Category: Europe
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Brexit and the Economic Implications for Northern Ireland
Queen’s University Belfast was the venue this week for Northern Ireland’s largest public debate on the economic implications of a Brexit where Dr Edgar Morgenroth shared his thoughts and research findings of how a “leave” vote could impact on the Northern Ireland economy.
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Referendum on UK Membership of the EU – who can vote?
With the date of the UK referendum on EU membership set for 23 June, Dr Elodie Fabre looks at voting eligibility in the referendum and asks who is in and who is out when it comes to having a vote?
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Why a Brexit could be bad news for disabled people
In the run-up to the forthcoming EU referendum on UK membership, Dr Bronagh Byrne looks at the positive impact EU legislation has had on disabled people and asks why there hasn’t been more discussion about what a Brexit could mean for disabled people in the UK.
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A spectacular turnaround on EU citizens’ benefits by the ECJ
Professor Dagmar Schiek examines a spectacular turnaround on EU citizens’ benefits by the EU Court, asking whether this is an example of the combined impact of the threat of Brexit and the increase of war refugees?
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Upcoming event: Northern Ireland and the EU referendum
With a UK-wide referendum on remaining in or leaving the European Union (EU) on the horizon, what are the issues for Northern Ireland? This October, the School of Politics, Philosophy and International Studies is hosting an event in collaboration with QPol to look at the key issues.
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Emotions and EU Referendums: From Grexit to Brexit
Dr John Garry examines the role that emotions play in referenda, and what this might mean for the competing campaigns in the upcoming UK referendum on EU membership.
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How might TTIP affect the UK?
Amidst divisive debate over the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), Dr Sergey V. Popov examines what this could mean for the UK in the context of a previous free trade agreement.
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Brexit: Free Movement of Persons and Equal Treatment
As part of an ongoing series looking at the possible implications of a ‘Brexit’, Professor Dagmar Schiek asks how important the equal treatment of migrants in the host state is for the principle of free movement in the EU. What would be the implications of a ‘minor’ UK exception?
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Brexit: Implications for Northern Ireland
Dr Lee McGowan asks what the implications of a ‘Brexit’ might be for Northern Ireland. Is this the starting gun to a referendum or a ticking time bomb for Northern Ireland?
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EU Referendum: Brexit Looming?
As the UK moves closer towards a referendum on EU membership, Professor David Phinnemore asks what chance David Cameron has of ‘renegotiating’ the UK’s membership.