Category: Europe
We Must Strengthen the Democracy We are Trying to Defend
Shana Cohen 12/04/2022
First Published in the Irish Times 6 April 2022 The conflict in Ukraine has united democracies around the world, just as it has pushed Russia further into authoritarianism, if not totalitarianism. However, this reinvigorated alliance inevitably evokes questions about the state of the democracy governments are defending. What does the re-election …
The German Constitutional Court Decision and the ECB
Jim Stewart 25/06/2020
Ireland and other EU countries face many uncertainties relating to outcomes from Covid 19 and Brexit. To these must be added …
Coronavirus, Solidarity and an Emerging Eurozone Crisis
Jim Stewart 10/04/2020
The Coronavirus crisis has become the news. Like the virus, it is spreading from detailed public health analysis and discussion to …
Reforming the EU
Paul Sweeney 07/01/2020
An EU rule which must be radically reformed is the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP). It is a set of rules intended to ensure member states in the …
Europe
Paul Sweeney 24/04/2019
I am writing this in the south west of France, in one of the many villages which were walled to protect from neighbours, looking out at the …
Ireland and EU Corporate Tax Reform: Part II
Jim Stewart 13/05/2018
Ireland and EU Corporate Tax Reform: The Sovereignty Argument. As noted in a previous blog, the Irish Governments maintains that tax reform …
Ireland and EU Corporate Tax Reform
Jim Stewart 03/05/2018
Corporate tax reform is a key objective of EU policy. Examples include proposals for a harmonized corporate tax system (Common Corporate Tax Base …
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