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Reform der Vorschriften zum Schutz der Integrität des Parlaments
Während der Plenartagung im Juli 2023 werden die Mitglieder über den Initiativbericht des Sonderausschusses ING2 abstimmen, der Empfehlungen zur Stärkung der Vorschriften des Parlaments in Bezug auf Transparenz, Integrität, Rechenschaftspflicht und Korruptionsbekämpfung im Zusammenhang mit dem Schutz des Parlaments vor ausländischer Einflussnahme enthält.
Motives, narratives, and membership realities: Lessons from 50 years of EU enlargement
This briefing explores the motives, narratives, and membership realities of the three states that acceded to the European Communities (EC) in its first enlargement, in 1973: the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Denmark. It argues that, despite the different conditions and context at the time, it is possible to draw lessons from this first enlargement experience on how applicant states can create favourable conditions for their stable long-term integration into the present-day European Union. Governments ...
Security implications of China-owned critical infrastructure in the European Union
China’s footprint in European critical assets has grown steadily over time, without any centralised mechanism that could give the European Union (EU) and Member State agencies visibility and scrutiny over projects of strategic significance for Europe’s defence and security. China’s footprint poses specific challenges to Europe’s efforts to protect its critical infrastructure. China’s party-led political system does not allow clear distinctions between commercial, political and military interests, ...
Studie für den REGI-Ausschuss − Die Auswirkungen des Brexit auf die irischen Regionen und ihre grenzüberschreitende Zusammenarbeit
Das vorliegende Dokument stellt eine Zusammenfassung der Studie über die Auswirkungen des Brexit auf die irischen Regionen und ihre grenzüberschreitende Zusammenarbeit dar. Die vollständige Studie ist in englischer Sprache unter folgendem Link abrufbar: https://bit.ly/41VTNJi
Canada's Parliament and other political institutions
The contemporary federal state of Canada was formed in 1867, when the Province of Canada merged through confederation with two other British colonies in North America, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Canada's 1867 constitution sets out the rules by which the country is governed and divides government responsibilities into three separate branches: parliament, executive and judiciary. In addition to being a federation, Canada is also a representative democracy and a constitutional monarchy. Queen Elizabeth ...
Armenia and Azerbaijan on the brink of war
Armenia and Azerbaijan are bitterly opposed over Nagorno-Karabakh, an Armenian-backed separatist territory that international law recognises as part of Azerbaijan. The fighting, which began in September 2020, is the worst since 1994, when a ceasefire ended a two-year bloody war. With Turkey openly backing Azerbaijan, there are fears that this could trigger conflict with Russia, Armenia’s main ally.
Turkey: Remodelling the eastern Mediterranean: Conflicting exploration of natural gas reserves
Since the discovery of offshore natural gas reserves in the eastern Mediterranean in the early 2000s, Turkey has challenged its neighbours with regard to international law and the delimitation of their exclusive economic zones (EEZs), and destabilised the whole region through its illegal drilling and military interventions. Ankara has used military force and intimidation, including repeated violations of the territorial waters and airspaces of neighbouring countries. Ankara has also used bilateral ...
A Balanced Arctic Policy for the EU
The EU is currently working towards updating its Arctic policy. It needs to respond to two major changes that affect the region and pose challenges to the role of the EU in the Arctic; accelerated climate change and increased geoeconomic and geopolitical competition. The EU finds itself in a rather unique position. As a supranational institution with competences in parts of the Arctic, and with Member States having territories in the region, as well as institutionalised linkages with Arctic countries ...
Ukraine's presidential election 2019
Ukrainians will be heading to the polls twice in 2019, five years after Ukrainians toppled the pro-Kremlin President Viktor Yanukovich, demanding a functioning democracy and an end to kleptocracy. On 31 March, Ukrainians will cast their ballot in the first round of the first presidential election since the Euromaidan revolution. In October, they will elect a new parliament. Amid Russia's ongoing hybrid war against Ukraine, the elections are a test case for the country's democracy, its unprecedented ...
Russia-Ukraine conflict flares up in the Azov Sea
Russia's attacks on and seizure of three Ukrainian naval vessels off the Crimean peninsula have reignited looming tensions in the Sea of Azov. This is the most serious confrontation between Ukraine and Russia since 2014, sparking concern over further military escalation ahead of key Ukrainian elections. On 27 November 2018, Ukraine's Parliament (Verkhovna Rada) voted to declare martial law. The EU has condemned Russia's use of force.