The European Union has warned that it will “respond with all measures at its disposal” if the UK goes ahead with a plan to unilaterally rewrite the most contentious part of their Brexit agreement, sparking fear of a trade war. How did the two sides once again end up at loggerheads and what is the
Hi everyone,Long time, no see. As I am sure you know, it has been a challenging and very busy period for everybody including myself. I have not updated the blog for some time as I had concentrated on other things. Anyway, hopefully, now I will be able to post more often. In this huge post,
Last year, I was lucky enough to spend my research leave in the Institut d’Estudis de l’Autogovern, Barcelona. There, I worked on my project ‘The Right of Self-Determination in the EU constitutional order.‘ Here is a video presentation I did before Christmas where I present the preliminary findings of the project. Enjoy!
One hot day in the summer of 1847, 19-year-old British soldier William Mills decided to take a dive in the Ionian Sea to cool down. Unfortunately for him, he was attacked and killed by
Last Tuesday, something rare took place in Westminster. The UK Government officially announced its intention to breach the Withdrawal Agreement that it had signed and ratified a few months ago. Brandon Lewis, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, admitted that the Internal Market Bill which the Government was to reveal the following day ‘does break international law in a very
Ten days before the UK is supposed to withdraw from the EU, Westminster has not yet approved the terms of such withdrawal. Broadly speaking, those concern the protection of the rights of EU citizens living in the UK and UK citizens’ living in the EU; the financial settlement; the terms of the transition; and ensuring
The Brexit negotiations have been haunted by an almost unsolvable riddle. How could the UK and the EU keep the Irish border free of any physical infrastructure without jeopardising the integrity of the single market? That riddle has two possible solutions. The UK as a whole could opt for a relationship with the EU that
The ardent proponents of Brexit have long argued that a Brexit deal would only be done at the very last minute. According to that mythology, during the final European Council, a panic-driven EU would concede to the demands of a robust and iron-willed British Government that would be prepared and determined to choose no
Since Theresa May’s Lancaster House speech, the position of the UK Government has been that the UK should be outside the single market and the customs union after Brexit. At the same time, the UK
Since Theresa May’s Lancaster House speech, the position of the UK Government has been that the UK should be outside the single market and the customs union after Brexit. At the same time, the UK