EMI Blog	24 September 2020
Hopes and Expectations of the State of the European Union 2020	EMI Blog	15 September 2020
What to expect from the 2020 State of the European Union	Just the Facts	14 September 2020
Somewhere over the Rainbow: LGBTI+ Rights in the EU	Just the Facts	07 September 2020
From Pills to Gills: Brexit Preparations in the Pharmaceutical and Fishing Industries	Just the Facts	01 September 2020
Appointing a new European Commissioner	Just the Facts	28 August 2020
Finding the Right Words: Why Communication is Central to Europe’s Future	EMI Blog	23 July 2020
From Helsinki to Brussels to Dublin – Reflections on the EU	EMI Blog	20 July 2020
From Lynch to Martin – The Future of Ireland, the UK and the EU	Just the Facts	17 July 2020
Ireland’s Programme for Government: The EU and European issues	Just the Facts	13 July 2020
President of the Eurogroup	Just the Facts	06 July 2020
The EU Budget: What’s Next?	Just the Facts	28 June 2020
Mapping Europe’s Economic Recovery Post-COVID-19	Just the Facts	11 June 2020
EU Support for Tourism: Bouncing Back from COVID	Just the Facts	05 June 2020
Two ships passing in the night: Fisheries in Brexit	Just the Facts	28 May 2020
The EU and Sea Ports on the island of Ireland during COVID-19	Just the Facts	21 May 2020
COVID-19 contact tracing apps and the EU	Just the Facts	12 May 2020
Back to Europe’s Future?	EMI Blog	08 May 2020
Under the Microscope: EU Scientific Research and COVID-19	Just the Facts	24 April 2020
Fly Them Home: The EU’s Civil Protection Mechanism during COVID-19	Just the Facts	16 April 2020
EU internal borders, critical supplies and COVID19	Just the Facts	08 April 2020
Best Supporting Actor? The EU’s evolving role in the Coronavirus crisis	Just the Facts	07 April 2020
Procuring emergency medical supplies across the EU	Just the Facts	03 April 2020
Slovakian General Election, March 2020	Just the Facts	03 March 2020
Irish General Election, February 2020	Just the Facts	14 February 2020
2020 General Election Overview – EU, Europe and Brexit	Just the Facts	05 February 2020
A Churchillian Brexit	EMI Blog	31 January 2020
Ursula von der Leyen: A Profile	All EU Need to Know	15 January 2020
“Singapore-upon-Thames”: A buccaneering Britain after Brexit?	EMI Blog	06 January 2020

2019

Title	Category	Publishing Date
EU Fishing Negotiations for 2020	Just the Facts	19 December 2019
Who are the youngest leaders in the EU?	Just the Facts	17 December 2019
The UK General Election, December 2019 \| Northern Ireland ‘All Change And More’	Just the Facts	13 December 2019
The European Union and the Good Friday Agreement: the EU’s involvement in peace	ED Blog	10 December 2019
Romanian Presidential Election, November 2019	Just the Facts	29 November 2019
Removing Barriers from Berlin to Belcoo	ED Blog	21 November 2019
Spanish General Election, November 2019	Just the Facts	12 November 2019
European Council Summit, 17-18 October 2019	Just the Facts	18 October 2019
Polish General Election, October 2019	Just the Facts	17 October 2019
Portuguese General Election, October 2019	Just the Facts	07 October 2019
Austrian General Election \| September 2019	Just the Facts	30 September 2019
Borders, Precedence and Brexit	ED Blog	26 September 2019
“The European Way of Life”	Just the Facts	19 September 2019
The New EU	All EU Need To Know	23 July 2019
Greek General Election, July 2019	Just the Facts	11 July 2019
Danish General Election, June 2019	Just the Facts	06 June 2019
Ireland and the European Parliament numbers game	ED Blog	30 May 2019
Lithuanian Presidential Election, May 2019	Just the Facts	27 May 2019
Belgian General Election, May 2019	Just the Facts	27 May 2019
Who will be the next President of the European Commission?	ED Blog	09 May 2019
Spanish General Election, April 2019	Just the Facts	01 May 2019
Finnish General Election, April 2019	Just the Facts	16 April 2019
Brexit’s Three Lanes	Just the Facts	12 April 2019
Slovakian Presidential Election	Just the Facts	03 April 2019
The Price of Brexit, and the Value of the EU	ED Blog	01 April 2019
Who’s Who? The Political Groups of the European Parliament.	ED Blog	22 March 2019
Extending Brexit	Just the Facts	15 March 2019
Living and working in Europe, how does Ireland measure up?	Just the Facts	14 March 2019
Estonian General Election, March 2019	Just the Facts	05 March 2019
UK Politics, EU Preparations, and a No Deal Brexit	All EU Need To Know	27 February 2019
Do the European Parliament elections matter?	ED Blog	13 February 2019
Romania’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union	Just the Facts	30 January 2019
Five options following the Westminster vote	All EU Need To Know	16 January 2019

2018

Title	Category	Publishing Date
European Council Summit, 13-14 December	Just the Facts	14 December 2018
The Multiannual Financial Framework	All EU Need To Know	13 December 2018
EFTA and The EEA Agreement	All EU Need To Know	12 December 2018
The Meaningful Vote, 11 December 2018	All EU Need To Know	7 December 2018
Special Meeting of the European Council, 25 November 2018	Just the Facts	25 November 2018
The Draft Withdrawal Agreement, 14 November 2018	All EU Need To Know	14 November 2018
The Common Travel Area Explained	All EU Need To Know	22 October 2018
European Council Summit, 17-18 October 2018	Just the Facts	19 October 2018
Luxembourg General Election, 14 October 2018	Just the Facts	14 October 2018
Latvian General Election, 6 October 2018	Just the Facts	06 October 2018
Reflections on Salzburg	ED Blog	28 September 2018
Informal European Council Meeting, 19-20 September 2018	Just the Facts	21 September 2018
State of the European Union Address, 2018	Just the Facts	12 September 2018
Swedish General Election, 9 September 2018	Just the Facts	10 September 2018
Riksdag Runners and Riders	ED Blog	07 September 2018
UK White Paper on Legislating for the Withdrawal Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union, 24 July 2018	All EU Need To Know	24 July 2018
UK White Paper on the Future Relationship between the UK and the EU, 12 July 2018	All EU Need To Know	16 July 2018
Migration and the Refugee Crisis	All EU Need To Know	02 July 2018
Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union	Just the Facts	01 July 2018
European Council Summit, 28-29 June 2018	Just the Facts	29 June 2018
UK EU Withdrawal Bill Amendments	All EU Need To Know	15 June 2018
Slovenian General Election, 3 June 2018	Just the Facts	03 June 2018
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)	Just the Facts	22 May 2018
EU-Western Balkans Summit, 17 May 2018	Just the Facts	18 May 2018
Hungarian General Election, 8 April 2018	Just the Facts	09 April 2018
Hungary Goes To The Polls	ED Blog	06 April 2018
European Council Summit 22-23 March 2018	Just the Facts	24 March 2018
Italian General Election 2018, 4 March 2018	Just the Facts	04 March 2018
Imprevedibile Italia	ED Blog	02 March 2018
Informal European Council meeting, 23 February 2018	Just the Facts	24 February 2018
Spitzenkandidaten explained	All EU Need To Know	21 February 2018
The change in composition of the European Parliament explained	All EU Need To Know	21 February 2018
Cyprus Presidential Election 2018	Just the Facts	29 January 2018
Finnish Presidential Election, 28 January 2018	Just the Facts	29 January 2018
Czech Presidential Election 2018	Just the Facts	28 January 2018
Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union	Just the Facts	07 January 2018

2017


European Council Summit, 14-15 December 2017	Just the Facts	18 December 2017
“Ni neart go cur le cheile”	ED Blog	14 December 2017
College of Europe	Just the Facts	06 December 2017
Slovenian Presidential Elections	Just the Facts	14 November 2017
Czech Parliamentary Election	Just the Facts	25 October 2017
European Council Summit, 19-20 October 2017	Just the Facts	24 October 2017
Austrian Federal Elections, 15 October 2017	Just the Facts	18 October 2017
German Federal Elections, 24 September 2017	Just the Facts	26 September 2017
State of the European Union Address, 13 September 2017	Just the Facts	13 September 2017
Staying in the EU remains in Ireland’s national interest	ED Blog	06 September 2017
EU and UK Documents and Position Papers on Brexit	Just the Facts	06 September 2017
Estonian Presidency of the Council of the European Union	Just the Facts	13 July 2017
Seanad Special Select Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union Report on Brexit: Implications and Potential Solutions	Just the Facts	07 July 2017
European Council Summit, 22-23 June 2017	Just the Facts	26 June 2017
French Parliamentary Elections	Just the Facts	19 June 2017
Abolition of roaming charges in the EU, 15 June 2017	Just the Facts	15 June 2017
UK General Election, 8 June 2017	Just the Facts	09 June 2017
Maltese General Election, 3 June 2017	Just the Facts	07 June 2017
French Presidential Elections	Just the Facts	09 May 2017
Special European Council on Article 50 Negotiations, 29 April 2017	Just the Facts	02 May 2017
‘#Presidentielle2017- Constructing the context of Brexit’	ED Blog	28 April 2017
B-Day in Brussels	ED Blog	10 April 2017
Bulgarian Parliamentary Elections, 26 March 2017	Just the Facts	28 March 2017
Rome Declaration, 25 March 2017	Just the Facts	25 March 2017
60 years on from the Treaty of Rome, the idea of Europe is more important than ever	ED Blog	24 March 2017
Netherlands Parliamentary Election, 15 March 2017	Just the Facts	16 March 2017
European Council Summit, 9-10 March 2017	Just the Facts	13 March 2017
Article 50 Explained	All EU Need To Know	08 March 2017
Northern Ireland Assembly Elections, 2 March 2017	Just the Facts	07 March 2017
Informal Summit of the European Council, 3 February 2017 (Valletta Summit)	Just the Facts	06 February 2017
Maltese Presidency of the Council of the European Union	Just the Facts	26 January 2017
European Parliament Presidential Elections, 17 January 2017	Just the Facts	18 January 2017

2016

European Council Summit, 15-16 December 2016	Just the Facts	20 December 2016
Romanian Parliamentary Elections, 11 December 2016	Just the Facts	14 December 2016
Italian Constitutional Referendum, 4 December 2016	Just the Facts	06 December 2016
Austrian Presidential Election Re-Run, 4 December 2016	Just the Facts	05 December 2016
Presidential Election and Referendum in Bulgaria	Just the Facts	15 November 2016
The Paris Agreement Enters into Force, 4 November 2016	Just the Facts	04 November 2016
Spain Succeeds in Forming a Government	Just the Facts	01 November 2016
Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base	Just the Facts	28 October 2016
Lithuanian Parliamentary Elections	Just the Facts	26 October 2016
European Council Summit, 20 -21 October 2016	Just the Facts	25 October 2016
Estonian Presidential Election	Just the Facts	11 October 2016
Hungarian Referendum on Refugee Quotas, 2 October 2016	Just the Facts	02 October 2016
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s EU Membership Application	Just the Facts	28 September 2018
Bratislava Summit of 27 EU Member States, 16 September 2016	Just the Facts	21 September 2018
State of the European Union Address, 14 September 2016	Just the Facts	14 September 2016
Croatian Parliamentary Election, 11 September 2016	Just the Facts	13 September 2016
The Apple-Ireland State Aid Investigation	Just the Facts	07 September 2016
European Banking System following UK Referendum	Just the Facts
Migration into Europe	Just the Facts	09 August 2016
Slovak Presidency of the Council of the European Union	Just the Facts	20 July 2016
European Council Summit, 28-29 June 2016	Just the Facts	30 June 2016
The Spanish General Election	Just the Facts	28 June 2016
The UK Referendum on EU Membership, 23 June 2016	Just the Facts	27 June 2016
A New Settlement for the UK in the EU	Just the Facts	09 June 2016
UK referendum on EU membership – opinion polls and turnout	Just the Facts	02 June 2016
The UK referendum on EU membership and Northern Ireland	Just the Facts	27 May 2016
Cyprus Parliamentary Elections, 22 May 2016	Just the Facts	26 May 2016
The Austrian Presidential Elections – second round, 22 May 2016	Just the Facts	24 May 2016
Voting methods for voters living in the UK in the referendum on EU membership	Just the Facts	19 May 2016
Voting from abroad in the UK referendum on EU membership	Just the Facts	12 May 2016
The Austrian Presidential Election	Just the Facts	26 April 2016
Official campaigns named for the UK referendum on EU membership	Just the Facts	15 April 2016
Dutch Referendum on the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement	Just the Facts
EU Referendum Groups	Just the Facts	14 April 2016
The European Union, Turkey and the Migrant Crisis – The March European Council Summit	Just the Facts	30 March 2016
Brexit – Eligibility; Postal voting	Just the Facts	01 March 2016
European Council settlement deal with UK	Just the Facts
Netherlands Presidency of the Council of the EU	Just the Facts	15 January 2016

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