The ‘Headscarf Rulings’: Did the Court of Justice Really Ban Headscarves in the Workplace?
Rebecca Zahn
The recent EU court rulings on wearing headscarves in the workplace demonstrate the conflict between enabling EU economic freed…
European Futures
Scotland’s academic blog on Europe, from the Edinburgh Europa Institute
Scotland’s Relationship with the EU after Brexit: Lessons from the Faroes
Jacques Hartmann
The Faroe Islands set an important precedent for a part of a unitary state to establish differentiated relations with the EU, …
Bulgaria and Romania: Ten Years of EU Membership in the Shadow of Monitoring
Eli Gateva
Since joining the EU in 2007, Bulgaria and Romania have remained under unprecedented post-accession monitoring, and have achieve…
What Future Has the European Union after its Sixtieth Anniversary – Back to the Future?
Colin Imrie
The main challenge facing today’s European Union is to find ways to bring together the diverging interests of its many members, wri…
When Article 50 Meets Section 30 – Another Quiet Week in Scotland’s Constitutional Politics
Peter Lynch
Scotland’s independence debate was intensified by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s announcement this week, but both sides of th…
Brexit Talks: What Will We Know in Autumn 2018?
Kirsty Hughes
The UK’s exit negotiations from the EU will concentrate on separate withdrawal and trade deals, and timing will be a crucial fact…
An Independent Scotland and the EU: What Route to Membership?
Kirsty Hughes and Tobias Lock
In-Depth Analysis
In the event of independence, how might Scotland pursue EU membership? Kirsty Hughes and Tobi…
Will Brexit Mean More Devolution to Scotland?
Mark Lazarowicz
The return of powers from the EU post-Brexit is often linked to an assumption that there will be consequential further devolut…
Thin Gruel: The UK Government’s Brexit White Paper
Tobias Lock
Following the publication of the UK government’s white paper on EU withdrawal, Tobias Lock notes its echoing of previous statemen…
Brexit and the Future of Local Government in Scotland
Serafin Pazos-Vidal
In the process of Brexit, local government in Scotland will have specific concerns over funding, legislation and the div…