Category: Europe
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The fall of the pound and the 50 shades of Brexit
Dr Marek Martyniszyn looks at the fall in sterling since the EU referendum and analyses the options available to the UK in terms of trade relations with the EU post-Brexit.
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Northern Ireland and Brexit: Struggling and divided over ‘what next’
As some politicians voice concern about Brexit, Professor David Phinnemore assesses some of the key challenges posed by Brexit for Northern Ireland and how Northern Ireland political parties have reacted to the result of the EU referendum.
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High Court ruling on UK withdrawal from the EU – a legal perspective
Following yesterday’s High Court ruling on the UK and Article 50, Professor Dagmar Schiek takes a look at the legal complexities behind the ruling and the reasons for the decision.
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The spectre of a hard border is not just an Irish problem, it looms across Europe
Following the recent referendum on UK membership of the EU, negotiators aim to avoid a new “hard border” between Northern Ireland and Ireland. However, as Dr Katy Hayward suggests, their efforts will inevitably be shaped by a wider trend that has seen a tightening of border security around and within the EU.
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UK government targeting employers with EU citizens on their salary lists
Following a recent article stating that foreign university academics were being banned from advising the UK government on Brexit, Professor Dagmar Schiek asks whether this would be legal while the UK is still a member of the EU.
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Is a European Army coming soon? Don’t bet on it!
Brexit has opened the door for a new European defence union led by France and Germany. However, Dr Alexander Titov highlights that even between these two nations, there is very little agreement on what a European Army should be.
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Why the UK can’t just pick and choose from the EU menu after Brexit
Article first appeared on The Conversation. Featured image – Interlaken, Switzerland.
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Detoxifying the UK’s exit from the EU: a multi-national compromise is possible
Current public discussions about how the UK is to leave the EU have been too simplified, and have failed to come up with any solution that recognises that only England and Wales voted to leave. Brendan O’Leary outlines a way forward that might enable those nations of the UK that want to remain in the…
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Why did Northern Ireland vote to remain?
Economists Edward Mills and Chris Colvin explore the Brexit vote in Northern Ireland in six simple correlations.
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Some Brexonometrics: Don’t Blame our Elders
Dr Alan Fernihough looks at the role of demographics, particularly in terms of education levels and age, to see what it can tell us about how people voted in the recent UK referendum on EU membership.