IIEAThis blog considers the governance challenges facing the Horn of Africa as outlined by Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General, Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, in his recent webinar address.
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Tony BrownValéry Giscard d’Estaing, President of France from 1974 to 1981, died on 2 December 2020, aged 94. This appreciation of Giscard d’Estaing was written after the conclusion of his two years as Chairman of the European Convention in 2003. The author, Tony Brown, worked as an Advisor to the Oireachtas Members of the Irish Delegation to the Convention The Convention’s success in producing, with near unanimity, a comprehensive constitutional text owed much to Giscard’s presidency marked, in the words of the Financial Times, by “a mix of charm, guile and a certain authoritarianism that one would have expected from a former inhabitant of the Elysée.” Although initially adopted by EU governments, it was not until 2009 that the Lisbon Treaty, containing its main elements for the reformed governance of the EU, was signed and approved, in Ireland’s case after two referenda.
Issue 99 of the Brexit Brief notes the current state of play in the EU-UK negotiations on the future relationship between the EU and the UK.
This explainer looks back at Alla Weinstein’s recent presentation, part of the ESB/IIEA Lecture Series: REthink Energy. Ms Weinstein examined the role that deep-water offshore wind will play in the energy mix of the low-carbon future.
This blog evaluates the extent to which the European Commission’s new LGBTIQ equality strategy (2020-2025) fills the legislative gaps in terms of providing greater rights protection to LGBTIQ people across the EU.
Following his address to the IIEA, this blog outlines Professor Sachs’ argument that the international community must live up to global commitments made in the SDGs in the post-pandemic recovery.
This paper discusses the implications of Brexit and COVID-19 on Ireland's transport sector.
Issue 98 of the Brexit Brief notes the current state of play in the EU-UK negotiations on the future relationship between the EU and the UK.
This explainer looks back at Sir Philip Lowe’s recent presentation, part of the ESB/IIEA Series: REthink Energy, which examined the impacts of Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic on the energy sector.
Issue 97 of the Brexit Brief notes the current state of play in the EU-UK negotiations on the future relationship between the EU and the UK.
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