Six Things We Know About EU Referendum Campaigns
Kai Oppermann and Paul Taggart The outcome of the UK’s EU referendum will be driven by a number of key factors, many of which might not become clear until after …
European Futures
Scotland’s academic blog on Europe, from the Edinburgh Europa Institute
Images of Europe
Clare Llewellyn and Laura Cram As part of the Imagine Europe project, Clare Llewellyn and Laura Cram share some of the initial contributions to #myimageoftheEU, the initiative where members of …
On Different Tracks: Bulgaria and Romania under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism
Eli Gateva Romania and Bulgaria both joined the EU in 2007 and became subject to an ad hoc tool created by the European Commission to evaluate the progress of the …
The Deal on EU Immigration and Welfare is Symbolic – But Brexit Won’t Solve the ‘Problem’ of EU Immigration Either
Christina Boswell The free movement provisions of the UK’s EU renegotiation are unlikely to reduce EU migration to the UK because they do not focus on the factors which drive …
Rule Britannia? Cameron’s Renegotiation and the Question of Sovereignty
Tobias Lock In-Depth Analysis One of the central components of the UK’s EU renegotiation has been the set of issues around sovereignty, writes Tobias Lock. He analyses the new ‘red …
Five Comments on Britain’s EU Settlement
Anthony Salamone Following the end of the renegotiation of the UK’s EU membership and the announcement of the EU referendum date, Anthony Salamone considers some of the elements behind the …
The Outcome of the Marathon European Council Can be Interpreted in a Narrow or a Broad Way
Michael Keating In a narrow interpretation, the UK’s new EU settlement does not bring about significant material change, writes Michael Keating. In the broader interpretation, he argues that, presuming a …
The UK’s EU Renegotiation: View from Denmark
Ben Rosamond The Danish government has been a reliable supporter of the UK’s renegotiation of its EU membership, writes Ben Rosamond. He notes that, in the context of Denmark’s own …
Your Image of the EU: Launch of #myimageoftheEU
Clare Llewellyn and Laura Cram As part of the Imagine Europe project, Clare Llewellyn and Laura Cram present #myimageoftheEU, a user-generated initiative in which anyone can share images that capture …
State Aid and Steel: How Much Are the Government’s Hands Tied?
Francesco de Cecco One of the primary reasons cited by the UK Government for not intervening directly to rescue plants and jobs in the steel sector is EU state aid …