Brexit | European Futures https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk Edinburgh Europa Institute Thu, 14 Nov 2019 09:40:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/files/2015/03/European-Futures-Icon.png Brexit | European Futures https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk 32 32 Opportunity Cost: Why Brexit is not quite the security and defence moment Brussels has been banking on https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/opportunity-cost-why-brexit-is-not-quite-the-security-and-defence-moment-brussels-has-been-banking-on/ Wed, 13 Nov 2019 16:37:26 +0000 https://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/europablogsite/?p=7636 Benjamin Martill   Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Edinburgh French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent claim that NATO was ‘brain-dead’ and that Europe needed to focus on building up its own security and defence capabilities was the latest in a long line of public pronouncements on the future of European defence in recent years. …

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]]> 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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]]> Brexit’s Impact on Scotland: Devolution and Local Government https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/brexits-impact-on-scotland-devolution-and-local-government/ Tue, 03 Jul 2018 08:00:27 +0000 http://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/europablogsite/?p=6931 Serafin Pazos-Vidal In-Depth Analysis One fact not commonly understood in Scotland and the UK is the unique nature of Scottish devolution. Among the 60+ European Regions with Legislative Power (REGLEG), Scotland has a unique settlement in that the areas of powers of the Scottish Parliament have been devolved in full, by the Scotland Act 1998 …

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]]> Has Parliament Taken Charge of Brexit? https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/has-parliament-taken-charge-of-brexit/ Tue, 01 May 2018 08:00:41 +0000 http://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/europablogsite/?p=6872 Tobias Lock The UK Government introduced the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill – originally promised as the Great Repeal Bill – in order to give effect to Brexit in domestic law in three (theoretically) simple steps: (1) repeal of the European Communities Act 1972, (2) retention of all currently applicable EU law in domestic law and …

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]]> Brexit and Environmental Protection in Scotland: The Road Ahead https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/brexit-and-environmental-protection-in-scotland-the-road-ahead/ Wed, 07 Mar 2018 08:00:36 +0000 http://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/europablogsite/?p=6267 Annalisa Savaresi Brexit’s implications for environmental law and enforcement in the UK are symptomatic of the challenges associated with breaking away from the EU’s regulatory and governance arrangements. While nobody is seriously suggesting that after Brexit the UK will become a lawless land, incapable of upholding the rule of law on environmental matters, the loss …

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