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Political Institutions

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Originally published 2001
Authors Josep Colomer
Editors Josep Colomer
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About Political Institutions


The role of institutions is to establish the domains of public activity and the rules to select leaders. Democratic regimes organize in simple institutional frameworks to foster the concentration of power and alternative successive absolute winners and losers. . . .

Is it time for America's elder statesmen to retire?

Is it time for America's elder statesmen to retire?
Nov 19,2023 9:11 pm

... " We are simply seeing the decades downstream consequence of that, amplified by specific historical events and American Political Institutions, " he said...

Good Friday Agreement: Biden trip reflects enduring US-Ireland bonds

Good Friday Agreement: Biden trip reflects enduring US-Ireland bonds
Apr 10,2023 7:50 pm

... The power-sharing Political Institutions set up by the agreement have not been fully operating for more than a year...

Good Friday Agreement: What is it?

Good Friday Agreement: What is it?
Apr 6,2023 8:50 pm

... Since then the agreement has touched on every aspect of life in Northern Ireland - from the Political Institutions, such as the power-sharing government, to Brexit and how it operates in this part of the UK...

Chris Mason: The path back to power sharing at Stormont remains difficult

Chris Mason: The path back to power sharing at Stormont remains difficult
Feb 27,2023 9:21 pm

... " President Joe Biden in Washington described it as " an essential step" and added that he hoped " Northern Ireland s Political Institutions are soon back up and running...

Brexit: Could Windsor Framework reset strained UK-Ireland ties?

Brexit: Could Windsor Framework reset strained UK-Ireland ties?
Feb 27,2023 1:51 pm

... The strength of unionist feeling against that was such that the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) has refused to participate in the Political Institutions set up by the 25-year-old after three decades of violence in Northern Ireland...

Brexit: No deal on NI Protocol this week, predicts DUP MP

Brexit: No deal on NI Protocol this week, predicts DUP MP
Feb 20,2023 6:31 am

... Securing the party s support for any deal will be crucial for the future of the Political Institutions at Stormont...

NI Protocol: Boris Johnson warns Rishi Sunak not to drop power to override Brexit deal

NI Protocol: Boris Johnson warns Rishi Sunak not to drop power to override Brexit deal
Feb 19,2023 12:11 am

... Securing the party s support for any deal will be crucial for the future of the Political Institutions at Stormont - the Northern Irish parliament...

The Pope and the archbishop on historic peace mission to South Sudan

The Pope and the archbishop on historic peace mission to South Sudan
Feb 2,2023 10:01 pm

... " Rampant corruption But there has also, for many years, been frustration in South Sudan directed at global churches that had been keen to support the creation of the state, but once that had been achieved, did not follow through with adequate support in helping build civil society and Political Institutions...

Brexit: No deal on NI Protocol this week, predicts DUP MP

Oct 20,2022 8:20 am

By Conor Neeson & Jessica ParkerBBC News

Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) MP Sammy Wilson has said he does not believe a deal on the Northern Ireland Protocol will be struck This Week .

There was concern the UK government had " an attitude of defeat" in its talks with the EU, he told Sky News .

He Said his party would not accept any agreement that would leave Northern Ireland subject to EU laws.

This comes as the EU's Maroš Šefčovič is set to speak with James Cleverly and Chris Heaton-Harris this afternoon.

The Talks with the UK Foreign Secretary and Northern Ireland 's secretary of state will take place via video-link.

Tánaiste (Irish deputy Prime Minister ) Micheál Martin said it was time to put " power-play" aside to get a solution.

The UK and the EU have been in talks for More Than a year to try to resolve issues with the protocol, a controversial set of post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland .

Sources have suggested a deal could be sealed This Week , with momentum having built towards that at The End of last week.

But it now appears to be unlikely that be anything will announced until The Middle of the week at the earliest.

Speaking in Brussels on Monday, Mr Martin said the pace of negotiations had not slowed in recent days.

" What's very important is that everyone now from here on thinks about The People of Northern Ireland , " He Said .

" Not power-play, not politics Elsewhere - I think The People of Northern Ireland have had enough that, of people playing politics with their future. "

He met European Commission 's chief protocol negotiator Maroš Šefčovič for an update on the negotiations on Sunday Night .

Mr Martin appeared to suggest that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak had taken a more " problem-solving approach" than his predecessors in Number 10 and that talks had moved at a " slower pace" under previous PMs.

Mr Sunak held talks with European Commission President Ursula von de Leyen in Germany on Saturday in an effort to secure an agreement.

That came The Day after a visit to Northern Ireland .

It is among The Most vocal critics of the protocol and is blocking the functioning of devolved government in Northern Ireland in protest against the trade rules.

Securing The Party 's support for any deal will be crucial for The Future of the Political Institutions at Stormont.

After meeting the PM on Friday, DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said " progress has been made across a range of areas".

What is the Northern Ireland Protocol?

It is the trade deal that was agreed to ensure The Free movement of goods across the Irish land border after Brexit.

It came into effect in 2021 and has resulted in checks on goods travelling from Great Britain to Northern Ireland .

Unionist parties argue that placing an effective trade border across the Irish Sea undermines Northern Ireland 's place within the UK.

The largest of those parties is the DUP, which is refusing to take part in Northern Ireland 's power-sharing government until its concerns are resolved.

But a majority of members of the Stormont assembly are in favour of the protocol in some form remaining in place.

Sinn Féin, The Alliance Party and the SDLP have said improvements to the protocol are needed to ease its implementation.

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