Is Tiktok For You? Now You Can Decide
TikTok, the social media platform with over 1.1 billion global users, is changing, or at least for Europeans. Earlier this month, TikTok announced that it would soon be giving users…
Simon Harris: “He works hard for the money” but not for the students | Opinion
In early 2021, Minister for Education Norma Foley’s inconsistent, reactive decision-making regarding schools’ reopening became a focal point of public governmental criticism. In the shadow of that issue lives the…
Investment Implications of the EU Green Deal
With an aim to effectuate a fully sustainable economy, the EU Green Deal was announced in December 2019 at the 25th Climate Summit in Madrid by the European Commission. The…
Key Points from Ursula Von Der Leyen’s State of the Union Address
Ursula von der Leyen spoke at length about the values and principles of the EU in her State of the Union address on 16 September. The president of the Commission…
The Grass Is Always Greener: Remembering When Greenland Left The EU
The confusion surrounding Brexit has further deepened this week with the EU handing Prime Minister Teresa May another ultimatum. Britain may have their deadline extended until the 22nd May if…
EU To Update Audio-Visual Media Services Legislation
On 2 October, the EU voted to update their regulations regarding Audiovisual Media Services. With 452 votes for the changes and a mere 132 against, it’s evident that this is…
European Court of Justice To Rule On Article 50
It has been over two years since Britain made the destructive decision to leave the European Union. Despite the considerable amount of time that has passed it seems that both…
Entschuldigung, vous ablo EU? A Case For A Common EU Language
It is time for the EU to develop a common language. We already have a common market; a common currency and we can freely travel to any country within the…
Opinion: Irexit party are the wrong people, but they’re starting the right debate
Two weeks ago Ireland saw the launch of the ‘Irexit: Freedom to Prosper’ party, UKIP clone in all but name. While a courtesy glance at their Twitter feed will reveals…
Opinion: It’s Time to Talk About Ireland and the EU
Never in the past 45 years of Ireland’s membership of the European Union has its continued membership looked so unattractive. In light of the United Kingdom’s decision to withdraw from…
What Happens to British MEP Seats Post Brexit?
A core argument of the pro-Brexit camp during the 2016 referendum was that the European Union was being governed by ‘unelected bureaucrats’ who were not accountable to the citizens of…
Catalonia In Crisis
On Friday the 27th of October as the Spanish Central government under Prime Minster Mariano Rajoy moved to implement direct rule on the autonomous region of Catalonia, the Catalonian parliament…