Channel Islands Brussels Office (CIBO)

The UK government is conducting a review of the scope of the EU’s competences (the power to act in particular areas conferred on it by the EU Treaties) as they affect the UK, how they are used, and what that means for Britain and its national interests. According to a timetable …

The Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) is an initiative of the European banking industry that is intended to make all electronic payments in euros across the EU – e.g. by credit card, debit card, bank transfer or direct debit – as easy as domestic payments within one country are now. …

The Deputy Chief Minister of Guernsey, Deputy Le Tocq, and the Assistant Chief Minister of Jersey, Senator Bailhache, paid a joint visit to Dublin on 4 September for talks focused on EU issues, looking ahead to the Irish Presidency of the EU from 1 January 2013. Meetings were held with …