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Northern Ireland protocol explainer: Why the UK government’s plan to change it violates international law

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Dr Billy Melo Araujo looks at the implications of the UK government’s Northern Ireland protocol bill.

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Implementing the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland: Clarity at Last?

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With less than a month to go before the end of the Brexit transition period, answers to some of the many outstanding questions about the implementation of the Ireland/Northern Ireland protocol are now starting to come through says Professor David Phinnemore.

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The biggest obstacle to a workable backstop alternative lies not in the EU, but the UK

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With the pressure on the Prime Minister to propose a viable alternative to the backstop, Dr Katy Hayward summarises the options and challenges of alternative arrangements.

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2016 Annual Gibson Lecture at the Gibson Institute

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The 2016 Annual Gibson Lecture at the Gibson Institute, Queen’s University, will be delivered by the European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr Phil Hogan.

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Northern Ireland and the EU Referendum: What are the Issues?

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To obtain tickets for this event – please go to the event’s website. With a UK-wide referendum on remaining in or leaving the European Union (EU) on the horizon, what are the issues for Northern Ireland? What should the UK government be seeking in its renegotiation of the terms of EU membership? What are the […]

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A spectacular turnaround on EU citizens’ benefits by the ECJ

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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

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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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TTIP: Investor-state dispute settlement

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Dr Sergey V. Popov examines the proposed investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) provision of TTIP and asks whether we can balance the interests of governments and private companies.

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Emotions and EU Referendums: From Grexit to Brexit

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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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Brexit: Free Movement of Persons and Equal Treatment

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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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Britain and Europe: The Endgame – An Irish Perspective

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A roundtable discussion of key findings contained in the Institute for International and European Affairs’ (IIEA) new publication on the United Kingdom’s fraught relationship with the European Union: ‘Britain and Europe: The Endgame – An Irish Perspective’.

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Brexit: Implications for Northern Ireland

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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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