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Keeping Free Movement vs. Ending Free Movement: The Common Travel Area after Brexit

Daniel Carter LERU Brexit Seminar   The Common Travel Area (CTA) The Common Travel Area (CTA) between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland dates back to Irish independence …

10th October 2018 admin-euro

Brexit, Northern Ireland, and Devolution

Amanda Kramer Brexit and Rights Engagement Network   One of the biggest difficulties facing the UK government in the current Brexit negotiations is how to resolve the problems that Brexit …

28th September 2018 admin-euro

One Year on from the EU Referendum

Tammy Hervey and Jo Shaw Referendums are a relatively new feature in the UK’s constitutional landscape and, considering the EU referendum’s limited franchise, it misrepresents the result to suggest that …

22nd June 2017 lewing

The ‘Headscarf Rulings’: Did the Court of Justice Really Ban Headscarves in the Workplace?

Rebecca Zahn The recent EU court rulings on wearing headscarves in the workplace demonstrate the conflict between enabling EU economic freedoms on the other hand and protecting the rights of …

3rd April 2017 lewing

What Future Has the European Union after its Sixtieth Anniversary – Back to the Future?

Colin Imrie The main challenge facing today’s European Union is to find ways to bring together the diverging interests of its many members, writes Colin Imrie. He argues that, if …

27th March 2017 lewing

European Disintegration Deserves a More Prominent Place in European Studies

María del Carmen Sandoval Velasco The various challenges facing the European Union and its seeming inability to adequately address them have arguably fuelled European disintegration, rather than integration, writes María …

23rd January 2017 lewing

2016: The Ebbing of Europe’s Radical Left Tide?

Luke March In-Depth Analysis In the economic and financial crisis and its aftermath, European radical left parties have achieved some electoral success, though major challenges will continue to limit their …

7th November 2016 lewing

Voice and Partnership: The Bottom Line for Scotland on Brexit?

Laura Cram The difference of the EU referendum vote in Scotland versus the whole UK and the so-far limited inclusion of the Scottish Government in formulating the UK’s Brexit strategy …

31st October 2016 lewing

What Do Voters Think About the EU and the Referendum Question?

Charlie Jeffery Britain’s Decision | The EU Referendum Public opinion on the EU varies in the different parts of the UK, and views within each of the UK nations have …

26th May 2016 lewing

Towards Brexit? The UK’s EU Referendum

Anthony Salamone The upcoming EU referendum has brought about a different kind of political debate in the UK, and the need for facts and analysis to sort through the many …

19th May 2016 lewing

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