Reading Time: 9 minutesThis blog looks at how the war in the Middle East could impact businesses and households in Scotland
Category: EU & International Affairs
The Scottish Government’s international development programme – 20 years on
Reading Time: 7 minutesOctober 2025 marked the 20-year anniversary of the Scottish Government’s international development programme. This blog looks at its evolution, what information is available about impacts
A closer relationship? How are UK-EU negotiations progressing?
Reading Time: 7 minutesFollowing the UK-EU agreement in May 2025 to develop the relationship, this blog examines how negotiations are progressing on the proposals for linking emissions trading schemes and sanitary and phytosanitary areas.
UK-EU negotiations on a youth experience scheme and association to Erasmus+ [Updated 17 December 2025]
Reading Time: 8 minutesThis blog looks at UK-EU youth mobility before and after EU exit and provides updates on the ongoing youth experience negotiations following the UK-EU summit.
What is the future for international social care workers in Scotland?
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog highlights an urgent issue for a cohort of internationally recruited social care workers in Scotland who were employed on Health and Care Worker
The European Union’s Entry-Exit System – What it means for UK nationals
Reading Time: 5 minutesOn 12 October 2025, the European Union’s new Entry/Exit System (EES) came into partial operation. This blog sets out what the introduction of the EES will mean in practice for UK travellers to the EU.
The European Commission’s State of the Union – Progress or Not?
Reading Time: 7 minutesTowards the end of 2024, the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was re-appointed to serve a second five-year term. On 10 September 2025, the Commission President delivered the first State of the Union speech of her second term. This blog looks at what has happened during the first twelve months of the second term and Ursula von der Leyen’s vision as set out in the State of the Union.
Data Protection: Is the UK Moving Away from EU GDPR?
Reading Time: 4 minutesOn 19 June 2025, the UK’s Data Use and Access Act 2025 (DUAA) received Royal Assent. The Act amends provisions in the UK relating to
Groundhog Day – the return of EU law?
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe recent UK-EU summit saw commitments to work towards agreements which would involve the United Kingdom dynamically aligning with some EU legislation. This blog explores what dynamic alignment with EU law might mean in practice.
Regulatory Autonomy in Post-Brexit Waters: lessons from the UK-EU Sandeel Dispute
Reading Time: 7 minutesThis blog examines the outcome of the EU’s legal challenge to the UK and Scottish Governments decision to close North Sea Waters to sandeel fishing to protect vulnerable seabird populations.