National Perspectives on Europe | European Futures https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk Edinburgh Europa Institute Tue, 29 Oct 2019 16:10:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/files/2015/03/European-Futures-Icon.png National Perspectives on Europe | European Futures https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk 32 32 The EU’s New Leadership: Imperative to Overcome Europe’s Uncertain Politics https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/the-eus-new-leadership-imperative-to-overcome-europes-uncertain-politics/ Mon, 28 Oct 2019 14:32:30 +0000 https://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/europablogsite/?p=7584 Anthony Salamone Since the European Parliament elections in May, attention in Brussels has focused on determining the leadership of the EU institutions for the new institutional cycle (2019-2024). On 2 July, following three days of summitry, EU leaders announced their selections for four EU top posts – the Presidents of the European Commission, European Council, …

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]]> Amending Retained EU Law after Brexit https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/amending-retained-eu-law-after-brexit/ Wed, 17 Oct 2018 10:13:53 +0000 http://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/europablogsite/?p=7270 Emily Hancox LERU Brexit Seminar   In this short blog post, I reflect on whether the EU Withdrawal Act 2018 (EUWA) adequately protects rights guaranteed by EU law from amendment by the UK government once the UK leaves the EU. Photo credit: Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament What is Retained EU Law? The EUWA provides for the …

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]]> Implementation of Brexit in the UK https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/implementation-of-brexit-in-the-uk/ Tue, 09 Oct 2018 11:31:15 +0000 http://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/europablogsite/?p=7225 Darren Harvey LERU Brexit Seminar   Introduction In order to prepare the UK legal order for Brexit, the UK Government’s flagship piece of legislation, the EU Withdrawal Act 2018 (EUWA), received royal assent on 26th June 2018. The EUWA repeals the European Communities Act 1972 (ECA) on “exit day”, which is defined in section 20(1) …

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]]> Regulation of Unfair Trading Practices between Businesses after Brexit https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/regulation-of-unfair-trading-practices-between-businesses-after-brexit/ Tue, 02 Oct 2018 14:20:16 +0000 http://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/europablogsite/?p=7200 Tom Verdonk LERU Brexit Seminar   With the UK’s imminent withdrawal from the EU, the EU’s motto “United in diversity” has clearly taken a hit. While the motto is generally used to refer to European cultural diversity, it could equally apply to some legal domains. One legal area in which EU Member States have shown …

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]]> Scotland’s Relationship with the EU after Brexit: Lessons from the Faroes https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/scotlands-relationship-with-the-eu-after-brexit-lessons-from-the-faroes/ https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/scotlands-relationship-with-the-eu-after-brexit-lessons-from-the-faroes/#comments Wed, 29 Mar 2017 08:00:26 +0000 http://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/europablogsite/?p=4731 Jacques Hartmann The Faroe Islands set an important precedent for a part of a unitary state to establish differentiated relations with the EU, writes Jacques Hartmann. He argues that the Faroes potentially yield important lessons for Scotland on how to retain at least some benefits of EU membership, even after a hard Brexit. Tórshavn – …

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