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On 5 May 2022, voters elected the members of the Northern Ireland Assembly (NIA) in a challenging political context, due among other things to differences over the Northern Ireland Protocol. Indeed, the largest unionist party in Northern Ireland strongly opposes the Protocol, and has blocked the work of Northern Ireland's political institutions pending changes in its operation. The UK government has reiterated its readiness to 'unilaterally dis-apply' the Protocol and/or to suspend it – putting forward ...

The military invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation has pushed hundreds of thousands of people to flee the country and seek shelter in neighbouring countries. With each passing hour, the humanitarian situation is deteriorating both within and outside the country. Several Ukrainian cities have reportedly lost access to water, heating, electricity and basic supplies, while the civilian population is subject to shelling and violence. While outside Ukraine's borders, the international humanitarian ...

Nearly three years have passed since the adoption of a revised protocol that will grant the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) legislative powers and considerably strengthen the institution within the overall African governance system. While very few countries have ratified the protocol so far, the acceleration of its ratification procedures is a priority for the recently elected PAP president. The EP and the PAP enjoy a long-standing partnership and both of them have an important role to play in monitoring ...

Die Europäische Nachbarschaftspolitik bezieht sich auf Ägypten, Algerien, Armenien, Aserbaidschan, Belarus, Georgien, Israel, Jordanien, Libanon, Libyen, Marokko, Moldau, Palästina, Syrien, Tunesien und die Ukraine. Ihr Ziel ist es, den Wohlstand, die Stabilität und die Sicherheit aller zu stärken. Sie basiert auf den Werten der Demokratie, der Rechtsstaatlichkeit und der Einhaltung der Menschenrechte und ist eine bilaterale Politik zwischen der EU und dem jeweiligen Partnerland, zu denen zwei Initiativen ...

Das Parlameter 2016 des Europäischen Parlaments (EP/EB 86.1) wurde vom 24. September bis 3. Oktober 2016 in den 28 Mitgliedstaaten der Europäischen Union von Kantar Public (vormals TNS opinion) durchgeführt. Die Erhebung untersucht, wie die Europäer das Europäische Parlament wahrnehmen, welches Bild sie vom Europäischen Parlament haben, wie sie dessen Rolle sehen und wie gut sie über das Europäische Parlament informiert sind. Darüber hinaus werden die zentralen Fragen der EU-Mitgliedschaft, der ...

Zu den wichtigsten Zielen der Interparlamentarischen Versammlung der ASEAN (AIPA) gehört es, eine engere Zusammenarbeit der Parlamente der Mitgliedsstaaten der Vereinigung südostasiatischer Nationen (ASEAN) zu fördern und das Erreichen der Ziele der ASEAN zu unterstützen. Die AIPA ist nicht das Parlament der ASEAN: Sie verfügt über keine Gesetzgebungsbefugnisse, ihre Entschließungen sind nicht verbindlich und sie hat bezüglich des ASEAN-Haushalts kein Abstimmungsrecht. Trotzdem spielt die AIPA bei ...

The EU is committed by Treaty to consolidate and support democracy worldwide. Parliamentary democracy is fundamental to achieve legitimacy and accountability. Moreover exchanges between parliaments enhance their role within each country and contribute to the spread of democratic values. The EU is also a staunch supporter of regional integration as a means of fostering regional stability, supporting economic growth and addressing global challenges. However, despite Asia being the world’s most dynamic ...

In the post-Cold War international system, new actors, including parliaments, emerge and they challenge the traditional dominance by governments of international relations and foreign policy. In democratic societies it is increasingly difficult to sustain the traditional notion that foreign policy is incompatible with democratic decision-making and scrutiny and that state sovereignty in this domain is the exclusive, unquestionable competence of governments, as the perceived sole representative of ...

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to promoting public policies which improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world. Representing the European Union within the OECD, the European Commission is a 'quasi-member' of the organisation, enjoying nearly all the same rights and privileges as those EU Member States which have joined the OECD.

The year 2013 brought much attention to the Pacific Alliance (Alianza del Pacífico), the most recent regional integration initiative in Latin America. Building on the existing free trade agreements between them, the four members of the Alliance - Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru - have set the goal of advancing towards the free movement of goods, services, capitals and people, with the objective of creating an 'area of deep integration' to stimulate economic growth and competitiveness. Since ...