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The European Investment Bank

Stephen Hunsaker and Peter Jurkovic explain what the European Investment Bank is, how it is structured and the role it played in…

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The Presidency of the Council of the European Union

On 1 July 2023 Spain assumes the Presidency of the Council for the fifth time since becoming an EU member state in…

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UK and EU responses to the war in Ukraine

The intensification of Russia’s war in Ukraine, with its large-scale invasion in February 2022, has up-ended the security order in Europe. The…

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Ben Judah on ‘This is Europe: The Way We Live Now’ and European identity

21 Jul 2023

Good neighbours? The UK and Europe: conference round-up

26 Oct 2022

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Can the EU revoke a country’s membership?

There is no mechanism for the EU to revoke a country’s membership of the Union. Article 7 of the Treaty on European…

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What is the Conference on the Future of Europe?

The Conference on the Future of Europe is a proposal put forward by the European Commission and European Parliament aiming to consult…

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Will Poland leave the EU?

In October 2021, Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal ruled that the Polish constitution takes precedence over some EU laws. The European Commission has said…

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