Soden, Thomas, European University Institute, 2025.

This thesis examines the bilateral diplomatic relationship between Britain and the Federal Republic of Germany and its influence on the development of the British applications to enter the European Community (EC) as a member state between 1960 and 1972. It investigates how diplomatic personnel in both countries worked towards British EC membership, and why differing political and economic visions for this project consistently complicated bilateral relations throughout the 12 years during which the applications were made.

European Commission: Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers, European network of legal experts in gender equality and non-discrimination, Böök, B., et al., Publications Office of the European Union, 2025.

This report provides a general overview of the ways in which EU gender equality law has been implemented in the domestic laws of the 27 Member States of the European Union, as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway (the EEA countries), and the United Kingdom. The analysis thus covers 31 countries in total. The analysis is based on the country reports written by the gender equality law experts of the European Equality Law Network (EELN). This report also explains the most important elements of the EU gender equality acquis. The term ‘EU gender equality acquis’ refers to all the relevant EU Treaty and EU Charter of Fundamental Rights provisions, legislation and case law of the CJEU in relation to gender equality. The development of EU gender equality law has been a gradual process. We will first briefly discuss the relevant Treaty provisions, before we turn to secondary legislation and then the case law.

European Commission: Directorate-General for Energy, Publications Office of the European Union, 2025.

After the closure of many facilities in the oil and gas sector, which consequently resulted inhigh and sudden unemployment rates, the Scottish government established a fund to help theaffected workers re-skill and further train themselves in order to find employment again.

European Economic and Social Committee, Publications Office of the European Union, 2024.

As the European house of civil society, the EESC is convinced that civil society organisations (CSOs) in both the European Union and the United Kingdom are uniquely placed to aid and facilitate EU-UK youth engagement, and thus stands ready to play its role, as reflected in this own-initiative opinion.

Mullay, Catriona Shirley, European University Institute, 2024.

'Constitution' has no set definition. Some definitions focus purely on a text, while others consider the position of a constitution within its national context. To an extent, both approaches are necessary. Constitutions are legal instruments steeped in the history and identity of their nation; to be effective, the people under the constitution must buy into it. Constitutional identity is one analytical tool used to understand the link between a constitution and its people. After discussing the nature of constitutions and constitutional identity, this thesis focuses on Scotland’s constitutional position.