EU institutions Publications - Page 13 of 17

Research Briefing

The EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy: A Fresh Impetus?

Wednesday, 04 December, 2013

The European Council Summit is due to be held on 19-20 December 2013. Among the main issues for debate is the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). It will be the first time in five years that EU leaders have comprehensively discussed EU defence policy, amid criticisms that CSDP has lost momentum due to a lack of consensus over its strategic direction, an unwillingness on the part of Member States to commit the necessary resources and the prevailing economic crisis which has seen defence budgets fall across Europe and capabilities cut.
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In brief: the 2014 bloc opt-out and selective opt-back-ins

Monday, 15 July, 2013

This note, prepared for the parliamentary debate on 15 July 2013, looks briefly at the current situation regarding the UK's 2014 decision on justice and home affairs measures and lists the 35 measures the Government would like to opt back into.
Research Briefing

Leaving the EU

Monday, 01 July, 2013

The Treaty on European Union provides for a Member State to leave the EU, either on the basis of a negotiated withdrawal agreement or without one. If the UK were to leave the EU following a referendum, it is likely that the Government would negotiate an agreement with the EU, which would probably contain transitional arrangements as well as provide for the UK’s long-term future relations with the EU. There is no precedent for such an agreement, but it would in all likelihood come at the end of complex and lengthy negotiations.
Research Briefing

Proposal to increase the number of EU Court of Justice Advocates-General

Friday, 07 June, 2013

This Note looks at a draft Council decision to increase the number of Advocates-General at the EU Court of Justice in the context of reform of the EU Court of Justice.
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Voting Behaviour in the EU Council

Thursday, 23 May, 2013

This Note looks at the voting behaviour of Member States in the EU Council when a Qualified Majority is required for the adoption of an EU measure, and at other factors which may influence the outcome of a QMV decision. It also considers the UK’s voting record and possible future scenarios when the voting rules change and the Eurozone expands.
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European Union (Approvals) Bill [HL] 2012-13: Committee Stage Report

Tuesday, 26 February, 2013

The European Union (Approvals) Bill [HL] 2012-13 seeks to approve three EU draft decisions before the UK Government can approve their adoption in the EU Council.
Research Briefing

European Union (Approvals) Bill

Thursday, 31 January, 2013

The European Union (Approvals) Bill (HC Bill 121) aims to approve two draft EU Council decisions and one draft decision of the European Council (the EU Heads of State and Government).
Research Briefing

EU Staff Salaries

Tuesday, 29 January, 2013

EU staff salaries have been the subject of some criticism in recent months. This Note pulls together the various strands in the EU staff salaries debate.
Research Briefing

Recent EU Treaty Amendments and UK Ratification

Tuesday, 11 December, 2012

This Note outlines the three Treaty amendments that have been adopted under amended Article 48 TEU since the Lisbon Treaty came into force and how these amendments have been ratified in the UK.
Research Briefing

European Union (Croatian Accession and Irish Protocol) Bill [Bill 76 of 2012-13]

Thursday, 01 November, 2012

Croatia is expected to join the EU in July 2013. This Bill would allow the UK to ratify Croatia’s accession treaty and would also cover the Protocol to the Lisbon Treaty put forward by the Irish Government.
Research Briefing

How to find voting information in the European Parliament

Thursday, 01 November, 2012

How to find voting information in the European Parliament. By Julia Keddie. SN/IA/3389.
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The eurozone crisis: action taken by the European Central Bank (ECB)

Wednesday, 24 October, 2012

This note discusses some of the 'unconventional' measures taken by the ECB in response to the euro crisis and the political controversy they have generated.
Research Briefing

European Union (Approval of Treaty Amendment Decision) Bill

Thursday, 30 August, 2012

This Bill enables the UK to ratify an amendment to Article 136 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Research Briefing

UK Election Statistics: 1918-2012

Tuesday, 07 August, 2012

This paper presents an overview of results from UK elections since 1918, including elections to the House of Commons, the European Parliament, devolved bodies and local government.
Research Briefing

Can Greece legally withdraw from the Euro?

Friday, 25 May, 2012

This note looks at the Treaty base for EMU and some of the informal suggestions as to how Greece might legally leave the euro and/or the EU.

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