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Welfare reform: getting it right for Northern Ireland
Advice NI Chief Executive Bob Stronge calls on MLAs to recognise advice services as an extra safety net. Since receiving…
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Europe’s powers
A summary of how sovereignty is shared between the EU and its member states. Media coverage of the EU sometimes…
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EU-USA trade talks open
A trans-Atlantic free trade agreement would cut costs for Northern Ireland’s exporters but may also open up local markets to…
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Local risks in EU budget
Cutting the EU budget has been hailed as a success for David Cameron but will restrict major funding programmes in…
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How Europe works
Commission Each of the 27 commissioners is nominated by a member state government and approved by the European Parliament. The…
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Ireland’s European opportunity
The Irish EU presidency is now under way, giving Ireland a high profile opportunity to restore its image and make…
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Mass job creation needed to tackle austerity
Sinn Féin MEP Martina Anderson calls on governments and the European Investment Bank to finance large job creation programmes and…
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Referendum plan opens up debate
As David Cameron proposes a poll on the UK’s EU membership, agendaNi sums up the positions of the local parties.…
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Northern Ireland’s European priorities
Economic development is the major focus of the Executive’s European policy but ministers are also welcoming a new Peace IV…
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A sense of entitlement
Conservative stereotypes about welfare aren’t backed up by the facts, John O’Farrell writes. The public believes that 27 per cent…
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