Europe and Brexit
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A Parliament in review
The last five years have seen Northern Ireland compete for funding and influence at a time of considerable change across…
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UK better off in
Richard Corbett defends the UK’s place in the EU. Despite the shrill anti-European rhetoric from some politicians and much of…
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The Parliament’s groups
Most MEPs will join a group after their election to the European Parliament, with the groups covering a range of…
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Europe’s flexibility challenge
Writing for agendaNi, former Regional Policy Commissioner Danuta Hübner reflects on the significance of 2014 for Europe as a whole.…
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Audit reform compromise agreed
On 17 December last, the European Union under the Lithuanian Presidency signed off on a set of proposals aimed at…
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Looking east
Peter Cheney examines the EU’s plans to expand in the Balkans. EU enlargement into the Balkans over the next decade…
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Making data protection stronger
The EU’s Justice Commissioner, Viviane Reding, puts forward her case for tougher Europe-wide standards on data protection following on from…
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Immigration restrictions ended
From 1 January, Romanian and Bulgarian nationals have been free to work in the UK without a work permit. The…
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New incentives for lobbying register
The European Union’s rules for lobbying are to be tightened up after a working group recommended new penalties on organisations…
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Belfast v. Brussels
John O’Farrell calls on the candidates to seriously debate the future of EU funding. Last month, the trade unions created…
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