Tag: eu
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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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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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Public and private enforcement of competition law
Dr Marek Martyniszyn recently invited guest speaker, David George, to share his thoughts on public and private enforcement of competition law with undergraduate students taking a Competition Law module here at Queen’s University Belfast.
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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 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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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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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?