Category: Europe
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If Britain leaves the EU, could it simply rejoin?
In the run-up to next week’s UK referendum on EU membership, Professor David Phinnemore reflects on what would happen if there were a Brexit but the UK changed its mind down the line…
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What does the 23 June mean for Northern Ireland specifically? Legal Perspectives no 3: Equality legislation
In the third of three articles on the legal implications of a Brexit on Northern Ireland, Professor Dagmar Schiek looks at the future of equality law and policy in Northern Ireland.
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What does the 23 June mean for Northern Ireland specifically? Legal Perspectives no 2: Peace
In the second of three blogs on the legal implications of a Brexit on Northern Ireland, Professor Dagmar Schiek looks at the role of the EU in the Northern Ireland peace process and highlights the barriers for continuing this process without the common membership of the UK and Ireland in the EU.
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Austria and Mr ‘Far-Right Charming’?
In the wake of the recent presidential election in Austria, Dr Ulrike Vieten reflects on the growing normalisation of pop-populist far-right parties across Europe.
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EU Referendum: Border impact of a Brexit on Northern Ireland
In the latest of a series of QPol articles around the forthcoming UK referendum on EU membership, Professor Dagmar Schiek asks what does the 23 June mean for Northern Ireland specifically in terms of border issues and highlights some legal truths that are being neglected in the debate.
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Never mind Brexit scaremongering – Turkey is a long way from joining the EU
With the enlargement of the EU back in the headlines thanks to the Brexit debate and the Syrian refugee crisis, David Phinnemore and Erhan İçener look at the lack of progress in Turkey’s application for EU membership and question whether Turkey, and indeed certain Member States, have the will for them to accede.
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EU Commissioner on effect of Brexit on Irish Agriculture: North and South
A packed house gathered recently at the Gibson Institute for Land, Food and Environment at Queen’s University to listen to EU Commissioner Phil Hogan deliver this year’s Gibson Lecture on Irish Agriculture and Brexit.
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EU Agriculture Commissioner talks Brexit at Queen’s University
EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development delivers this year’s Gibson Lecture on his forthcoming visit to Belfast to mark Europe Day.
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Google and Android – What’s the EC’s problem with them?
Following the European Commission’s recent investigation into alleged anti-competitive behaviour by Google, Dr Marek Martyniszyn examines the allegations against the internet giant.
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Brexit: Bad for cancer research; Bad for cancer patients?
As the Brexit debate ramps up in advance of the referendum on 23 June, Professor Mark Lawler looks at how cancer researchers and patients in the UK have benefitted from EU support and collaboration and he examines the possible ramifications of a Brexit vote on cancer care and research.