Reading Time: 3 minutesThis blog sets out what’s on the agenda at COP27 in Egypt, considers how the world has changed in the last 12 months and what action is needed now to achieve climate targets.
Tag: International
COP26 – what happened next?
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog recaps on COP26 in Glasgow last year and considers some of the important developments affecting climate change negotiations since then.
Displaced Ukrainians in Scotland – seven months on
Reading Time: 8 minutesA look at the Scottish Government’s involvement in the Homes for Ukraine Scheme six months after it was established.
The Scottish Government’s international footprint
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog on the Scottish Government’s international footprint looks at the Government’s stated purpose for its international presence, how much the international offices cost and how other sub-states are represented internationally.
EU-UK Relations – A New Hope or Groundhog Day?
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog analyses the current status of the EU-UK relationship and whether it might change as a result of the imminent change at the top of the UK Government.Â
After Brexit, the EU policy agenda continues
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog sets out the policy aims of the current Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU and the ambitions set out by the European Commission, most recently in its legislative work programme for 2022.Â
The Northern Ireland Protocol Bill
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis is a joint guest blog with Professor Katy Hayward of Queen’s University Belfast. Professor Hayward is an adviser to the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and
Retained EU law: what’s it all about?
Reading Time: 7 minutesThis is a joint guest blog with Professor Tobias Lock. Professor Lock is Jean Monnet Chair in EU Law at Maynooth University and is also an
How the disagreement over the NI Protocol has affected EU-UK relations
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog looks at the negotiations between the EU and the UK on the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol, the response of the European Commission to the new Bill and the possible impact of the Bill on operation of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
The Scottish Government’s new approach to its international work
Reading Time: 6 minutesOn 9 May 2022, the Scottish Government published its new Global Affairs Framework. This blog analyses the key aspects of the new framework.